[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 44 (Friday, March 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10453-10454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4943]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Classifications and 
Public Health Data Standards, Announces the Following Meeting

    Name: ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., April 1-2, 2004.
    Place: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Auditorium, 
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland.
    Status: Open to the public.
    Purpose: The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee 
will hold its first meeting of 2004 calendar year cycle on Thursday and 
Friday April 1-2, 2004. The C&M meeting is a public forum for the 
presentation of proposed modifications to the International 
Classification of Diseases, Ninth-Revision, Clinical Modification.
    Matters to Be Discussed: Agenda items include: Retroperitoneal 
abscess, Worn out joint prosthesis, Partial and complete edentulism, 
Effects of Red Tides, Erythromelalgia, Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, 
Stroke/CVA, Overweight, Symptomatic torsion dystonia, Egg donor, Left 
atrial appendage filter system, Carotid artery stents, Laparoscopic 
total hip replacement, Palatal implant for

[[Page 10454]]

obstructive sleep apnea, Internal limb lengthening device, Vasopressor 
agents, Computer assisted surgery, Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, 
Addenda, and ICD-10-Procedure classification system (ICD-10-PCS) 
update.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Blum, Medical Classification 
Specialist, Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff, 
NCHS, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, 
telephone 301-458-4106 (diagnosis), Amy Gruber, Health Insurance 
Specialist, Division of Acute Care, CMS, 7500 Security Blvd., Room C4-
07-07, Baltimore, Maryland 21244, telephone 410-786-1542 (procedures).

    Note: In the interest of security, (CMS) has instituted 
stringent procedures for entrance into the building by non-
government employees. Persons without a government I.D. will need to 
show a photo I.D. and sign-in at the security desk upon entering the 
building.

    Because of increased security requirements, those who wish to 
attend a specific ICD-9-CM C&M meeting in the CMS auditorium must 
submit their name and organization for addition to the meeting visitor 
list. Those wishing to attend the April 1-2, 2004 meeting must submit 
their name and organization by March 29, 2004 for inclusion on the 
visitor list. This visitor list will be maintained at the front desk of 
the CMS building and used by the guards to admit visitors to the 
meeting. Those who attended previous ICD-9-CM C&M meetings will no 
longer be automatically added to the visitor list. You must request 
inclusion of your name prior to each meeting you attend.
    Send your name and organization to one of the following by March 
29, 2004 in order to attend the April 1-2, 2004 meeting: Pat Brooks, 
[email protected], 410-786-5318; Ann Fagan, [email protected], 410-
786-5662; Amy Gruber, [email protected], 410-786-1542.

    Note: This is a public meeting. However, because of fire code 
requirements, should the number of attendants meet the capacity of 
the room, the meeting will be closed.

    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: March 1, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-4943 Filed 3-4-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160-18-P