[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 53452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19945]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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

    Name: ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., October 7-8, 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 final meeting of the 2004 calendar year cycle on Thursday 
and Friday, October 7-8, 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:
    Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy and diabetic 
macular edema.
    Renal failure, continued.
    At-risk for perioperative myocardial ischemia.
    Mechanical complication of joint prosthesis.
    Metabolic disorders.
    Refractory anemia.
    Insomnia and hypersomnia.
    ICD-10-Procedure Classification System (PCS)--Update.
    Revision of hip replacement.
    Revision of knee replacement.
    Sublingual Capnometry.
    Implantation of prosthetic cardiac support device.
    Multiple vessel drug-eluting stent.
    Revision of CRT-D pocket.
    Insertion of rechargeable neurostimulator pulse generator.
    Infusion of liquid radioisotope for treatment of malignant brain 
tumor.
    Addenda.
    Contact Person for Additional Information: 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).
    Notice: 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 October 7-8, 2004 meeting must submit 
their name and organization by October 4, 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 October 
4, 2004 in order to attend the October 7-8, 2004 meeting: Pat Brooks, 
[email protected], 410-786-5318. Ann Fagan, [email protected], 410-
786-5662. Amy Gruber, [email protected], 410-786-1542.
    Notice: 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: August 25, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-19945 Filed 8-31-04; 8:45 am]
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