[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10538-10539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2836]


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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.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., March 23-24, 2006.
    Place: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 
Auditorium, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: 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: Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) 
encephalitis; Hypoaldosteronism; Long term use of other drugs; Wound 
botulism; Steven-Johnson syndrome; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; 
Endosseous dental implant failure; VIN I and VIN II; Multiple 
endocrine neoplasia (MEN type I, type II, type III); Secondary 
diabetes; Addenda (diagnosis); NeuroTheraTM Stroke 
Therapy; C Port Mechanical Anastomosis; Systemic/Therapeutic 
Temperature Management; Thermal Ablation of Liver, Lung, and Renal 
Lesions or Tissues; Transmyocardial Revascularization; Bronchial 
Airflow Redirection Valve; Hip Resurfacing; Hip Replacement Bearing 
Surfaces; Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Oxygen Monitoring; 
Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect with Prosthesis--Closed 
Technique; Surgical Decompression with Insertion Of Interspinous 
Dynamic Stabilization Device; Infusion of Cintredekin Besudotox; 
placement of intracerebral catheters; implantable miniature 
telescope; Addenda (procedures); ICD-10 Procedure Classification 
System (PCS) Update.
    Contact Person for Additional Information: Amy Blum, Medical 
Systems Specialist, Classifications and Public Health Data Standards 
Staff, NCHS, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 
20782, e-mail [email protected], telephone 301-458-4106 (diagnosis); Mady 
Hue, Health Insurance Specialist, Division of Acute Care, CMS, 7500 
Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244, e-mail 
[email protected], telephone 410-786-4510 (procedures).
    Notice: Because of increased security requirements, CMS has 
instituted stringent procedures for entrance into the building by 
non-government employees. Persons without a government ID will need 
to show an official form of picture ID, such as a drivers license, 
and sign-in at the security desk upon entering the building. 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 meeting must 
submit their name and organization by March 17, 2006, 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. Register to attend the meeting on-line at: http://cms.hhs.gov/events.

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    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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: February 23, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-2836 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
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