[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67622-67623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19688]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 Health Resources and Services Administration


Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program 
(CHGME PP)

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education 
Payment Program (CHGME PP) Conference Call.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a scheduled CHGME PP conference call 
for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2007. The purpose of this conference call 
is to discuss new annual reporting requirements as required under 
Public Law (Pub. L.) 109-307 for children's hospitals participating in 
the CHGME PP.

DATES: The conference call will be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayah E. Johnson, Ph.D., telephone: 
(301) 443-1058; Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health 
Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9A-05, Rockville, Maryland 20857; or 
by e-mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CHGME PP, as authorized by section 340E 
of the Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 256e), provides 
funds to children's hospitals to address disparity in the level of 
Federal funding for children's hospitals that result from Medicare 
funding for graduate medical education. Pub. L. 109-307 amended the 
CHGME statute to extend the program through FY 2011.
    The statute authorizes $330 million for both direct and indirect 
medical education payments for each of the FY 2007 through FY 2011. 
Congress appropriated $300 million in FY 2006 for the CHGME PP. These 
funds have supported over 4,000 residents receiving training in 
children's teaching hospitals in 31 states.
    The agenda for the conference call will include but not be limited 
to: (1) Welcome and opening comments and (2) news releases/updates. 
Time will also be available for a question and answer period.
    Interested parties must register, in advance, but not later than 5 
days prior to the scheduled conference call. Conference call 
registration forms and information about the Program can be found on 
the CHGME PP Web site. The Web site address is: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/childrenshospitalgme.

    Dated: November 15, 2006.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-19688 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]
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