[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 34044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13986]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting 
Standards Subcommittee

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting.
    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS); 
Subcommittee on Standards.
    Time and Date: June 20, 2012, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. EST.
    Place: Double Tree Hilton Hotel Silver Spring, 8727 Colesville 
Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, Tel: 1-301-589-5200.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: The purpose of the hearing is to receive an update from 
industry on the implementation of ASCX12 Version 5010 and NCPDP Version 
D.0 (HIPAA standards), an update from the Designated Standards 
Maintenance Organization (DSMO), and industry preparations for the 
first set of operating rules. The committee will also hear from the 
American Dental Association about updates to their voting process for 
the dental code set. Finally, information will be provided on unique 
medical device identifiers, and commentary from industry concerning 
issues pertaining to health plan compliance certification.
    The NCVHS has been named in the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (ACA) of 2010 to review and make recommendations on several 
operating rules and standards related to HIPAA transactions. This 
meeting will support these activities in the development of a set of 
recommendations for the Secretary, as required by Sec.  1104 of the 
ACA.
    Contact Person for More Information: Marjorie S. Greenberg, 
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 
2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458-4245 or Lorraine 
Doo, lead staff for the Standards Subcommittee, NCVHS, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of E-Health Standards and 
Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244, telephone 
(410) 786-6597. Program information as well as summaries of meetings 
and a roster of committee members are available on the NCVHS home page 
of the HHS Web site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further 
information including an agenda will be posted when available.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC 
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336) as soon 
as possible.

    Dated: June 1, 2012.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2012-13986 Filed 6-7-12; 8:45 am]
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