[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 25548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11473]



[[Page 25548]]

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task 
Force

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that a meeting via WebEx is scheduled to be held for the Pain 
Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force) with the 
HHS Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services. This meeting will be open 
to the public via phone.

DATES: The Task Force meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 
from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The agenda will be posted on the 
Task Force website at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/index.html.

ADDRESSES: The virtual meeting will be accessible by phone. Information 
on how to join the meeting will be available on the Task Force website: 
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisorycommittees/pain/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Richmond Scott, Designated 
Federal Officer, Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task 
Force, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 736E, 
Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 240-453-2816. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 6032 of the Substance Use-Disorder 
Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for 
Patients and Communities Act, Public Law 115-271 requires that the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, by January 1, 2020, collaborate 
with the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task 
Force), to develop an action plan on recommendations for changes under 
Medicare and Medicaid to prevent opioids addictions and enhance access 
to Medication-Assisted Treatment. The Task Force, established under 
Section 101 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 
(Pub. L. 114-198), is governed by the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
App), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory 
committees.
    The purpose of this meeting is for the Task Force to collaborate 
with HHS, Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services in a virtual 
meeting, on June 12, 2019 to discuss payment and coverage policies for 
chronic and acute pain, service delivery models, access to therapies 
and medical devices, and other issues outlined in section 6032 of the 
SUPPORT Act. Information about the final meeting agenda will be posted 
prior to the meeting on the Task Force website: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisorycommittees/pain/index.html.
    Members of the public are invited to listen by phone. Individuals 
who need special assistance should send an email to the Pain Task Force 
email address ([email protected]) and indicate the special 
accommodation. More information on joining the meeting can be found at 
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/index.html.
    Written comments from the public will be accepted through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, docket number 
HHS-OS-2019-0008.

    Dated: May 28, 2019.
Vanila M. Singh,
Chief Medical Officer, Chair, Pain Management Task Force, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-11473 Filed 5-31-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-28-P