[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29055]


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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Request for State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee 
(SAPCDAC) Nominations

AGENCY: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

ACTION: Request for letters of nomination and resumes.

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SUMMARY: The No Surprises Act, enacted as part of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 required the Secretary of Labor to convene an 
Advisory Committee of 15 members to advise on the standardized format 
for the voluntary reporting, by group health plans to State All Payer 
Claims Databases, of medical claims, pharmacy claims, dental claims, 
and eligibility and provider files collected from private and public 
payers. The Committee shall also advise the Secretary on the guidance 
provided to States on the process by which States may collect such data 
in the standardized reporting format. This Committee will be 
responsible for issuing a report to the Secretary of Labor and certain 
congressional committees within 180 days of the enactment of the Act, 
which shall include recommendations on the standardized format and 
guidance described above. The Act provides for members of this 
Committee to have distinguished themselves in fields of health services 
research, health economics, health informatics, data privacy and 
security, or the governance of State All Payer Claims Databases, or who 
represent organizations likely to submit data to or use the database, 
including patients, employers, employee organizations that sponsor 
group health plans, health care providers, health insurance issuers, or 
third-party administrators of group health plans. The Act gave the 
Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, responsibility for appointing 9 of the 15 members to 
include eight representatives of various agencies within the 
Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services, as well as one 
representative of a State All Payer Claims Database. The Act gave the 
Comptroller General responsibility for appointing the remaining 6 of 
the committee's 15 members, including 1 representative of an employer 
that sponsors a group health plan; 1 representative of an employee 
organization that sponsors a group health plan; 1 academic researcher 
with expertise in health economics or health services research; 1 
consumer advocate; and 2 additional members. GAO is accepting 
nominations of individuals for Committee appointments that will be 
effective in March 2021. Nominations should be sent to the email 
address listed below. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided 
within a week of submission.

DATES: Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted by January 
27, 2021 to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of 
nominees.

ADDRESSES: Submit letters of nomination and resumes to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Legeer at (202) 512-3197 or 
[email protected] if you do not receive an acknowledgement or need 
additional information. For general information, contact GAO's Office 
of Public Affairs, (202) 512-4800.

    Authority: Section 115(b) of the No Surprises Act, enacted as 
part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, div. BB, tit. I 
(2020).

Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
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