[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 28154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10930]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee--Notice of 
Virtual Meeting

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Department of 
Labor (DOL).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the second meeting of the State All 
Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee (hereinafter the Committee). 
This notice provides information to members of the public who may be 
interested in attending the meeting or providing written comments 
related to the work of the Committee. Notice of this meeting is 
required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

DATES: The second meeting of the State All Payer Claims Databases 
Advisory Committee will be held virtually on June 11, 2021.
    1. Deadline for Registration without Oral Presentation: June 9, 
2021. Individuals can register for the meeting by visiting the 
Committee website: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/state-all-payer-claims-databases-advisory-committee.
    2. Deadline for Registration of Oral Presentations: June 7, 2021. 
Requests should be submitted by email to [email protected].
    3. Deadline for Submission of Oral Remarks and Written Comments: 
June 7, 2021. Remarks and comments should be submitted by email to 
[email protected].
    4. Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: June 7, 2021. 
Requests should be submitted by email to [email protected].

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar link and 
log-in information will be available at DOL's Committee website: 
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/state-all-payer-claims-databases-advisory-committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Schumacher, Designated 
Federal Officer, EBSA, DOL, by sending an email to [email protected]. For 
press inquiries please contact Grant Vaught, Office of Public Affairs, 
DOL at 202-693-4672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is mandated by section 735 of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as added by section 
115(b) of the No Surprises Act, enacted as part of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021, div. BB, tit. I, Public Law 116-260 (Dec. 27, 
2020). The Committee is governed by the provisions of the FACA, as 
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
    The Committee will advise the Secretary of Labor on the 
standardized reporting format for the voluntary reporting by group 
health plans to State All Payer Claims Databases. Reporting will 
include medical claims, pharmacy claims, dental claims, and eligibility 
and provider files collected from private and public payers. The 
Committee will also advise the Secretary on what guidance is necessary 
to provide to States on the process by which States may collect such 
data in the standardized reporting format.
    The Committee will be responsible for issuing a report that 
includes recommendations on the establishment of the format and 
guidance to the Secretary of Labor and certain congressional committees 
no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021.
    The second meeting of the Committee will be held on June 11, 2021 
via webinar. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 
approximately 5:00 p.m., with a one hour break for lunch. The meeting 
will focus on the various issues related to all payer claims databases 
as well as a general discussion of the work plan for the report that 
must be submitted by the committee. Additional details about the agenda 
items and topics, as well as agenda updates, will be available at on 
the Committee's website: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/state-all-payer-claims-databases-advisory-committee.

    Dated: May 19, 2021.
Ali Khawar,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021-10930 Filed 5-24-21; 8:45 am]
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