[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29337-29338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08551]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-1821-N]


Medicare Program Public Meeting for New Revisions to the 
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Coding--May 28-30, 
2024

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the dates and times of the virtual 
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) public meeting to be 
held from May 28, 2024, through May 30, 2024, to discuss CMS' 
preliminary coding, Medicare benefit category, and payment 
determinations, if applicable, for new revisions to the HCPCS Level II 
code set for non-drug and non-biological items and services, as well as 
how to register for those meetings.

DATES: Virtual Meeting Dates: Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Eastern Time (ET); Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET; and 
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Virtual Meeting Location: The HCPCS public meetings will be 
held virtually via Zoom only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sundus Ashar, (410) 786-0750, 
[email protected], or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On December 21, 2000, Congress enacted the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Benefits Improvement and 
Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) (Pub. L. 106-554). Section 531(b) of BIPA 
mandated that the Secretary establish procedures that permit public 
consultation for coding and payment determinations for new durable 
medical equipment (DME) under Medicare Part B of title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act (the Act). In the November 23, 2001, Federal 
Register (66 FR 58743), we published a notice providing information 
regarding the establishment of the annual public meeting process for 
DME.
    In 2020, we implemented changes to our HCPCS Level II coding 
procedures, including the establishment of quarterly coding cycles for 
drugs and biological products and biannual coding cycles for non-drug 
and non-biological items and services.
    In the December 28, 2021, Federal Register (86 FR 73860), we 
published a final rule that established procedures for making Medicare 
benefit category and payment determinations for new items and services 
that are DME, prosthetic devices, orthotics and prosthetics, 
therapeutic shoes and inserts, surgical dressings, or splints, casts, 
and other devices used for reductions of fractures and dislocations 
under Medicare Part B.

II. Public Meeting Agendas

    Prior to registering to attend a virtual public meeting, all 
potential participants and other attendees are advised to review the 
public meeting agendas at https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/MedHCPCSGenInfo/HCPCSPublicMeetings, which identify CMS' preliminary 
coding, Medicare benefit category, and payment determinations, if 
applicable, and the date each item will be discussed. In establishing 
the public meeting agendas, CMS may group multiple, related code 
applications under the same agenda item.

III. Virtual Meeting Registration

    The May 28, 2024, through May 30, 2024, HCPCS public meetings will 
be virtual and available for remote audio attendance and participation 
only via Zoom. The Zoom link and registration instructions will be 
posted in the Guidelines for Participation in HCPCS Public Meetings 
document on the CMS website at https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/MedHCPCSGenInfo/HCPCSPublicMeetings and in an announcement on the HCPCS 
General Information page at https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system. The same website also 
contains detailed information on how attendees can join the virtual 
public meetings using Zoom, including dial-in information. All 
individuals who plan to speak (15 or 5 minutes) at the virtual public 
meetings must register by 5 p.m. ET on Friday, May 17, 2024. All 
participants and other

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attendees can access the virtual public meeting through the Zoom link, 
which will be posted on the HCPCS website. Attendees can attend more 
than 1 day of the public meeting.

A. Required Information for Registration

    The following information must be provided when registering to be a 
speaker:
     Name;
     Company name (if applicable);
     Email address;
     Any special assistance requests (will be considered if the 
registration is submitted by 5 p.m. ET, Friday, May 17, 2024);
     Whether the registrant is a primary speaker or a 5-minute 
speaker for an agenda item;
     Agenda item and application number;
     Whether the primary speaker will use a PowerPoint 
presentation; and
     Whether the registrant will participate in a practice Zoom 
session, to be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

B. Speakers and Attendees

1. Primary Speakers
    Each applicant that submitted a HCPCS Level II code application 
that will be discussed at the virtual public meetings is permitted to 
designate a primary speaker. Fifteen minutes is the total time interval 
for a primary speaker per agenda item. Any unused time from the primary 
speaker will be forfeited and cannot be delegated to another speaker. 
The deadline for primary speakers to register and submit any supporting 
PowerPoint presentation is 5 p.m. ET, Friday, May 17, 2024. CMS will 
accept PowerPoint presentations if those materials are emailed to 
[email protected] by the stated deadline. Due to the timeframe needed 
for the planning and coordination of the HCPCS virtual public meetings, 
materials that are not submitted in accordance with this deadline 
cannot be accommodated.
    All PowerPoint presentation materials must not exceed 10 slides and 
should be in PowerPoint presentation format, not PDF. We will not play 
videos or animations during the public meeting sessions and request the 
speakers exclude these materials from their PowerPoint presentation and 
instead submit any relevant video or animation materials along with the 
written comments. We request that speakers ensure the presentation does 
not include any inappropriate content before submission.
    Every primary speaker must declare at the beginning of their 
presentation at the meeting, as well as in their written summary, 
whether they have any financial involvement with the manufacturer of 
the item that is the subject of the HCPCS Level II application that the 
primary speaker presented, or any competitors of that manufacturer with 
respect to the item. This includes any payment, salary, remuneration, 
or benefit provided to that speaker by the applicant.
2. 5-Minute Speakers
    Any individual related to the public meeting agenda item, including 
but not limited to, an employee, interested parties, competitor, 
insurer, public consumer, etc., may register and speak as a 5-minute 
speaker. The deadline for registering to be a 5-minute speaker is 5 
p.m. ET, Friday, May 17, 2024.
    Every 5-minute speaker must declare at the beginning of their 
presentation at the meeting, as well as in their written summary, 
whether they have any financial involvement with the manufacturer of 
the item that is the subject of the HCPCS Level II code application or 
agenda item that the 5-minute speaker presented, or any competitors of 
that manufacturer with respect to the item. This includes any payment, 
salary, remuneration, or benefit provided to that speaker by the 
applicant. We will not accept any other written materials, outside of 
the written comments, from a 5-minute speaker.
3. All Other Attendees
    All individuals who plan to attend the virtual public meetings to 
listen and do not plan to speak, may access the virtual public meeting 
using the Zoom link posted on the HCPCS website at https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system.
    Individuals who require special assistance must register and 
request special assistance services by 5 p.m. ET, Friday, May 17, 2024.

IV. Written Comments

    The primary and 5-minute speaker(s) must email a brief, written 
summary (one paragraph) of their comments and conclusions. Written 
comments from anyone, including the primary and 5-minute speaker(s), 
will only be accepted when emailed to: [email protected] before 5 p.m. 
ET on the date of the virtual public meeting at which the HCPCS Level 
II code application that is the subject of the comments is discussed.

V. Additional Information

    The HCPCS section of the CMS website also includes details 
regarding the public meeting process for new revisions to the HCPCS 
Level II code set, including information on how to join the meeting 
remotely, and guidelines for an effective presentation. The HCPCS 
section of the CMS website also contains a document titled ``Healthcare 
Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II Coding Procedures,'' 
which is a description of the HCPCS Level II coding process, including 
a detailed explanation of the procedures CMS uses to make HCPCS Level 
II coding determinations.
    When CMS refers to a HCPCS code or HCPCS Level II coding 
application above, CMS may also be referring to circumstances when a 
HCPCS code has already been issued, but a Medicare benefit category 
and/or payment has not been determined. CMS is working diligently to 
address Medicare benefit category and payment determinations for new 
items and services that may be DME, prosthetic devices, orthotics and 
prosthetics, therapeutic shoes and inserts, surgical dressings, or 
splints, casts, and other devices used for reductions of fractures and 
dislocations under Medicare Part B. Please check the CMS website listed 
above for the final agenda.

VI. Collection of Information Requirements

    This document does not impose information collection requirements, 
that is, reporting, recordkeeping, or third-party disclosure 
requirements. Consequently, there is no need for review by the Office 
of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    The Administrator of CMS, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having reviewed 
and approved this document, authorizes Trenesha Fultz-Mimms, who is the 
Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for 
purposes of publication in the Federal Register.

Trenesha Fultz-Mimms,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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