[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93608-93609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27740]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-3471-N]
Medicare Program; Public Meeting for Air Ambulance Quality &
Patient Safety Advisory Committee--December 12, 2024, February 18,
2025, and May 8, 2025
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces virtual public meetings of the Air
Ambulance Quality and Patient Safety (AAQPS) Advisory Committee. The
AAQPS Advisory Committee will review options to establish quality,
patient safety, and clinical capability standards for each clinical
capability level of air ambulances.
DATES: Virtual Meeting Dates: The AAQPS Advisory Committee will hold
virtual meetings on December 12, 2024, February 18, 2025, and May 8,
2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time (E.T.).
Deadline for Submitting Requests for Special Accommodations:
Requests for special accommodations must be received at least 2 weeks
before each meeting.
Registration Link: The virtual meetings will be open to the public
and held via the Zoom webinar platform. Virtual attendance information
will be provided upon registration. To register for the virtual
meeting, please visit: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-air-ambulance-quality-and-patient-safety. Attendance is open to the public subject to any
technical or capacity limitations.
Deadline for Registration: All individuals who plan to attend the
virtual public meeting must register to attend. Request to provide oral
comments are due at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the
meeting date. Interested parties are encouraged to register as far in
advance of the meeting as possible.
A detailed agenda and materials will be available prior to the
meeting on the AAQPS Advisory Committee website at: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-air-ambulance-quality-and-patient-safety.
A recording and a summary of the meeting will be made available on
the AAQPS Advisory Committee website approximately 45 calendar days
after the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Virtual Meeting Location: All meetings are open to the
public and instructions to view will be posted on the AAQPS Advisory
Committee website, and upon registration. If you wish to provide oral
comments during the meetings you must complete a registration form on
the AAQPS Advisory Committee website at: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-air-ambulance-quality-and-patient-safety, and submit a written copy of your
remarks to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Spence, CMS, at (410) 786-2000
or via email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
and the Secretary of Transportation established the Air Ambulance
Quality and Patient Safety (AAQPS) Advisory Committee on August 22,
2023, in response to section 106 of the No Surprises Act, enacted as
part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, div. BB, tit. I,
Public Law 116-260 (December 27, 2020). The AAQPS Advisory Committee
will be tasked with reviewing options to establish quality, patient
safety, and clinical capability standards for each clinical capability
level of air ambulances.
The AAQPS Advisory Committee is governed by the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463 (Oct. 6,
1972), as amended by 5 U.S.C. app. 2.
II. Advisory Committee Membership Roster
On June 2, 2023, HHS published an Invitation for Member Nominations
in the Federal Register for the AAQPS Advisory Committee (88 FR 37253).
This notice also announces the members of the AAQPS Advisory Committee.
Jeff Richey--HHS Secretary's Designee/Representative.
Robert Reckert--DoT Secretary's Designee/Representative.
Ben Clayton--DoT Representative.
Colonel Steven L. Coffee--Patient Advocate.
Dr. Jordan Pritzker--Group Health Plans and Health
Insurance Issuers.
Dr. Mark Gamber--HHS Representative.
Dr. William Hinckley--Healthcare Provider.
Eileen Frazer--Accrediting bodies.
Grace Arnold--State Insurance Regulator.
Jason Clark--HHS Representative.
Jason Quisling--DoT Representative.
Jeff Houser--DoT Representative.
Paul Julander--DoT Representative.
Thomas Judge--DoT Representative.
III. Summary of the Agenda
During the December 12, 2024, February 18, 2025, and May 8, 2025
meetings, the AAQPS Advisory Committee will review options to establish
quality, patient safety, and clinical capability standards for each
clinical capability level of air ambulances. A more detailed agenda and
meeting materials will be made available 3 days before the meetings on
the AAQPS Advisory Committee website at https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-air-ambulance-quality-and-patient-safety.
IV. Public Participation
The meetings will be open to the public for virtual attendance on a
first-come, first-served basis, as there may be capacity or technical
limitations. Please see the ADDRESSES section to view the meeting link.
The Department is committed to providing equal access to this
meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or
services because of a disability, such as sign language interpreter,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section no later than 2 weeks before each meeting.
The Department will accept oral comments, which must be limited to
the objectives of the committee and limited to three (3) minutes per
person. Individual members of the public who wish to present oral
comments must register and provide a written copy of prepared remarks
for inclusion in the meeting records and for circulation to
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AAQPS Advisory Committee members. All prepared remarks submitted on
time will be considered as part of the meeting's record.
V. Submitting Written Comments
Members of the public may submit written comments for consideration
by the Committee at any time via email to [email protected].
Additionally, members of the public will have the opportunity to submit
comments during the December 12, 2024, February 18, 2025, and May 8,
2025, virtual meetings through the chat feature of the Zoom webinar
platform. Members of the public are encouraged to submit lengthy
written comments (more than three sentences) to the email address
above. Advance submissions that become part of the committee
deliberations will become part of the official record of the meeting.
The Administrator of CMS, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having reviewed
and approved this document, authorizes Vanessa Garcia, who is the
Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for
purposes of publication in the Federal Register.
Vanessa Garcia,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-27740 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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