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assure an orderly phase-out of Health
Center Program activities by the current
grantee. Often the funds necessary to
continue services in these service areas
exceed the amount authorized for lowcost extensions and administrative
supplements under the AAGAM.
Given the commonality of purpose
and time-sensitive circumstances
surrounding these low-cost extensions
and administrative supplements,
approval of a class deviation to allow a
streamlined process for these awards
would ensure both consistency and
efficiency, and support HRSA’s
commitment to minimizing a disruption
in services to health center patients.
The number of grantees that HRSA
would award low-cost extensions or
administrative supplements to is
expected to be extremely limited (less
than 10–15 per year) based on recent
experience. In addition, the amount of
grant funds provided under the
extension or supplement would be
determined based on pro-rating HRSA’s
existing funding commitment to the
service area. In all cases, current fiscal
year funds will be used to supplement
or extend the grantee’s existing budget
period award.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Olivia Shockey, Chief, Expansion
Branch, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Bureau of Primary Health
Care, Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857, email:
oshockey@hrsa.gov.
Dated: April 16, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
‘‘Low Income Levels’’ Used for Various
Health Professions and Nursing
Programs Included in Titles III, VII, and
VIII of the Public Health Service Act
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) is
updating income levels used to identify
a ‘‘low income family’’ for the purpose
of determining eligibility for programs
that provide health professions and
nursing training for individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds. These
SUMMARY:
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various programs are included in Titles
III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health
Service Act.
The Department periodically
publishes in the Federal Register lowincome levels used to determine
eligibility for grants and cooperative
agreements to institutions providing
training for (1) disadvantaged
individuals, (2) individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3)
individuals from low-income families.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
various health professions and nursing
grant and cooperative agreement
programs that use the low-income levels
to determine whether an individual is
from an economically disadvantaged
background in making eligibility and
funding determinations generally make
awards to: accredited schools of
medicine, osteopathic medicine, public
health, dentistry, veterinary medicine,
optometry, pharmacy, allied health
podiatric medicine, nursing,
chiropractic, public or private nonprofit
schools which offer graduate programs
in behavioral health and mental health
practice, and other public or private
nonprofit health or education entities to
assist the disadvantaged to enter and
graduate from health professions and
nursing schools. Some programs
provide for the repayment of health
professions or nursing education loans
for disadvantaged students.
The Secretary defines a ‘‘low-income
family/household’’ for programs
included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the
Public Health Service Act as having an
annual income that does not exceed 200
percent of the Department’s poverty
guidelines. A family is a group of two
or more individuals related by birth,
marriage, or adoption who live together.
On June 26, 2013, in U.S. v. Windsor,
133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013), the Supreme
Court held that section 3 of the Defense
of Marriage Act, which prohibited
federal recognition of same-sex spouses
and same-sex marriages, was
unconstitutional. In light of this
decision, please note that in
determining eligibility for these
programs, same-sex marriages and samesex spouses will be recognized on equal
terms with opposite-sex spouses and
opposite-sex marriages, regardless of
where the couple resides. This approach
is consistent with a post-Windsor policy
of treating same-sex marriages on the
same terms as opposite sex marriages to
the greatest extent reasonably possible.
Thus, a ‘‘family or household’’ includes
same-sex spouses that are legally
married in a jurisdiction that recognizes
same-sex marriage regardless of whether
the same-sex spouses live in a
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jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex
marriage or a jurisdiction that does not
recognize same-sex marriage and the
family members that result from such
same sex-marriage.
A ‘‘household’’ may be only one
person. Most HRSA programs use the
income of the student’s parents to
compute low income status. Other
programs, depending upon the
legislative intent of the program, the
programmatic purpose related to income
level, as well as the age and
circumstances of the participant, will
apply these low income standards to the
individual student to determine
eligibility, as long as he or she is not
listed as a dependent on his or her
parents’ tax form. Each program will
announce the rationale and choice of
methodology for determining low
income levels in their program
guidance. The Department’s poverty
guidelines are based on poverty
thresholds published by the U.S. Bureau
of the Census, adjusted annually for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
The Secretary annually adjusts the
low-income levels based on the
Department’s poverty guidelines and
makes them available to persons
responsible for administering the
applicable programs. The income
figures below have been updated to
reflect increases in the Consumer Price
Index through December 31, 2013.
2014 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE
48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Size of parents’ family *
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
Income
level **
$23,340
31,460
39,580
47,700
55,820
63,940
72,060
80,180
For families with more than 8 persons, add
$8,120 for each additional person.
2014 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR
ALASKA
Size of parents’ family *
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
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Income
level **
$29,160
39,320
49,480
59,640
69,800
79,960
90,120
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2014 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR
ALASKA—Continued
Income
level **
Size of parents’ family *
8 ..................................................
100,280
For families with more than 8 persons, add
$10,160 for each additional person.
2013 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR
HAWAII
Income
level **
Size of parents’ family *
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
....................................................
$26,840
36,180
45,520
54,860
64,200
73,540
82,880
92,220
For families with more than 8 persons, add
$9,340 for each additional person.
* Includes only dependents listed on federal
income tax forms. Some programs will use the
student’s family rather than his or her parents’
family.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year
2013.
Separate poverty guidelines figures
for Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of
Economic Opportunity administrative
practice beginning in the 1966–1970
period. (Note that the Census Bureau
poverty thresholds—the version of the
poverty measure used for statistical
purposes—have never had separate
figures for Alaska and Hawaii.) The
poverty guidelines are not defined for
Puerto Rico or other outlying
jurisdictions. Puerto Rico or other
outlying jurisdictions shall use income
guidelines for the 48 contiguous states
and the District of Columbia.
Dated: April 16, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014–09131 Filed 4–21–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
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Advisory Committee on Organ
Transplantation; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee on Organ
Transplantation (ACOT).
Date and Time: May 15, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Place: The meeting will be via audio
conference call and Adobe Connect Pro.
Status: The meeting will be open to the
public.
Purpose: Under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
217a, Section 222 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended, and 42 CFR 121.12
(2000), ACOT was established to assist the
Secretary in enhancing organ donation,
ensuring that the system of organ
transplantation is grounded in the best
available medical science, and assuring the
public that the system is as effective and
equitable as possible, thereby increasing
public confidence in the integrity and
effectiveness of the transplantation system.
ACOT is composed of up to 25 members
including the Chair. Members serve as
Special Government Employees and have
diverse backgrounds in fields such as organ
donation, health care public policy,
transplantation medicine and surgery, critical
care medicine, and other medical specialties
involved in the identification and referral of
donors, non-physician transplant
professions, nursing, epidemiology,
immunology, law and bioethics, behavioral
sciences, economics and statistics, as well as
representatives of transplant candidates,
transplant recipients, organ donors, and
family members.
Agenda: The Committee will hear
presentations including those on the
following topics: Donor Management
Research and Innovation; Alignment of CMS
Regulatory Requirements with the Organ
Procurement and Transplantation Network
and the Health Resources and Services
Administration; Vascularized Composite
Allografts; the HOPE Act; and Electronic
Tracking and Transport. Agenda items are
subjects to change as priorities indicate.
After Committee discussions, members of
the public will have an opportunity to
comment. Because of the Committee’s full
agenda and timeframe in which to cover the
agenda topics, public comment will be
limited. All public comments will be
included in the record of the ACOT meeting.
Meeting summary notes will be posted on the
Department’s donation Web site at https://
www.organdonor.gov/legislation/
advisory.html#meetings.
The draft meeting agenda will be posted on
www.blsmeetings.net/ACOT. Those
participating in this meeting should register
by visiting www.blsmeetings.net/ACOT. The
deadline to register for this meeting is
Wednesday, May 14, 2014. For all logistical
questions and concerns, please contact Anita
Allen, Seamon Corporation, at 301–658–3442
or send an email to aallen@
seamoncorporation.com.
The public can join the meeting by:
1. (Audio Portion) Calling the Conference
Phone Number (888–324–4391) and
providing the Participant Code (9916969);
and
2. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the ACOT
Adobe Connect Pro Meeting using the
following URL and entering as GUEST:
https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/acot1/
(copy and paste the link into your browser
if it does not work directly, and enter as a
guest).
Participants should call and connect 15
minutes prior to the meeting for logistics to
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be set up. If you have never attended an
Adobe Connect meeting, please test your
connection using the following URL: https://
hrsa.connectsolutions.com/common/help/
en/support/meeting_test.htm and get a quick
overview by following URL: https://
www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview.
Call (301) 443–0437 or send an email to
ptongele@hrsa.gov if you are having trouble
connecting to the meeting site.
Public Comment: It is preferred that
persons interested in providing an oral
presentation email a written request, along
with a copy of their presentation to Patricia
Stroup, MBA, MPA, Executive Secretary,
Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health
Resources and Services Administration, at
pstroup@hrsa.gov. Requests should contain
name, address, telephone number, email
address, and any business or professional
affiliation of the person desiring to make an
oral presentation. Groups having similar
interests are requested to combine their
comments and present them through a single
representative.
The allocation of time may be
adjusted to accommodate the level of
expressed interest. Persons who do not
file an advance request for a
presentation, but desire to make an oral
statement, may request it during the
public comment period. Public
participation and ability to comment
will be limited to time as it permits.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Stroup, MBA, MPA, Executive
Secretary, Healthcare Systems Bureau,
Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 12C–06, Rockville, Maryland
20857; telephone (301) 443–1127.
Dated: April 15, 2014.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
``Low Income Levels'' Used for Various Health Professions and
Nursing Programs Included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public
Health Service Act
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
updating income levels used to identify a ``low income family'' for the
purpose of determining eligibility for programs that provide health
professions and nursing training for individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds. These various programs are included in Titles III, VII,
and VIII of the Public Health Service Act.
The Department periodically publishes in the Federal Register low-
income levels used to determine eligibility for grants and cooperative
agreements to institutions providing training for (1) disadvantaged
individuals, (2) individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3)
individuals from low-income families.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The various health professions and nursing
grant and cooperative agreement programs that use the low-income levels
to determine whether an individual is from an economically
disadvantaged background in making eligibility and funding
determinations generally make awards to: accredited schools of
medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied health podiatric medicine,
nursing, chiropractic, public or private nonprofit schools which offer
graduate programs in behavioral health and mental health practice, and
other public or private nonprofit health or education entities to
assist the disadvantaged to enter and graduate from health professions
and nursing schools. Some programs provide for the repayment of health
professions or nursing education loans for disadvantaged students.
The Secretary defines a ``low-income family/household'' for
programs included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health
Service Act as having an annual income that does not exceed 200 percent
of the Department's poverty guidelines. A family is a group of two or
more individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live
together. On June 26, 2013, in U.S. v. Windsor, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013),
the Supreme Court held that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act,
which prohibited federal recognition of same-sex spouses and same-sex
marriages, was unconstitutional. In light of this decision, please note
that in determining eligibility for these programs, same-sex marriages
and same-sex spouses will be recognized on equal terms with opposite-
sex spouses and opposite-sex marriages, regardless of where the couple
resides. This approach is consistent with a post-Windsor policy of
treating same-sex marriages on the same terms as opposite sex marriages
to the greatest extent reasonably possible. Thus, a ``family or
household'' includes same-sex spouses that are legally married in a
jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage regardless of whether
the same-sex spouses live in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex
marriage or a jurisdiction that does not recognize same-sex marriage
and the family members that result from such same sex-marriage.
A ``household'' may be only one person. Most HRSA programs use the
income of the student's parents to compute low income status. Other
programs, depending upon the legislative intent of the program, the
programmatic purpose related to income level, as well as the age and
circumstances of the participant, will apply these low income standards
to the individual student to determine eligibility, as long as he or
she is not listed as a dependent on his or her parents' tax form. Each
program will announce the rationale and choice of methodology for
determining low income levels in their program guidance. The
Department's poverty guidelines are based on poverty thresholds
published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, adjusted annually for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
The Secretary annually adjusts the low-income levels based on the
Department's poverty guidelines and makes them available to persons
responsible for administering the applicable programs. The income
figures below have been updated to reflect increases in the Consumer
Price Index through December 31, 2013.
2014 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of
Columbia
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income
Size of parents' family * level **
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................................................ $23,340
2............................................................ 31,460
3............................................................ 39,580
4............................................................ 47,700
5............................................................ 55,820
6............................................................ 63,940
7............................................................ 72,060
8............................................................ 80,180
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For families with more than 8 persons, add $8,120 for each additional
person.
2014 Poverty Guidelines for Alaska
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income
Size of parents' family * level **
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1........................................................... $29,160
2........................................................... 39,320
3........................................................... 49,480
4........................................................... 59,640
5........................................................... 69,800
6........................................................... 79,960
7........................................................... 90,120
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8........................................................... 100,280
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For families with more than 8 persons, add $10,160 for each additional
person.
2013 Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income
Size of parents' family * level **
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................................................ $26,840
2............................................................ 36,180
3............................................................ 45,520
4............................................................ 54,860
5............................................................ 64,200
6............................................................ 73,540
7............................................................ 82,880
8............................................................ 92,220
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For families with more than 8 persons, add $9,340 for each additional
person.
* Includes only dependents listed on federal income tax forms. Some
programs will use the student's family rather than his or her parents'
family.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 2013.
Separate poverty guidelines figures for Alaska and Hawaii reflect
Office of Economic Opportunity administrative practice beginning in the
1966-1970 period. (Note that the Census Bureau poverty thresholds--the
version of the poverty measure used for statistical purposes--have
never had separate figures for Alaska and Hawaii.) The poverty
guidelines are not defined for Puerto Rico or other outlying
jurisdictions. Puerto Rico or other outlying jurisdictions shall use
income guidelines for the 48 contiguous states and the District of
Columbia.
Dated: April 16, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-09131 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]
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