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Dated: March 17, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Dated: March 16, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–1269–N7]
Medicare Program; Emergency Medical
Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
Technical Advisory Group (TAG):
Announcement of a New Member
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
selection of a new member of the
Emergency Medical Treatment and
Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical
Advisory Group (TAG). The purpose of
the EMTALA TAG is to review
regulations affecting hospital and
physician responsibilities under
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EMTALA to individuals who come to a
hospital seeking examination or
treatment for medical conditions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Ruiz, (410) 786–0247. George Morey,
(410) 786–4653. Press inquiries are
handled through the CMS Press Office
at (202) 690–6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Sections 1866(a)(1)(I), 1866(a)(1)(N),
and 1867 of the Social Security Act (the
Act) impose specific obligations on
Medicare-participating hospitals that
offer emergency services. These
obligations concern individuals who
come to a hospital emergency
department and request or have a
request made on their behalf for
examination or treatment for a medical
condition. EMTALA applies to all these
individuals, regardless of whether or not
they are beneficiaries of any program
under the Act. Section 1867 of the Act
sets forth requirements for medical
screening examinations for emergency
medical conditions, as well as necessary
stabilizing treatment or appropriate
transfer.
Regulations implementing the
EMTALA legislation are set forth at 42
CFR 489.20(l), (m), (q) and (r)(1), (r)(2),
(r)(3), and 489.24. Section 945 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173), requires
that the Secretary establish a Technical
Advisory Group (TAG) for advice
concerning issues related to EMTALA
regulations and implementation.
Section 945 of the MMA specifies that
the EMTALA TAG—
• Shall review the EMTALA
regulations;
• May provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary
concerning these regulations and their
application to hospitals and physicians;
• Shall solicit comments and
recommendations from hospitals,
physicians, and the public regarding
implementation of such regulations; and
• May disseminate information
concerning the application of these
regulations to hospitals, physicians, and
the public.
The EMTALA TAG, as chartered
under the legal authority of section 945
of the MMA, is also governed by the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2) for the selection of
members and the conduct of all
meetings.
In the May 28, 2004 Federal Register
(69 FR 30654), we specified the
statutory requirements regarding the
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charter, general responsibilities, and
structure of the EMTALA TAG. That
notice also solicited nominations for
members based on the statutory
requirements for the EMTALA TAG.
Section 945(b) of the MMA specifies the
composition of the TAG. (For more
information regarding the TAG
composition see the May 28, 2004 (69
FR 30654) Federal Register). The
EMTALA TAG held three meetings
during calendar year 2005. (See the
March 15, 2005 (70 FR 12691), May 18,
2005 (70 FR 28541), and September 23,
2005 (70 FR 55903) Federal Register).
II. Selection of New EMTALA TAG
Member
In the March 15, 2005 Federal
Register (70 FR 12691), we announced
the EMTALA TAG membership. One of
those original members, a physician
representative in the field of psychiatry,
is unable to complete her term of
service. In selecting a replacement, the
TAG must maintain the member
composition described in section 945(b)
of the MMA. We note that section
945(b)(2) of the MMA specifies the
physician members of the TAG as
follows: ‘‘7 shall be practicing
physicians drawn from the fields of
emergency medicine, cardiology or
cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedic
surgery, neurosurgery, pediatrics or a
pediatric subspecialty, obstetricsgynecology, and psychiatry, with no
more than one physician from any
particular field.’’ For this reason and to
ensure that the concerns of practicing
physicians are appropriately considered
during TAG deliberations, another
practicing physician in the field of
psychiatry has been selected to serve as
a member of the TAG. The new member
is Sul Ross Thorward, M.D. of Twin
Valley Behavioral Healthcare in
Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Thorward was
selected from the original list of
nominees for the EMTALA TAG.
Authority: Section 945 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital
Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–3163–N]
Medicare Program; Request for
Nominations for Members of the
Medicare Coverage Advisory
Committee and Notice of Meeting of
the Medicare Coverage Advisory
Committee—May 18, 2006
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice requests
nominations for consideration for
membership on the Medicare Coverage
Advisory Committee (MCAC). The
Committee provides advice and
recommendations about whether
scientific evidence is adequate to
determine whether certain medical
items and services are reasonable and
necessary under the Medicare statute.
This notice also announces a public
meeting of the MCAC. The meeting will
address the use of non-invasive imaging
technologies versus cardiac
catheterization in the diagnosis of
coronary artery disease. Notice of this
meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.
2, section 10(a)).
Nominations: Deadline and Address:
Nominations will be considered if
postmarked by April 23, 2006 and
mailed to the Executive Secretary (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Secretary’s Charter: Obtain a copy of
the Secretary’s Charter for the Medicare
Coverage Advisory Committee from
Maria Ellis, Office of Clinical Standards
and Quality, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Mail Stop: 1–09–06,
Baltimore, MD 21244; (410) 786–0309;
Maria.Ellis@cms.hhs.gov. This charter is
also posted on the following Web site:
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA/
downloads/mcaccharter.pdf.
Meeting: Date and Location: The
public meeting will be held in the main
auditorium of the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244, on
Thursday, May 18, 2006, from 7:30 a.m.
until 4:30 p.m., e.d.t.
Presentation and Comments:
Interested persons can present data,
information, or views orally or in
writing on issues pending before the
Committee. Please submit written
comments to the Executive Secretary by
mail or email (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
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Deadline for Written Comments and
Presentations: Written comments and
presentations for the public meeting
must be received by April 24, 2006, 5
p.m., e.d.t. The presentation that will be
submitted must be your final
presentation; no further changes will be
accepted.
Deadline for Registration to Attend
Meeting: For security reasons,
individuals wishing to attend this
meeting must register by close of
business on May 11, 2006.
Special Accommodations: Persons
attending the meeting who are hearing
or visually impaired, or who have a
condition that requires special
assistance or accommodations, are
asked to notify the Executive Secretary
by May 11, 2006 (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Web site: You may access up-to-date
information on this meeting at https://
www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA/
02_MCAC.asp#TopOfPage.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Atkinson, Executive Secretary,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Central Building 01–09–06,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21244; (410) 786–2881;
Michelle.Atkinson@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Nominations
On December 14, 1998, we published
a notice in the Federal Register (63 FR
68780) announcing the establishment of
the Medicare Coverage Advisory
Committee (MCAC). The Secretary
signed the initial charter for the MCAC
on November 24, 1998. The charter was
renewed and will terminate on
November 24, 2006, unless renewed
again by the Secretary.
The MCAC is governed by provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), as amended (5 U.S.C.
App. 2), which sets forth standards for
the formulation and use of advisory
committees, and is authorized by
section 222 of the Public Health Service
Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 217A).
The MCAC consists of a pool of 100
appointed members. Members are
selected from among authorities in
clinical medicine of all specialties,
administrative medicine, public health,
biologic and physical sciences, health
care data and information management
and analysis, patient advocacy, the
economics of health care, medical
ethics, and other related professions
such as epidemiology and biostatistics,
and methodology of trial design. A
maximum of 88 members are standard
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-1269-N7]
Medicare Program; Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
(EMTALA) Technical Advisory Group (TAG): Announcement of a New Member
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the selection of a new member of the
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical Advisory
Group (TAG). The purpose of the EMTALA TAG is to review regulations
affecting hospital and physician responsibilities under EMTALA to
individuals who come to a hospital seeking examination or treatment for
medical conditions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Ruiz, (410) 786-0247. George
Morey, (410) 786-4653. Press inquiries are handled through the CMS
Press Office at (202) 690-6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Sections 1866(a)(1)(I), 1866(a)(1)(N), and 1867 of the Social
Security Act (the Act) impose specific obligations on Medicare-
participating hospitals that offer emergency services. These
obligations concern individuals who come to a hospital emergency
department and request or have a request made on their behalf for
examination or treatment for a medical condition. EMTALA applies to all
these individuals, regardless of whether or not they are beneficiaries
of any program under the Act. Section 1867 of the Act sets forth
requirements for medical screening examinations for emergency medical
conditions, as well as necessary stabilizing treatment or appropriate
transfer.
Regulations implementing the EMTALA legislation are set forth at 42
CFR 489.20(l), (m), (q) and (r)(1), (r)(2), (r)(3), and 489.24. Section
945 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization
Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173), requires that the Secretary
establish a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for advice concerning issues
related to EMTALA regulations and implementation.
Section 945 of the MMA specifies that the EMTALA TAG--
Shall review the EMTALA regulations;
May provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary
concerning these regulations and their application to hospitals and
physicians;
Shall solicit comments and recommendations from hospitals,
physicians, and the public regarding implementation of such
regulations; and
May disseminate information concerning the application of
these regulations to hospitals, physicians, and the public.
The EMTALA TAG, as chartered under the legal authority of section
945 of the MMA, is also governed by the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) for the selection
of members and the conduct of all meetings.
In the May 28, 2004 Federal Register (69 FR 30654), we specified
the statutory requirements regarding the
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charter, general responsibilities, and structure of the EMTALA TAG.
That notice also solicited nominations for members based on the
statutory requirements for the EMTALA TAG. Section 945(b) of the MMA
specifies the composition of the TAG. (For more information regarding
the TAG composition see the May 28, 2004 (69 FR 30654) Federal
Register). The EMTALA TAG held three meetings during calendar year
2005. (See the March 15, 2005 (70 FR 12691), May 18, 2005 (70 FR
28541), and September 23, 2005 (70 FR 55903) Federal Register).
II. Selection of New EMTALA TAG Member
In the March 15, 2005 Federal Register (70 FR 12691), we announced
the EMTALA TAG membership. One of those original members, a physician
representative in the field of psychiatry, is unable to complete her
term of service. In selecting a replacement, the TAG must maintain the
member composition described in section 945(b) of the MMA. We note that
section 945(b)(2) of the MMA specifies the physician members of the TAG
as follows: ``7 shall be practicing physicians drawn from the fields of
emergency medicine, cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedic
surgery, neurosurgery, pediatrics or a pediatric subspecialty,
obstetrics-gynecology, and psychiatry, with no more than one physician
from any particular field.'' For this reason and to ensure that the
concerns of practicing physicians are appropriately considered during
TAG deliberations, another practicing physician in the field of
psychiatry has been selected to serve as a member of the TAG. The new
member is Sul Ross Thorward, M.D. of Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare
in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Thorward was selected from the original list of
nominees for the EMTALA TAG.
Authority: Section 945 of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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