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I. Background
Section 1886(d)(4)(D) of the Social
Security Act (the Act) requires the
Secretary to select, by October 1, 2007,
at least two conditions that: (1) Are high
cost or high volume or both; (2) result
in the assignment of a case to a
Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related
Group (MS–DRG) that has a higher
payment when present as a secondary
diagnosis; and (3) could reasonably have
been prevented through the application
of evidence-based guidelines.
For discharges occurring on or after
October 1, 2008, hospitals will not
receive additional payment for cases in
which one of the selected conditions
occurring during hospitalization was
not present on admission. That is, the
case would be paid as though the
secondary diagnosis was not present.
Section 1886(d)(4)(D) of the Act
provides that we can revise the list of
conditions from time to time, as long as
it contains at least two conditions.
We have discussed the selection of
hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) in
the inpatient prospective payment
systems (IPPS) fiscal year (FY) 2007 (71
FR 23996 and 71 FR 47870), FY 2008
(72 FR 24680 and 72 FR 47130), and FY
2009 (73 FR 23528 and 73 FR 48434)
proposed and final rules, respectively.
For discharges occurring on or after
October 1, 2008, hospitals will not
receive additional payment for cases in
which one of the selected conditions
occurring during hospitalization was
not present on admission. That is, the
case would be paid as though the
secondary diagnosis was not present.
Section 1886(d)(4)(D) of the Act
provides that we can revise the list of
conditions from time to time, as long as
it contains at least two conditions. In
addition, we discussed the expansion of
the principles behind the hospital
outpatient healthcare-associated
conditions (HOP–HACs) payment
provision in the outpatient prospective
payment systems (OPPS) calendar year
(CY) 2009 proposed rule (73 FR 41416).
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II. Listening Session Format
This listening session is being held as
a joint partnership between the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). The
listening session will begin at 10 a.m.
e.s.t. with an overview of the objectives
for the session. A brief overview
regarding the implementation strategy
for selecting the IPPS HAC’s will then
be presented. Next, we will present a
review of the regulatory language
included in the FY 2009 IPPS final rule
followed by a public comment session.
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There will be a lunch break from
approximately 12:30 p.m. e.s.t. to 1:30
p.m. e.s.t. Following lunch, we will
review the CY 2009 OPPS final rule that
discussed the expansion of the
principles behind the HOP–HACs
payment provision to the outpatient
setting. An additional public comment
period will follow the afternoon
presentations. The meeting will
conclude by 5 p.m. e.s.t.
We note that, due to time constraints,
telephone participants will be allowed
to make verbal comments during the
meeting as time permits. We also note
that any interested party, irrespective of
participation at the listening session,
may submit written comments to the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section
by the date specified in the DATES
section of this notice.
III. Registration Instructions
For security reasons, space
limitations, and limited availability of
teleconference lines, any persons
wishing to attend this meeting or listen
via teleconference must register by the
date listed in the DATES section of this
notice. Persons interested in attending
the meeting or listening by
teleconference must register by
completing the on-line registration
located at https://
registration.intercall.com/go/cms2. The
on-line registration system will generate
a confirmation page to indicate the
completion of your registration. Please
print this page as your registration
receipt.
The number of call-in lines will be
limited for individuals participating in
the listening session by teleconference.
The call-in number will be provided
upon confirmation of registration.
An audio download of the listening
session will be available through the
CMS Hospital-Acquired Conditions Web
site at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
HospitalAcqCond/01_Overview.asp after
the listening session.
IV. Security, Building, and Parking
Guidelines
This meeting will be held in a Federal
government building; therefore, Federal
security measures are applicable. In
planning your arrival time, we
recommend allowing additional time to
clear security. The on-site check-in for
visitors will begin at 9:15 a.m. e.s.t.
Please allow sufficient time to complete
security checkpoints.
Security measures include the
following:
• Presentation of government-issued
photographic identification to the
Federal Protective Service or Guard
Service personnel.
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• Interior and exterior inspection of
vehicles (this includes engine and trunk
inspection) at the entrance to the
grounds. Parking permits and
instructions will be issued after the
vehicle inspection.
• Passing through a metal detector
and inspection of items brought into the
building. We note that all items brought
to CMS, whether personal or for the
purpose of demonstration or to support
a demonstration, are subject to
inspection.
We cannot assume responsibility for
coordinating the receipt, transfer,
transport, storage, set-up, safety, or
timely arrival of any personal
belongings or items used for
demonstration or to support a
demonstration.
Note: Individuals who are not registered in
advance will not be permitted to enter the
building and will be unable to attend the
meeting. The public may not enter the
building earlier than 45 minutes prior to the
convening of the meeting.
All visitors must be escorted in areas
other than the lower and first floor
levels in the Central Building. Seating
capacity is limited to the first 550
registrants.
Authority: Section 1886(d)(4)(D) of the Act.
Dated: October 23, 2008.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Notice of Allotment Percentages to
States for Child Welfare Services State
Grants
Administration on Children,
Youth and Families, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Biennial publication of
allotment percentages for States under
the Title IV–B subpart 1, Child Welfare
Services State Grants Program (CFDA
No. 93.645).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by section 423(c)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
623(c)), the Department is publishing
the allotment percentage for each State
under the Title IV–B Subpart 1, Child
Welfare Services State Grants Program.
Under section 423(a), the allotment
percentages are one of the factors used
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in the computation of the Federal grants
awarded under the Program.
DATES: Effective Date: The allotment
percentages shall be effective for Fiscal
Years 2010 and 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Bell, Grants Fiscal Management
Specialist, Office of Grants
Management, Office of Administration,
Administration for Children and
Families, telephone (202) 401–4611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
allotment percentage for each State is
determined on the basis of paragraphs
(b) and (c) of section 423 of the Act.
These figures are available on the ACF
homepage on the Internet: https://
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/. The
allotment percentage for each State is as
follows:
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State
Alabama ....................................
Alaska .......................................
Arizona ......................................
Arkansas ...................................
California ...................................
Colorado ...................................
Connecticut ...............................
Delaware ...................................
District of Columbia ..................
Florida .......................................
Georgia .....................................
Hawaii .......................................
Idaho .........................................
Illinois ........................................
Indiana ......................................
Iowa ..........................................
Kansas ......................................
Kentucky ...................................
Louisiana ..................................
Maine ........................................
Maryland ...................................
Massachusetts ..........................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
Mississippi ................................
Missouri ....................................
Montana ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
Nevada .....................................
New Hampshire ........................
New Jersey ...............................
New Mexico ..............................
New York ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
North Dakota ............................
Ohio ..........................................
Oklahoma .................................
Oregon ......................................
Pennsylvania ............................
Rhode Island ............................
South Carolina ..........................
South Dakota ............................
Tennessee ................................
Texas ........................................
Utah ..........................................
Vermont ....................................
Virginia ......................................
Washington ...............................
West Virginia ............................
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Allotment
percentage
57.84
48.05
56.38
61.11
46.00
45.84
29.80
47.41
30.00
49.99
55.97
49.58
58.77
47.38
56.49
54.98
53.08
59.84
57.58
55.90
39.77
36.86
54.78
46.78
63.23
55.60
57.46
53.19
47.38
46.11
36.67
60.11
40.20
55.99
54.67
54.92
55.55
54.50
49.89
48.70
59.40
54.49
56.26
52.11
60.33
52.12
45.62
47.36
62.02
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Allotment
percentage
State
Wisconsin .................................
Wyoming ...................................
American Samoa ......................
Guam ........................................
N. Mariana Islands ...................
Puerto Rico ...............................
Virgin Islands ............................
52.98
41.29
70.00
70.00
70.00
70.00
70.00
Dated: October 21, 2008.
Joan E. Ohl,
Commissioner, Administration on Children,
Youth and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning
opportunity for public comment on
proposed collections of information, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more
information on the proposed projects or
to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans, call the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276–
1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collections of information
are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: SAMHSA Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for
Excellence Screening and Brief
Intervention Evaluation—New
Since 2001, SAMHSA’s Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention has been
operating the SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for
Excellence. The purpose of the FASD
Center is to prevent FASD and improve
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the treatment of FASD. The FASD
Center’s activities include providing
training, technical assistance, and
subcontracts to increase the use of
effective evidence-based interventions.
The FASD Center will be integrating
Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI)
for pregnant women through service
delivery organizations and will be
evaluating the results. Seven sites will
implement the SBI program operated
through WIC or Healthy/Health Start.
Using the protocol developed by
O’Connor and Whaley, each of the
participating WIC and Healthy Start
programs will be screening pregnant
women to identify those who are
currently drinking. The SBI focuses on
10- to 15-minute sessions of counseling
by a counselor who will use a scripted
manual to guide the intervention.
Participants in the SBI will be assessed
at each visit (to monitor alcohol use),
referred for additional services to
support their efforts to stop drinking,
and will be provided with the 10–15
minute intervention. Clients will be
followed up until their 36th week of
pregnancy.
At baseline, a screening tool will be
administered by the WIC or Healthy/
Health Start counselor to assess
pregnant women at the participating
sites or health care delivery programs.
Women will be assessed for risk using
the T–ACE or TWEAK screening
instruments which have been used
successfully with pregnant women.
Both quantity and frequency of drinking
will be assessed. In addition, basic
demographic data will be collected (age,
race/ethnicity, education, and marital
status) at baseline by participating sites
but no personal identification
information will be transmitted to
SAMHSA.
On a monthly basis, as clients return
for their WIC or Healthy/Health Start
program counseling session, follow-up
data will be collected by the WIC or
Healthy Start counselor. At each
monthly follow-up visit, the quantity
and frequency of drinking will be
assessed and the client’s goals for
drinking will be recorded. In addition,
process level variables will be assessed
to understand how the program is being
implemented (e.g., whether SBI was
delivered; what referrals were made;
which referral services were received).
At the 36th week of pregnancy, the
client will be asked for permission to
place her record from this program into
her infant’s medical record (upon
delivery) and quantity and frequency of
drinking will be assessed.
The data collection is designed to
evaluate the implementation of the
proposed Screening and Brief
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Notice of Allotment Percentages to States for Child Welfare
Services State Grants
AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration
for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Biennial publication of allotment percentages for States under
the Title IV-B subpart 1, Child Welfare Services State Grants Program
(CFDA No. 93.645).
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SUMMARY: As required by section 423(c) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 623(c)), the Department is publishing the allotment percentage
for each State under the Title IV-B Subpart 1, Child Welfare Services
State Grants Program. Under section 423(a), the allotment percentages
are one of the factors used
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in the computation of the Federal grants awarded under the Program.
DATES: Effective Date: The allotment percentages shall be effective for
Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Bell, Grants Fiscal Management
Specialist, Office of Grants Management, Office of Administration,
Administration for Children and Families, telephone (202) 401-4611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The allotment percentage for each State is
determined on the basis of paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 423 of the
Act. These figures are available on the ACF homepage on the Internet:
https://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/. The allotment percentage for each
State is as follows:
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Allotment
State percentage
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Alabama.................................................... 57.84
Alaska..................................................... 48.05
Arizona.................................................... 56.38
Arkansas................................................... 61.11
California................................................. 46.00
Colorado................................................... 45.84
Connecticut................................................ 29.80
Delaware................................................... 47.41
District of Columbia....................................... 30.00
Florida.................................................... 49.99
Georgia.................................................... 55.97
Hawaii..................................................... 49.58
Idaho...................................................... 58.77
Illinois................................................... 47.38
Indiana.................................................... 56.49
Iowa....................................................... 54.98
Kansas..................................................... 53.08
Kentucky................................................... 59.84
Louisiana.................................................. 57.58
Maine...................................................... 55.90
Maryland................................................... 39.77
Massachusetts.............................................. 36.86
Michigan................................................... 54.78
Minnesota.................................................. 46.78
Mississippi................................................ 63.23
Missouri................................................... 55.60
Montana.................................................... 57.46
Nebraska................................................... 53.19
Nevada..................................................... 47.38
New Hampshire.............................................. 46.11
New Jersey................................................. 36.67
New Mexico................................................. 60.11
New York................................................... 40.20
North Carolina............................................. 55.99
North Dakota............................................... 54.67
Ohio....................................................... 54.92
Oklahoma................................................... 55.55
Oregon..................................................... 54.50
Pennsylvania............................................... 49.89
Rhode Island............................................... 48.70
South Carolina............................................. 59.40
South Dakota............................................... 54.49
Tennessee.................................................. 56.26
Texas...................................................... 52.11
Utah....................................................... 60.33
Vermont.................................................... 52.12
Virginia................................................... 45.62
Washington................................................. 47.36
West Virginia.............................................. 62.02
Wisconsin.................................................. 52.98
Wyoming.................................................... 41.29
American Samoa............................................. 70.00
Guam....................................................... 70.00
N. Mariana Islands......................................... 70.00
Puerto Rico................................................ 70.00
Virgin Islands............................................. 70.00
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Dated: October 21, 2008.
Joan E. Ohl,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
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