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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance
Program)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Dated: October 20, 2010.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
Dated: November 17, 2010.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
Health Resources and Services
Administration
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AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive
program supplemental award.
SUMMARY: HRSA will be issuing noncompetitive supplemental grant funding
to the University of Wisconsin,
Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison,
Wisconsin, under the Maternal Child
and Health Bureau’s Blood Lead
Proficiency Testing Program. The
University of Wisconsin will use these
funds to initiate an orderly closeout of
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HRSA-funded activities which clearly
fall within the purview of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention’s
‘‘Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young
Children’’ initiative at their National
Center for Environmental Health. This
action will also accord the University of
Wisconsin and the Center additional
time to solicit recommendations from
the CDC’s Advisory Committee on
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
with respect to future funding for this
activity.
The Maternal and Child Health
Bureau (MCHB) has continuously
supported the National Blood Lead and
Erythrocyte Protoprophyrin (EP)
Proficiency Testing Program through the
University of Wisconsin since 1988.
Childhood lead poisoning is a wellcharacterized public health problem in
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manufacturer to promote participation.
The third factor is that some States have
initiated PT requirements, deeming this
quality check of sufficient importance to
mandate successful participation as a
requisite for Medicaid reimbursement.
This State-level action illustrates the
importance of this PT participation, and
may be the beginning of a trend that will
serve to increase participation even
more.
The University of Wisconsin will use
these funds to initiate an orderly
closeout of HRSA-funded activities
which clearly falls within the purview
of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s ‘‘Preventing Lead Poisoning
in Young Children’’ initiative at their
National Center for Environmental
Health. This extension with funding
will also accord the University of
Wisconsin and the Center to solicit
recommendations from the CDC’s
Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention with respect to
future funding for this activity.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Heppel, M.D., Director, Division
of Child, Adolescent and Family Health,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 18A–30, Rockville, MD 20857;
301–443–2250; dheppel@hrsa.gov.
Authority: Section 501(c)(1) of the Social
Security Act, as amended.
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the U.S., and is unfortunately overrepresented in minority, immigrant, and
low socio-economic populations. The
proper detection and treatment of lead
poisoning relies entirely on the accurate
and precise measurement of blood lead
concentration. EP is utilized as an
adjunct test to indicate the extent and
duration of lead exposure, as well as the
detection of iron deficiency, another
pediatric health issue. Proficiency
testing (PT) is a proven method for
assuring and improving laboratory test
accuracy. This program has costeffectively provided monthly PT and
other lab quality improvement tools to
nearly 600 laboratories across the U.S.
and beyond. Of note, the primary focus
of the program over the last few years
has been the integration of new and
usually inexperienced participants into
the program. An enrollment boom has
been fueled by proliferation of the CLIAwaived LeadCare II point of care testing
instrument. In the three years since its
introduction, LeadCare II enrollment
has grown from zero to 300 laboratories,
comprising approximately 40 percent of
all participants. Continued participation
increases, and the fact that those
increases are nearly totally comprised of
LeadCare II users, represent both a
public health success and a challenge
for this program. Since its introduction
in early 2007, over 300 of these
laboratories have enrolled for PT,
swelling program participation to 800
laboratories.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipients of the Award:
University of Wisconsin, Laboratory of
Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin.
Amount of the Non-Competitive
Supplemental Funding: $250,000.
Health Resources and Services
Administration
CFDA Number: 93.110.
Proposed Project Period: January 1,
2008–October 31, 2011.
Justification for Exception to
Competition:
The participation of large numbers of
these labs in voluntary proficiency was
by design, and represents a public
health success by assuring blood lead
screening accuracy where there would
otherwise be no evaluation. Three
factors contribute to this. First, is the
HRSA support of this program, which
has been increased to accommodate the
additional labs.
This support allows laboratories to
participate at no cost, a vital
consideration for voluntary participants.
The second factor is the effort of the
NBLPT Program to integrate the new
technology shortly after it became
available, and collaboration with the
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Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Advisory Committee on Rural
Health and Human Services; Notice of
Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), announcement is
made of the following National
Advisory body scheduled to meet
during the month of February 2011.
The National Advisory committee on
Rural Health will convene its sixtyseventh meeting in the time and place
specified below:
Name: National Advisory Committee
on Rural Health and Human Services.
Dates and Times:
February 23, 2011, 8:45 a.m.–5 p.m.
February 24, 2011, 8:45 a.m.–4 p.m.
February 25, 2011, 8:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
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Place: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500
Calvert Street, NW., Washington, DC
20008.
Phone: (202) 234–0700.
Status: The meeting will be open to
the public.
Purpose: The National Advisory
Committee on Rural Health and Human
Services provides advice and
recommendations to the Secretary with
respect to the delivery, research,
development and administration of
health and human services in rural
areas.
Agenda: Wednesday morning at 9
a.m. the meeting will be called to order
by the Chairperson of the Committee,
the Honorable Ronnie Musgrove. There
will be an update from officials from the
Department of Health and Human
Services. This will be followed by a
series of panel presentations on key
provisions from the Affordable Care Act
(ACA). The Committee will be
examining the rural implications of
several provisions from the ACA,
including health insurance exchanges,
the Maternal and Early Childhood Home
Visitation program and the Community
Living Assistance, Services and Support
program. The day will conclude with a
period of public comment at
approximately 4:30 p.m.
Thursday morning at 9 a.m. the
Committee will continue to hear panel
presentations on ACA-related
provisions and will then break into
subcommittees on each of those topics
for further discussion. The day will
conclude with a period of public
comment at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Friday morning at 9 a.m. the
Committee will summarize key findings
from the meeting and develop a work
plan for the next quarter and the June
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Morris, MPA, Executive
Secretary, National Advisory Committee
on Rural Health and Human Services,
Health Resources and Services
Administration, Parklawn Building,
Room 10B–45, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone (301)
443–0835, Fax (301) 443–2803.
Persons interested in attending any
portion of the meeting should contact
Tish Scolnick at the Office of Rural
Health Policy (ORHP) via Telephone at
(301) 443–0835, or by e-mail at
nscolnick@hrsa.gov. The Committee
meeting agenda will be posted on
ORHP’s Web site https://
www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Discretionary Grant Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive program supplemental award.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: HRSA will be issuing non-competitive supplemental grant
funding to the University of Wisconsin, Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison,
Wisconsin, under the Maternal Child and Health Bureau's Blood Lead
Proficiency Testing Program. The University of Wisconsin will use these
funds to initiate an orderly closeout of HRSA-funded activities which
clearly fall within the purview of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's ``Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children'' initiative
at their National Center for Environmental Health. This action will
also accord the University of Wisconsin and the Center additional time
to solicit recommendations from the CDC's Advisory Committee on
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention with respect to future funding for
this activity.
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) has continuously
supported the National Blood Lead and Erythrocyte Protoprophyrin (EP)
Proficiency Testing Program through the University of Wisconsin since
1988. Childhood lead poisoning is a well-characterized public health
problem in
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the U.S., and is unfortunately over-represented in minority, immigrant,
and low socio-economic populations. The proper detection and treatment
of lead poisoning relies entirely on the accurate and precise
measurement of blood lead concentration. EP is utilized as an adjunct
test to indicate the extent and duration of lead exposure, as well as
the detection of iron deficiency, another pediatric health issue.
Proficiency testing (PT) is a proven method for assuring and improving
laboratory test accuracy. This program has cost-effectively provided
monthly PT and other lab quality improvement tools to nearly 600
laboratories across the U.S. and beyond. Of note, the primary focus of
the program over the last few years has been the integration of new and
usually inexperienced participants into the program. An enrollment boom
has been fueled by proliferation of the CLIA-waived LeadCare II point
of care testing instrument. In the three years since its introduction,
LeadCare II enrollment has grown from zero to 300 laboratories,
comprising approximately 40 percent of all participants. Continued
participation increases, and the fact that those increases are nearly
totally comprised of LeadCare II users, represent both a public health
success and a challenge for this program. Since its introduction in
early 2007, over 300 of these laboratories have enrolled for PT,
swelling program participation to 800 laboratories.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipients of the Award: University of Wisconsin,
Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin.
Amount of the Non-Competitive Supplemental Funding: $250,000.
Authority: Section 501(c)(1) of the Social Security Act, as
amended.
CFDA Number: 93.110.
Proposed Project Period: January 1, 2008-October 31, 2011.
Justification for Exception to Competition:
The participation of large numbers of these labs in voluntary
proficiency was by design, and represents a public health success by
assuring blood lead screening accuracy where there would otherwise be
no evaluation. Three factors contribute to this. First, is the HRSA
support of this program, which has been increased to accommodate the
additional labs.
This support allows laboratories to participate at no cost, a vital
consideration for voluntary participants. The second factor is the
effort of the NBLPT Program to integrate the new technology shortly
after it became available, and collaboration with the manufacturer to
promote participation. The third factor is that some States have
initiated PT requirements, deeming this quality check of sufficient
importance to mandate successful participation as a requisite for
Medicaid reimbursement. This State-level action illustrates the
importance of this PT participation, and may be the beginning of a
trend that will serve to increase participation even more.
The University of Wisconsin will use these funds to initiate an
orderly closeout of HRSA-funded activities which clearly falls within
the purview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
``Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children'' initiative at their
National Center for Environmental Health. This extension with funding
will also accord the University of Wisconsin and the Center to solicit
recommendations from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention with respect to future funding for this activity.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Heppel, M.D., Director, Division
of Child, Adolescent and Family Health, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 18A-30, Rockville, MD 20857; 301-443-2250; dheppel@hrsa.gov.
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-33063 Filed 12-30-10; 8:45 am]
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