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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality:
Request for Nominations for Public
Members
AGENCY:
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations for public members.
SUMMARY:
42 U.S.C. 299c establishes a
National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality (the
Council). The Council is to advise the
Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the
Director of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) on
matters related to activities of the
Agency to carry out its mission. AHRQ’s
mission is to produce evidence to make
health care safer, higher quality, more
accessible, equitable, and affordable,
and to work within the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services and with
other partners to make sure that the
evidence is understood and used.
The terms of seven current members
will expire in November 2016. To fill
these positions, we are seeking
individuals who are distinguished in:
(1) The conduct of research,
demonstration projects, and evaluations
with respect to health care; (2) the fields
of health care quality research or health
care improvement; (3) the practice of
medicine; (4) other health professions;
(5) representing the private health care
sector (including health plans,
providers, and purchasers) or
administrators of health care delivery
systems; (6) the fields of health care
economics, information systems, law,
ethics, business, or public policy; and,
(7) the representation of the interests of
patients and consumers of health care.
42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(2).
Individuals are particularly sought
with experience and success in
activities specified in the summary
above.
DATES:
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Nominations should be received
on or before 60 days after date of
publication.
ADDRESSES:
Nominations should be sent
to Jaime Zimmerman AHRQ, 5600
Fishers Lane, 06E37A, Rockville,
Maryland 20857. Nominations may also
be emailed to
NationalAdvisoryCouncil@ahrq.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaime Zimmerman, AHRQ, at (301) 427–
1456.
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42 U.S.C.
299c provides that the Secretary shall
appoint 21 appropriately qualified
individuals to the National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and
Quality. At least 17 members shall be
representatives of the public and at least
one member shall be a specialist in the
rural aspects of one or more of the
professions or fields listed in the above
summary. In addition, the Secretary
designates, as ex officio members,
representatives from other Federal
agencies, principally agencies that
conduct or support health care research,
as well as Federal officials the Secretary
may consider appropriate. 42 U.S.C.
299c(c)(3). The Council meets
approximately 3 times a year in the
Washington, DC, metropolitan area,
generally in Rockville, Maryland, to
provide broad guidance to the Secretary
and AHRQ’s Director on the direction of
and programs undertaken by AHRQ.
Seven individuals will be selected by
the Secretary to serve on the Council
beginning with the meeting in the
spring of 2017. Members generally serve
3-year terms. Appointments are
staggered to permit an orderly rotation
of membership.
Interested persons may nominate one
or more qualified persons for
membership on the Council. Selfnominations are accepted. Nominations
shall include: (1) A copy of the
nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae;
and (2) a statement that the nominee is
willing to serve as a member of the
Council. Selected candidates will be
asked to provide detailed information
concerning their financial interests,
consultant positions and research grants
and contracts, to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflict of interest.
Please note that once a candidate is
nominated, AHRQ may consider that
nomination for future positions on the
Council. Federally registered lobbyists
are not permitted to serve on this
advisory board pursuant to the
Presidential Memorandum entitled
‘‘Lobbyists on Agency Boards and
Commissions’’ dated June 10, 2010, and
the Office of Management and Budget’s
‘‘Final Guidance on Appointment of
Lobbyists to Federal Boards and
Commissions,’’ 76 FR 61756 (October 5,
2011).
The Department seeks a broad
geographic representation. In addition,
AHRQ conducts and supports research
concerning priority populations, which
include: Low-income groups; minority
groups; women; children; the elderly;
and individuals with special health care
needs, including individuals with
disabilities and individuals who need
chronic care or end-of-life health care.
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See 42 U.S.C. 299(c). Nominations of
persons with expertise in health care for
these priority populations are
encouraged.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director .
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Request for Nominations for Public Members
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations for public members.
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SUMMARY: 42 U.S.C. 299c establishes a National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality (the Council). The Council is to advise
the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the Director of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on matters related to activities
of the Agency to carry out its mission. AHRQ's mission is to produce
evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible,
equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the
evidence is understood and used.
The terms of seven current members will expire in November 2016. To
fill these positions, we are seeking individuals who are distinguished
in: (1) The conduct of research, demonstration projects, and
evaluations with respect to health care; (2) the fields of health care
quality research or health care improvement; (3) the practice of
medicine; (4) other health professions; (5) representing the private
health care sector (including health plans, providers, and purchasers)
or administrators of health care delivery systems; (6) the fields of
health care economics, information systems, law, ethics, business, or
public policy; and, (7) the representation of the interests of patients
and consumers of health care. 42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(2).
Individuals are particularly sought with experience and success in
activities specified in the summary above.
DATES: Nominations should be received on or before 60 days after date
of publication.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Jaime Zimmerman AHRQ, 5600
Fishers Lane, 06E37A, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Nominations may also
be emailed to NationalAdvisoryCouncil@ahrq.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, AHRQ, at (301) 427-
1456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 42 U.S.C. 299c provides that the Secretary
shall appoint 21 appropriately qualified individuals to the National
Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality. At least 17
members shall be representatives of the public and at least one member
shall be a specialist in the rural aspects of one or more of the
professions or fields listed in the above summary. In addition, the
Secretary designates, as ex officio members, representatives from other
Federal agencies, principally agencies that conduct or support health
care research, as well as Federal officials the Secretary may consider
appropriate. 42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(3). The Council meets approximately 3
times a year in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, generally in
Rockville, Maryland, to provide broad guidance to the Secretary and
AHRQ's Director on the direction of and programs undertaken by AHRQ.
Seven individuals will be selected by the Secretary to serve on the
Council beginning with the meeting in the spring of 2017. Members
generally serve 3-year terms. Appointments are staggered to permit an
orderly rotation of membership.
Interested persons may nominate one or more qualified persons for
membership on the Council. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations
shall include: (1) A copy of the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae;
and (2) a statement that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of
the Council. Selected candidates will be asked to provide detailed
information concerning their financial interests, consultant positions
and research grants and contracts, to permit evaluation of possible
sources of conflict of interest. Please note that once a candidate is
nominated, AHRQ may consider that nomination for future positions on
the Council. Federally registered lobbyists are not permitted to serve
on this advisory board pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum entitled
``Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions'' dated June 10, 2010, and
the Office of Management and Budget's ``Final Guidance on Appointment
of Lobbyists to Federal Boards and Commissions,'' 76 FR 61756 (October
5, 2011).
The Department seeks a broad geographic representation. In
addition, AHRQ conducts and supports research concerning priority
populations, which include: Low-income groups; minority groups; women;
children; the elderly; and individuals with special health care needs,
including individuals with disabilities and individuals who need
chronic care or end-of-life health care. See 42 U.S.C. 299(c).
Nominations of persons with expertise in health care for these priority
populations are encouraged.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director .
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