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Agenda
08:00–09:00 Arrival/Check-In
09:00–12:00 Morning Public Meeting
Session
12:00–13:00 Lunch Break (Note: Meals
will not be provided by VA.)
13:00–17:00 Afternoon Public Meeting
Session
17:00 Adjourn
Public Meeting Topics
Pursuant to section 1703B(c) of title
38, U.S.C., as added by section 104(a) of
Public Law 115–182, (the VA MISSION
Act), VA requests information that will
assist in developing the access
standards required by section
1703B(a)(1). This includes information
regarding the development of these
access standards, including but not
limited to information on the use of
access standards for the design of health
plan provider networks, referrals from
network providers to out-of-network
providers, the appeals process for
exemptions from benefit limits to out-ofnetwork providers, the existence of
standards for appointment wait times,
the use of travel distance for
establishing service areas, the
development or use of guidelines to
refer patients to out of system providers,
and the measurement of performance
against regulatory standards.
Specifically, VA requests information
from health plans and systems related to
the below:
1. Do health plans use internal access
standards for the design of provider
networks and the application of in
network/out of network benefits that are
more stringent than regulatory standards
(time or distance of travel, appointment
wait times, provider/member ratios)? If
so, what are these internal standards?
How does the health plan measure
performance against regulatory and
internal access standards? How does the
health plan respond to findings when
access standards are not being met? Are
current regulatory access standards costeffective while maintaining quality
standards? Do health plans have a
process to handle routine requests from
members or referring providers for
exemptions to benefit limits when
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members seek out of network care or a
lower tier provider?
2. Do health plans allow for appeals
by providers or members to request
exemptions from benefit limits related
to out of network care or care by a lower
tier provider? Is external review allowed
for such appeals?
3. What are health plan practices
regarding internal, regulatory, and/or
accreditation standards for appointment
wait times, including variance by
specialty or type of service? How does
the health plan use travel distance or
time and/or provider-to-population
ratios in deciding which geographic
areas to consider as primary or
secondary service areas?
4. Are clinicians within the health
system given guidelines or rules on
when to refer patients to out of system
providers? For example, are clinicians
encouraged to refer out of system if insystem wait times are longer than
standard, travel time or distance to an
in-system provider is too long, the
patient’s ability to travel is
compromised or the frequency of
treatment makes travel to an in-network
provider difficult?
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd, Acting Chief of
Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on June 25,
2018, for publication.
Dated: June 25, 2018.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy
& Management, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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VA National Academic Affiliations
Council, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act that the VA
National Academic Affiliations Council
(NAAC) will meet via conference call on
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July 11, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. EST. The meeting is open to the
public.
The purpose of the Council is to
advise the Secretary on matters affecting
partnerships between VA and its
academic affiliates.
On July 11, 2018, the Council will
explore the current modernization effort
within the Veterans Health
Administration (VHA); receive a
briefing on the VHA electronic health
record modernization program; discuss
provisions of the recently enacted
Public Law 115–182 that impacts VA’s
clinical education mission; and receive
updates on the waiver process for VA
employees engaging in teaching
activities with for-profit educational
institutions; the activities of the
Council’s Subcommittee on Diversity
and Inclusion; the June 13, 2018
Roundtable of Graduate Medical
Education hosted by the House
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; and the
recent efforts of the VA Strategic
Academic Advisory Council. The
Council will receive public comments
from 11:50 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST.
Interested persons may attend and/or
present oral statements to the Council.
The dial in number to attend the
conference call is: 1–800–767–1750. At
the prompt, enter access code 66983
then press #. Individuals seeking to
present oral statements are invited to
submit a 1–2 page summary of their
comments at the time of the meeting for
inclusion in the official meeting record.
Oral presentations will be limited to five
minutes or less, depending on the
number of participants. Interested
parties may also provide written
comments for review by the Council
prior to the meeting or at any time, by
email to Steve.Trynosky@va.gov, or by
mail to Stephen K. Trynosky J.D.,
M.P.H., M.M.A.S., Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations
(10A2D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420. Any member of
the public wishing to participate or
seeking additional information should
contact Mr. Trynosky via email or by
phone at (202) 461–6723.
Dated: June 26, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VA National Academic Affiliations Council, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the VA National Academic
Affiliations Council (NAAC) will meet via conference call on July 11,
2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The meeting is open to the
public.
The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary on matters
affecting partnerships between VA and its academic affiliates.
On July 11, 2018, the Council will explore the current
modernization effort within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA);
receive a briefing on the VHA electronic health record modernization
program; discuss provisions of the recently enacted Public Law 115-182
that impacts VA's clinical education mission; and receive updates on
the waiver process for VA employees engaging in teaching activities
with for-profit educational institutions; the activities of the
Council's Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion; the June 13, 2018
Roundtable of Graduate Medical Education hosted by the House Committee
on Veterans' Affairs; and the recent efforts of the VA Strategic
Academic Advisory Council. The Council will receive public comments
from 11:50 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST.
Interested persons may attend and/or present oral statements to the
Council. The dial in number to attend the conference call is: 1-800-
767-1750. At the prompt, enter access code 66983 then press #.
Individuals seeking to present oral statements are invited to submit a
1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for
inclusion in the official meeting record. Oral presentations will be
limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of
participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for
review by the Council prior to the meeting or at any time, by email to
[email protected], or by mail to Stephen K. Trynosky J.D., M.P.H.,
M.M.A.S., Designated Federal Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations
(10A2D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. Any member of the
public wishing to participate or seeking additional information should
contact Mr. Trynosky via email or by phone at (202) 461-6723.
Dated: June 26, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-14002 Filed 6-28-18; 8:45 am]
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