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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 / Notices
Dated: January 12, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023–00879 Filed 1–17–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–9896–N2]
Virtual Meeting of the Ground
Ambulance and Patient Billing
Advisory Committee; Cancellation
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services is cancelling the
virtual public meeting of the Ground
Ambulance and Patient Billing, which
was scheduled for January 17 and 18,
2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaheen Halim, CMS, by phone (410)
786–0641 or via email at
gapbadvisorycommittee@cms.hhs.gov.
Press inquiries may be submitted by
phone (202) 690–6145 or via email at
press@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces the cancellation of the
January 17 and 18, 2023 virtual public
meeting of the Ground Ambulance and
Patient Billing (GAPB) that was
announced in the December 16, 2022
Federal Register (87 FR 77122 through
77123). The January 17 and 18, 2023
public meeting would have been the
initial plenary meeting of the GAPB
Advisory Committee. CMS will publish
a notice in the Federal Register
announcing the future, rescheduled
dates on which the initial meeting of the
GAPB Advisory Committee will take
place no less than 15 calendar days
SUMMARY:
before the meeting date. The meeting
will be open to the public in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
The GAPB Advisory Committee will
make recommendations with respect to
disclosure of charges and fees for
ground ambulance services and
insurance coverage, consumer
protection and enforcement authorities
of the Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and the Treasury (the
Departments) and relevant States, and
the prevention of balance billing to
consumers. The recommendations shall
address options, best practices, and
identified standards to prevent
instances of balance billing; steps that
can be taken by State legislatures, State
insurance regulators, State attorneys
general, and other State officials as
appropriate, consistent with current
legal authorities regarding consumer
protection; and legislative options for
Congress to prevent balance billing.
The Administrator of CMS, Chiquita
Brooks-LaSure, having reviewed and
approved this document, authorizes
Lynette Wilson, who is the Federal
Register Liaison, to electronically sign
this document for purposes of
publication in the Federal Register.
Dated: January 12, 2023.
Lynette Wilson,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2023–00903 Filed 1–13–23; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; State Plan Child Support
Collection and Establishment of
Paternity Title IV–D of the Social
Security Act
Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Request for public comments.
The Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting a 3-year
extension of the forms OCSE–21–U4:
Transmittal and Notice of Approval of
State Plan Material for: Title IV–D of the
Social Security Act, and OCSE–100:
State Plan (Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) # 0970–0017, expiration
July 31, 2023). No changes are proposed.
SUMMARY:
Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
DATES:
You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OCSE has approved an
IV–D state plan for each state. Federal
regulations require states to amend their
state plans only when necessary to
reflect new or revised federal statutes or
regulations or material change in any
state laws, regulations, policies, or IV–
D agency procedures. The requirement
for submission of a state plan and plan
amendments for the Child Support
Enforcement program is found in
sections 452, 454, and 466 of the Social
Security Act.
Respondents: State IV–D Agencies.
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-9896-N2]
Virtual Meeting of the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing
Advisory Committee; Cancellation
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is cancelling the
virtual public meeting of the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing,
which was scheduled for January 17 and 18, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaheen Halim, CMS, by phone (410)
786-0641 or via email at [email protected].
Press inquiries may be submitted by phone (202) 690-6145 or via
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the cancellation of
the January 17 and 18, 2023 virtual public meeting of the Ground
Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) that was announced in the December
16, 2022 Federal Register (87 FR 77122 through 77123). The January 17
and 18, 2023 public meeting would have been the initial plenary meeting
of the GAPB Advisory Committee. CMS will publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing the future, rescheduled dates on which the
initial meeting of the GAPB Advisory Committee will take place no less
than 15 calendar days before the meeting date. The meeting will be open
to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The GAPB Advisory Committee will make recommendations with respect
to disclosure of charges and fees for ground ambulance services and
insurance coverage, consumer protection and enforcement authorities of
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury
(the Departments) and relevant States, and the prevention of balance
billing to consumers. The recommendations shall address options, best
practices, and identified standards to prevent instances of balance
billing; steps that can be taken by State legislatures, State insurance
regulators, State attorneys general, and other State officials as
appropriate, consistent with current legal authorities regarding
consumer protection; and legislative options for Congress to prevent
balance billing.
The Administrator of CMS, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having reviewed
and approved this document, authorizes Lynette Wilson, who is the
Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for
purposes of publication in the Federal Register.
Dated: January 12, 2023.
Lynette Wilson,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-00903 Filed 1-13-23; 4:15 pm]
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