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1We note that the Citizen’s Advisory Panel on 

Medicare Education is also referred to as the 

Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (65 FR 

4617). The name was updated in the Second 

Amended Charter approved on July 24, 2000. 

example, provisional, conditional, 

temporary) of accreditation offered by 

the organization, the duration of each 

type and category of accreditation and a 

statement identifying the types and 

categories that would serve as a basis for 

accreditation if CMS approves the 

accreditation organization. 

• A list of all currently accredited MA 

organizations and the type, category, 

and expiration date of the accreditation 

held by each of them. 

• A list of all full and partial 

accreditation surveys scheduled to be 

performed by the accreditation 

organization. 

• The name and address of each 

person with an ownership or control 

interest in the accreditation 

organization. 

• CMS will also consider URAC’s 

past performance in the deeming 

program and results of recent deeming 

validation reviews, or look-behind 

audits conducted as part of continuing 

federal oversight of the deeming 

program under § 422.157(d). 

B. Notice Upon Completion of 

Evaluation 

Upon completion of our evaluation, 

including evaluation of comments 

received as a result of this notice, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register announcing the result of our 

evaluation. Section 1852(e)(4)(C) of the 

Act provides a statutory timetable to 

ensure that our review of deeming 

applications is conducted in a timely 

manner. The Act provides us with 210 

calendar days after the date of receipt of 

an application to complete our survey 

activities and application review 

process. At the end of the 210-day 

period, we must publish an approval or 

denial of the application in the Federal 

Register. 

III. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection requirements, 

that is, reporting, recordkeeping or 

third-party disclosure requirements. 

Consequently, there is no need for 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

IV. Response to Comments 

Because of the large number of public 

comments we normally receive on 

Federal Register documents, we are not 

able to acknowledge or respond to them 

individually. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date and 

time specified in the DATES section of 

this preamble, and, when we proceed 

with a subsequent document, we will 

respond to the comments in the 

preamble to that document. 

Dated: December 14, 2018. 

Seema Verma, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–7052–N] 

Medicare & Medicaid Programs, and 

Other Program Initiatives, and 

Priorities; Meeting of the Advisory 

Panel on Outreach and Education 

(APOE), January 16, 2019 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

next meeting of the Advisory Panel on 

Outreach and Education (APOE) (the 

Panel) in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The Panel 

advises and makes recommendations to 

the Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) and 

the Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on 

opportunities to enhance the 

effectiveness of consumer education 

strategies concerning CMS programs, 

initiatives, and priorities. This meeting 

is open to the public. 

DATES:

Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 16, 

2019 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. eastern 

standard time (e.s.t). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration, 

Presentations, Special Accommodations 

and Comments: Wednesday, January 2, 

2019, 5:00 p.m., e.s.t. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 

705A, Conference Room, Washington, 

DC 20201. 

Presentations and Written Comments: 

Presentations and written comments 

should be submitted to: Lynne Johnson, 

Acting Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), Office of Communications, 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Mailstop S1–05–06, Baltimore, MD 

21244–1850 or via email at 

Lynne.Johnson@cms.hhs.gov. 

Registration: The meeting is open to 

the public, but attendance is limited to 

the space available. Persons wishing to 

attend this meeting must register at the 

website https://www.regonline.com/ 

apoe2019jan16meeting or by contacting 

the Acting DFO listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice, by the date listed in the 

DATES section of this notice. Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation or 

other special accommodations should 

contact the Acting DFO at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice by the date listed in the DATES

section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynne Johnson, Acting Designated 

Federal Official, Office of 

Communications, CMS, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Mail Stop S1–05–06, 

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850, 410–786– 

0090, email Lynne.Johnson@

cms.hhs.gov. Additional information 

about the APOE is available on the 

internet at: http://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-guidance/Guidance/ 

FACA/APOE.html. Press inquiries are 

handled through the CMS Press Office 

at (202) 690–6145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background 

The Advisory Panel for Outreach and 

Education (APOE) (the Panel) is 

governed by the provisions of Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended (5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2), which sets forth standards 

for the formation and use of federal 

advisory committees. The Panel is 

authorized by section 1114(f) of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1314(f)) 

and section 222 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a). 

The Secretary of the U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

(the Secretary) signed the charter 

establishing the Citizen’s Advisory 

Panel on Medicare Education 1 (the 

predecessor to the APOE) on January 21, 

1999 (64 FR 7899, February 17, 1999) to 

advise and make recommendations to 

the Secretary and the Administrator of 

the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) on the effective 

implementation of national Medicare 

education programs, including with 

respect to the Medicare+Choice (M+C) 

program added by the Balanced Budget 

Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–33). 

The Medicare Modernization Act of 

2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173) 

expanded the existing health plan 

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M+C program and renamed it the 

Medicare Advantage (MA) program. We 

have had substantial responsibilities to 

provide information to Medicare 

beneficiaries about the range of health 

plan options available and better tools 

to evaluate these options. The 

successful MA program implementation 

required CMS to consider the views and 

policy input from a variety of private 

sector constituents and to develop a 

broad range of public-private 

partnerships. 

In addition, Title I of the MMA 

authorized the Secretary and the 

Administrator of CMS (by delegation) to 

establish the Medicare prescription drug 

benefit. The drug benefit allows 

beneficiaries to obtain qualified 

prescription drug coverage. In order to 

effectively administer the MA program 

and the Medicare prescription drug 

benefit, we have substantial 

responsibilities to provide information 

to Medicare beneficiaries about the 

range of health plan options and 

benefits available, and to develop better 

tools to evaluate these plans and 

benefits. 

The Affordable Care Act (Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act, 

Pub. L. 111–148, and Health Care and 

Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, 

Pub. L. 111–152) expanded the 

availability of other options for health 

care coverage and enacted a number of 

changes to Medicare as well as to 

Medicaid and the Children’s Health 

Insurance Program (CHIP). Qualified 

individuals and qualified employers are 

now able to purchase private health 

insurance coverage through a 

competitive marketplace, called an 

Affordable Insurance Exchange (also 

called Health Insurance MarketplaceSM, 

or MarketplaceSM). In order to 

effectively implement and administer 

these changes, we must provide 

information to consumers, providers, 

and other stakeholders through 

education and outreach programs 

regarding how existing programs will 

change and the expanded range of 

health coverage options available, 

including private health insurance 

coverage through the MarketplaceSM. 

The APOE (the Panel) allows us to 

consider a broad range of views and 

information from interested audiences 

in connection with this effort and to 

identify opportunities to enhance the 

effectiveness of education strategies 

concerning the Affordable Care Act. 

The scope of this Panel also includes 

advising on issues pertaining to the 

education of providers and stakeholders 

with respect to the Affordable Care Act 

and certain provisions of the Health 

Information Technology for Economic 

and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act 

enacted as part of the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(ARRA). 

On January 21, 2011, the Panel’s 

charter was renewed and the Panel was 

renamed the Advisory Panel for 

Outreach and Education. The Panel’s 

charter was most recently renewed on 

January 19, 2017, and will terminate on 

January 19, 2019 unless renewed by 

appropriate action. 

Under the current charter, the APOE 

will advise the Secretary and the 

Administrator on optimal strategies for 

the following: 

• Developing and implementing 

education and outreach programs for 

individuals enrolled in, or eligible for, 

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or 

coverage available through the Health 

Insurance MarketplaceSM, and other 

CMS programs. 

• Enhancing the federal government’s 

effectiveness in informing Health 

Insurance MarketplaceSM, Medicare, 

Medicaid, and CHIP consumers, issuers, 

providers, and stakeholders, through 

education and outreach programs, on 

issues regarding these programs, 

including the appropriate use of publicprivate partnerships to leverage the 

resources of the private sector in 

educating beneficiaries, providers, and 

stakeholders. 

• Expanding outreach to vulnerable 

and underserved communities, 

including racial and ethnic minorities, 

in the context of Health Insurance 

MarketplaceSM, Medicare, Medicaid, 

and CHIP education programs, and 

other CMS programs. 

• Assembling and sharing an 

information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for 

helping consumers evaluate health 

coverage options. 

• Building and leveraging existing 

community infrastructures for 

information, counseling, and assistance. 

• Drawing the program link between 

outreach and education, promoting 

consumer understanding of health care 

coverage choices, and facilitating 

consumer selection/enrollment, which 

in turn support the overarching goal of 

improved access to quality care, 

including prevention services, 

envisioned under the Affordable Care 

Act. 

The current members of the Panel are: 

Kellan Baker, Centennial Scholar, 

Department of Health Policy and 

Management, John Hopkins Bloomberg 

School of Public Health; Robert 

Blancato, President, Matz, Blancato & 

Associates; Dale Blasier, Professor of 

Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of 

Orthopaedics, Arkansas Children’s 

Hospital; Deborah Britt, Executive 

Director of Patient Services, Piedmont 

Fayette Hospital; Deena Chisolm, 

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and 

Public Health, The Ohio State 

University College of Medicine, The 

Research Institute at Nationwide 

Children’s Hospital; Robert Espinoza, 

Vice President of Policy, 

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute; 

Louise Scherer Knight, Director, Harry J. 

Duffey Family Patient and Family 

Services Program, Johns Hopkins 

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer 

Center; Roanne Osborne-Gaskin, M.D., 

Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer, 

MercyCare Health Plans; Cathy Phan, 

Business Development Coordinator, 

Asian American Health Coalition dba 

HOPE Clinic; Kamilah Pickett, Director, 

Community Health Compass; Alvia 

Siddiqi, Medical Director, Advocate 

Physician Partners, Carla Smith, 

Executive Vice President, Healthcare 

Information and Management Systems 

Society (HIMSS); Tobin Van Ostern, CoFounder, Young Invincibles Advisors; 

and Paula Villescaz, Principal 

Consultant, Assembly Health 

Committee, California State Legislature. 

II. Provisions of This Notice 

In accordance with section 10(a) of 

the FACA, this notice announces a 

meeting of the APOE. The agenda for 

the January 16, 2019 meeting will 

include the following: 

• Welcome and listening session with 

CMS leadership 

• Recap of the previous (September 

26, 2018) meeting 

• CMS programs, initiatives, and 

priorities 

• An opportunity for public comment 

• Meeting summary, review of 

recommendations, and next steps 

Individuals or organizations that wish 

to make a 5-minute oral presentation on 

an agenda topic should submit a written 

copy of the oral presentation to the DFO 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice by the date listed 

in the DATES section of this notice. The 

number of oral presentations may be 

limited by the time available. 

Individuals not wishing to make an oral 

presentation may submit written 

comments to the DFO at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice by the date listed in the DATES

section of this notice. 

III. Security, Building, and Parking 

Guidelines 

The meeting is open to the public, but 

attendance is limited to the space 

available. Persons wishing to attend this 

meeting must register by contacting the 

DFO at the address listed in the 


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ADDRESSES section of this notice or by 

telephone at the number listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice by the date 

specified in the DATES section of this 

notice. This meeting will be held in a 

federal government building, the Hubert 

H. Humphrey (HHH) Building; 

therefore, federal security measures are 

applicable. 

The REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 

109–13) establishes minimum standards 

for the issuance of state-issued driver’s 

licenses and identification (ID) cards. It 

prohibits federal agencies from 

accepting an official driver’s license or 

ID card from a state for any official 

purpose unless the Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

determines that the state meets these 

standards. Beginning October 2015, 

photo IDs (such as a valid driver’s 

license) issued by a state or territory not 

in compliance with the Real ID Act will 

not be accepted as identification to enter 

federal buildings. Visitors from these 

states/territories will need to provide 

alternative proof of identification (such 

as a valid passport) to gain entrance into 

federal buildings. The current list of 

states from which a federal agency may 

accept driver’s licenses for an official 

purpose is found at http://www.dhs.gov/ 

real-id-enforcement-brief. 

We recommend that confirmed 

registrants arrive reasonably early, but 

no earlier than 45 minutes prior to the 

start of the meeting, to allow additional 

time to clear security. Security measures 

include the following: 

• Presentation of a government-issued 

photographic identification to the 

Federal Protective Service or Guard 

Service personnel. 

• Inspection, via metal detector or 

other applicable means, of all persons 

entering the building. We note that all 

items brought into HHH Building, 

whether personal or for the purpose of 

presentation or to support a 

presentation, 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 

presentation or to support a 

presentation. 

Note: Individuals who are not 

registered in advance will not be 

permitted to enter the building and will 

be unable to attend the meeting. 

IV. Collection of Information 

This document does not impose 

information collection requirements, 

that is, reporting, recordkeeping or 

third-party disclosure requirements. 

Consequently, there is no need for 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Dated: December 14, 2018. 

Seema Verma, 

Administrator Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Public Comment Request; 

Independent Living Services (ILS) 

Program Performance Report (PPR) 

(0985–0043) 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living (ACL), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living is announcing that 

the proposed collection of information 

listed above has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance as 

required under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-Day 

notice collects comments on the 

information collection requirements 

related to Independent Living Services 

Program Performance Report (Proposed 

Extension with Changes of a Currently 

Approved Collection (ICR Rev)). 

DATES: Comments on the information 

collection request must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or 

postmarked by February 25, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information by: 

(a) email to: OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB Desk Officer 

for ACL; (b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: 

OMB Desk Officer for ACL; or (c) by 

mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, New 

Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, 

Rm. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Nye, Administration for 

Community Living, Washington, DC 

20201, (202) 795–7606 or peter.nye@

acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL 

has submitted the following proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

review and clearance. The Act of 1973 

requires three Independent Living 

program reports: (1) State Plan for 

Independent Living, (2) ILS PPR, and (3) 

Center for Independent Living (CIL) 

PPR. The ILS PPR and CIL PPR were 

previously combined into one 

submission. However, for the purposes 

of this data collection, the ILS PPR and 

CIL PPR are being submitted separately 

because they are separate collections of 

different information from different 

parties. Separating these PRA processes 

reduces confusion and increases the 

Independent Living Administration’s 

(ILA) ability to identify issues specific 

to designated state entities (DSEs) and 

Statewide Independent Living Councils 

(SILCs). This request is for the ILS PPR, 

which is submitted annually by the 

SILC and DSE in every state that 

receives Subchapter B funds. The ILS 

PPRs are used by ACL to assess 

grantees’ compliance with title VII of 

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, with 45 CFR part 1329 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, and with 

applicable provisions of the HHS 

Regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The ILS 

PPR serves as the primary basis for 

ACL’s monitoring activities in 

fulfillment of its responsibilities under 

sections 706 and 722 of the Act. The 

PPR is also used by ACL to design CIL 

and SILC training and technical 

assistance programs authorized by 

section 721 of the Act. The data is also 

used to meet the requirements of 

GPRAMA regarding performance 

measures. 31 U.S.C. 1115 (2011). 

The current version of the ILS PPR 

that ILA is requesting an extension for 

was approved by OMB, but will expire 

on December 31, 2018. ILA plans to 

substantively review the data collection 

and publish a revised ILS program data 

collection instrument before the 

expiration of the extension request. 

The proposed data collection tools 

may be found on the ACL website for 

review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input. 

Comments in Response to the 60-Day 

Federal Register Notice 

A notice was published in the Federal 

Register on October 19, 2018 (Vol. 83, 

Number 2018–22751; pp. 53062–53063). 


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