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hospitals. No comments were received 

in response to the proposed notice. 

IV. Provisions of the Final Notice 

A. Differences Between CIHQ’s 

Standards and Requirements for 

Accreditation and Medicare Conditions 

and Survey Requirements 

We compared CIHQ’s psychiatric 

hospital accreditation program 

requirements and survey process with 

the Medicare CoPs at 42 CFR part 482 

subpart A, B, C and E, and the survey 

and certification process requirements 

of parts 488 and 489. Our review and 

evaluation of CIHQ’s psychiatric 

hospital application, which were 

conducted as described in section III of 

this final notice, yielded the following 

areas where, as of the date of this final 

notice, CIHQ has revised its standards 

and certification processes in order to 

meet the requirements at § 488.26(b). 

CIHQ revised its requirements to 

provide additional guidance and 

instruction to surveyors on determining 

the appropriate level of citation for Life 

Safety Code deficiencies. 

B. Term of Approval 

Based on our review and observations 

described in section III of this final 

notice, we have determined that CIHQ’s 

psychiatric hospital accreditation 

program requirements meet or exceed 

our requirements, and its survey 

processes are also comparable. 

Therefore, we approve CIHQ as a 

national AO for psychiatric hospitals 

that request participation in the 

Medicare program, effective November 

1, 2023 through November 1, 2027. 

V. 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.). 

The Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having 

reviewed and approved this document, 

authorizes Chyana Woodyard, who is 

the Federal Register Liaison, to 

electronically sign this document for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: September 22, 2023. 

Chyana Woodyard, 

Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–9892–N] 

Meeting Date for Ground Ambulance 

and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory 

Committee—October 31 and November 

1, 2023 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the date for the third public meeting of 

the Ground Ambulance and Patient 

Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee is 

October 31, 2023 and November 1, 2023. 

The GAPB Advisory Committee will 

make recommendations with respect to 

the 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. 

DATES: 

Virtual Meeting Date: The GAPB 

Advisory Committee will hold a virtual 

meeting on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 

and Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 

9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight 

Time. 

Registration Link: The virtual meeting 

will be open to the public and held via 

the Zoom webinar platform. Virtual 

attendance information will be provided 

upon registration. To register for this 

virtual meeting, please visit: https://

priforum.zoomgov.com/webinar/ 

register/WN_n40NyMM_

Q0u3UFXul1IWTw. Attendance is open 

to the public subject to any technical or 

capacity limitations. 

Deadline for Registration: All 

individuals who plan to attend the 

virtual public meeting must register to 

attend. The deadline to register for the 

public meeting is Monday, October 30, 

2023. Interested parties are encouraged 

to register as far in advance of the 

meeting as possible. 

A detailed agenda and materials will 

be available prior to the meeting on the 

GAPB Advisory Committee website at: 

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/ 

regulations-guidance/advisorycommittees/ground-ambulance-patientbilling-gapb. 

A recording and a summary of the 

meeting will be made available on the 

GAPB Advisory Committee website 

approximately 45 calendar days after 

the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Virtual Meeting Location: 

The October 31, 2023 and November 1, 

2023 public meeting will be held 

virtually via Zoom only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shaheen Halim, (410) 786–0641 or via 

email at gapbadvisorycommittee@

cms.hhs.gov. 

Press inquiries may be submitted by 

phone at (202) 690–6145 or via email at 

press@cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 117(a) of the No Surprises 

Act, enacted as part of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021, div. BB, tit. I, 

Public Law 116–260 (December 27, 

2020), requires the Secretaries of Labor, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), and the Treasury to 

establish and convene an advisory 

committee for the purpose of reviewing 

options to improve the disclosure of 

charges and fees for ground ambulance 

services, better inform consumers of 

insurance options for such services, and 

protect consumers from balance billing. 

The Ground Ambulance and Patient 

Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee is 

governed by the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Public Law 92–463 (October 6, 

1972), as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. 

Information on past and current 

Committee activity can be found at: 

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/ 

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II. Advisory Committee Membership 

Roster 

On November 23, 2021, HHS 

published a Notice of Charter and 

Invitation for Member Nominations in 

the Federal Register for the GAPB 

Advisory Committee (86 FR 66565 

through 66566). On December 16, 2022, 

HHS published a Federal Register 

Notice Announcing the 17 Members of 

the GAPB Advisory Committee (87 FR 

77122 through 77123). A subsequent 

update to the Committee Roster was 

published on April 14, 2023 (88 FR 

23046). 

The 17 Members of the GAPB 

Advisory Committee are as follows: 

• Asbel Montes—Committee 

Chairperson; Additional Representative 

determined necessary and appropriate 

by the Secretaries. 

• Ali Khawar—Secretary of Labor’s 

Designee. 

• Carol Weiser—Secretary of the 

Treasury’s Designee. 

• Rogelyn McLean—Secretary of 

Health and Human Services’ Designee. 

• Gamunu Wijetunge—Department of 

Transportation—National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration. 

• Suzanne Prentiss—State Insurance 

Regulators. 

• Adam Beck—Health Insurance 

Providers. 

• Patricia Kelmar—Consumer 

Advocacy Groups. 

• Gary Wingrove—Patient Advocacy 

Groups. 

• Ayobami Ogunsola—State and 

Local Governments. 

• Ritu Sahni—Physician specializing 

in emergency, trauma, cardiac, or stroke. 

• Peter Lawrence—State Emergency 

Medical Services Officials. 

• Shawn Baird—Emergency Medical 

Technicians, Paramedics, and Other 

Emergency Medical Services Personnel. 

• Edward Van Horne—Representative 

of Various Segments of the Ground 

Ambulance Industry. 

• Regina Godette-Crawford— 

Representative of Various Segments of 

the Ground Ambulance Industry. 

• Rhonda Holden—Representative of 

Various Segments of the Ground 

Ambulance Industry. 

• Loren Adler—Additional 

Representative determined necessary 

and appropriate by the Secretaries. 

The GAPB Advisory Committee 

Roster is also available on the GAPB 

Advisory Committee website at: https:// 

www.cms.gov/medicare/regulationsguidance/advisory-committees/groundambulance-patient-billing-gapb. All 

future updates to the Advisory 

Committee Roster will be published on 

this website. 

III. Meeting Agenda 

The third public meeting of the GAPB 

Advisory Committee will take place on 

October 31, 2023 and November 1, 2023. 

On October 31, 2023, the Committee 

will be presented with findings and 

recommendations from its 

subcommittees for discussion and 

deliberation. On November 1, 2023, the 

Committee will formally vote on which 

recommendations to adopt in its Report 

to the Secretaries. A more detailed 

agenda and materials will be made 

available prior to the meeting on the 

GAPB Advisory Committee website 

(listed previously). 

IV. Public Participation 

The October 31, 2023 and November 

1, 2023 GAPB Advisory Committee 

meeting will be open to the public. 

Attendance may be limited due to 

virtual meeting constraints. Interested 

parties are encouraged to register as far 

in advance of the meeting as possible. 

To register for the meeting, visit: https:// 

www.cms.gov/medicare/regulationsguidance/advisory-committees/groundambulance-patient-billing-gapb. The 

Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS) is 

committed to providing equal access to 

this meeting for all participants and to 

ensuring Section 508 compliance. 

Closed captioning will be provided. To 

request alternative formats or services 

because of a disability, such as sign 

language interpreters or other ancillary 

aids, refer to the contact person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

V. Submitting Written Comments 

Members of the public may submit 

written comments for consideration by 

the Committee at any time via email to 

gapbadvisorycommittee@cms.hhs.gov. 

Additionally, members of the public 

will have the opportunity to submit 

comments during the October 31, 2023 

and November 1, 2023 virtual meeting 

through the chat feature of the Zoom 

webinar platform. Members of the 

public are encouraged to submit lengthy 

written comments (more than 3 

sentences) to the email address above. 

VI. Viewing Documents 

You may view the documents 

discussed in this notice at: https://

www.cms.gov/medicare/regulationsguidance/advisory-committees/groundambulance-patient-billing-gapb. 

The Administrator of CMS, Chiquita 

Brooks-LaSure, having reviewed and 

approved this document, authorizes 

Chyana Woodyard, who is the Federal 

Register Liaison, to electronically sign 

this document for purposes of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Chyana Woodyard, 

Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[CFDA Number: [93.569]] 

Announcement of the Intent To Award 

Three Supplements to Community 

Services Block Grant Award 

Recipients 

AGENCY: Office of Community Services 

(OCS), Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of 

supplements. 

SUMMARY: OCS announces the intent to 

award a supplement in the amount of 

up to $3.6 million ($1.2 million per year 

for 3 fiscal years at $400,000 per 

individual award) to three Community 

Services Block Grant (CSBG) award 

recipients under Notice of Funding 

Opportunity (NOFO): Regional 

Performance and Innovation Consortia 

(RPIC) (HHS–2019–ACF–OCS–ET–1582, 

HHS–2019–ACF–OCS–ET–1586, and 

HHS–2019–ACF–OCS–ET–1587). The 

purpose of the RPIC awards is to 

support robust regional training and 

technical (T/TA) strategies for the CSBG 

Network—states, territories, directlyfunded tribes and tribal organizations, 

and CSBG-eligible entities, and state 

associations within the 10 ACF regions. 

The RPICs are designed to assist in 

meeting high organizational standards 

in the areas of consumer input and 

involvement, community engagement, 

community assessment, organizational 

leadership, board governance, strategic 

planning, human resource management, 

financial operations and oversight, and 

data and analysis. In addition, the RPICs 

identify, promote, and support 

multiyear T/TA efforts to ensure highquality programs and services and 

impactful outcomes for individuals, 

families, and communities. 

DATES: The proposed period of 

performance is September 30, 2023, to 

September 29, 2026. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Lanikque Howard, Ph.D., Director, 

Office of Community Services, 330 C 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. 


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