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For Further Information Contact: 

Carlisha Gentles, PharmD, BCPS, 

CDCES, Scientific Review Officer, 

National Center for Injury Prevention 

and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway 

NE, Mailstop F–63, Atlanta, Georgia 

30341, Telephone: (770)488–1504; 

Email: CGentles@cdc.gov. 

The Director, Office of Strategic 

Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, has been 

delegated the authority to sign Federal 

Register notices pertaining to 

announcements of meetings and other 

committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1815–N] 

Medicare Program; Public Meeting for 

New Revisions to the Healthcare 

Common Procedure Coding System 

(HCPCS) Coding—November 28–30, 

2023 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

dates and times of the virtual Healthcare 

Common Procedure Coding System 

(HCPCS) public meeting to be held 

November 28, 2023 through November 

30, 2023 to discuss our preliminary 

coding, Medicare benefit category, and 

payment determinations for new 

revisions to the HCPCS Level II code set 

for non-drug and non-biological 

products, as well as how to register for 

those meetings. 

DATES: Virtual Meeting Dates: Tuesday, 

November 28, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

eastern standard time (EST); 

Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., EST; and Thursday, 

November 30, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

EST. 

ADDRESSES: Virtual Meeting Location: 

The HCPCS public meetings will be 

held virtually via Zoom only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sundus Ashar, (410) 786–0750, 

Sundus.ashar1@cms.hhs.gov, or 

HCPCS@cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On December 21, 2000, Congress 

enacted the Medicare, Medicaid, and 

the Children’s Health Insurance 

Program (CHIP) Benefits Improvement 

and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) (Pub. 

L. 106–554). Section 531(b) of BIPA 

mandated that the Secretary establish 

procedures that permit public 

consultation for coding and payment 

determinations for new durable medical 

equipment (DME) under Medicare Part 

B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 

(the Act). In the November 23, 2001 

Federal Register (66 FR 58743), we 

published a notice providing 

information regarding the establishment 

of the annual public meeting process for 

DME. 

In 2020, we implemented changes to 

our HCPCS coding procedures, 

including the establishment of quarterly 

coding cycles for drugs and biological 

products and biannual coding cycles for 

non-drug and non-biological items and 

services. 

In the December 28, 2021 Federal 

Register (86 FR 73860), we published a 

final rule that established procedures for 

making Medicare benefit category and 

payment determinations for new items 

and services that are DME, prosthetic 

devices, orthotics and prosthetics, 

therapeutic shoes and inserts, surgical 

dressings, or splints, casts, and other 

devices used for reductions of fractures 

and dislocations under Medicare Part B. 

II. Public Meeting Agendas 

Prior to registering to attend a virtual 

public meeting, all potential 

participants and other stakeholders are 

advised to review the public meeting 

agendas at https://www.cms.gov/ 

Medicare/Coding/MedHCPCSGenInfo/ 

HCPCSPublicMeetings which identify 

our preliminary coding, Medicare 

benefit category, and payment 

determinations, and the date each item 

will be discussed. In establishing the 

public meeting agendas, we may group 

multiple, related code applications 

under the same agenda item. 

III. Virtual Meeting Registration 

The November 28, 2023 through 

November 30, 2023 HCPCS public 

meetings will be virtual and available 

for remote audio attendance and 

participation only via Zoom. The 

registration link will be posted in the 

Guidelines for Participation in HCPCS 

Public Meetings document on the CMS 

website at https://www.cms.gov/ 

Medicare/Coding/MedHCPCSGenInfo/ 

HCPCSPublicMeetings and in an 

announcement on the HCPCS General 

Information page at https://

www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ 

MedHCPCSGenInfo. The same website 

also contains detailed information on 

how attendees can join the virtual 

public meetings using Zoom, including 

dial-in information. All individuals who 

plan to speak (15 or 5 minutes) at the 

virtual public meetings must register to 

attend. All other attendees can access 

the virtual public meeting through the 

Zoom link which will be posted on the 

HCPCS website after the speaker 

registration closes on Tuesday, 

November 14, 2023. Attendees can 

attend more than one day of the public 

meeting. 

A. Required Information for Registration 

The following information must be 

provided when registering to be a 

speaker: 

• Name; 

• Company name (if applicable); 

• Email address; 

• Any special assistance requests 

(will be considered if the registration is 

submitted by 5 p.m. EST, Tuesday, 

November 14, 2023); 

• Whether the registrant is a primary 

speaker or a 5-minute speaker for an 

agenda item; 

• Agenda item and Application 

number; 

• Whether the primary speaker will 

use a PowerPoint presentation; and 

• Whether the registrant will 

participate in a practice Zoom session, 

to be held on Monday, November 27, 

2023. 

B. Speakers and Attendees 

1. Primary Speakers 

Each applicant that submitted a 

HCPCS code application that will be 

discussed at the virtual public meetings 

is permitted to designate a primary 

speaker. Fifteen minutes is the total 

time interval for a primary speaker per 

agenda item. The deadline for primary 

speakers to register and submit any 

supporting PowerPoint presentation is 5 

p.m., EST, Tuesday, November 14, 2023. 

We will accept PowerPoint 

presentations if those materials are 

emailed to: HCPCS@cms.hhs.gov by the 

stated deadline. Due to the timeframe 

needed for the planning and 

coordination of the HCPCS virtual 

public meetings, materials that are not 

submitted in accordance with this 

deadline cannot be accommodated. 

All PowerPoint presentation materials 

must not exceed 10 slides and should be 


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in PowerPoint presentation format, not 

PDF. We will not play videos or 

animations during the public meeting 

sessions and request the speakers to 

exclude these materials from their 

PowerPoint presentation and instead 

submit any relevant video or animation 

materials along with the written 

comments. We request the speakers to 

ensure that the presentation does not 

include any inappropriate content 

before submission. 

Every primary speaker must declare at 

the beginning of their presentation at 

the meeting, as well as in their written 

summary, whether they have any 

financial involvement with the 

manufacturer of the item that is the 

subject of the HCPCS application that 

the primary speaker presented, or any 

competitors of that manufacturer with 

respect to the item. This includes any 

payment, salary, remuneration, or 

benefit provided to that speaker by the 

applicant. 

2. 5-Minute Speakers

Any individual related to the public

meeting agenda item, including but not 

limited to, an employee, stakeholder, 

competitor, insurer, public consumer, 

etc., may register and speak as a 5- 

minute speaker. The deadline for 

registering to be a 5-minute speaker is 

5 p.m., EST, Tuesday, November 14, 

2023. 

Every 5-minute speaker must declare 

at the beginning of their presentation at 

the meeting, as well as in their written 

summary, whether they have any 

financial involvement with the 

manufacturer of the item that is the 

subject of the HCPCS code application 

or agenda item that the 5-minute 

speaker presented, or any competitors of 

that manufacturer with respect to the 

item. This includes any payment, salary, 

remuneration, or benefit provided to 

that speaker by the applicant. We will 

not accept any other written materials, 

outside of the written comments, from 

a 5-minute speaker. 

3. All Other Attendees

All individuals who plan to attend the

virtual public meetings to listen and do 

not plan to speak, may access the virtual 

public meeting using the Zoom link 

posted on the HCPCS website at https:// 

www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ 

MedHCPCSGenInfo after the speaker 

registration closes on Tuesday, 

November 14, 2023. 

Individuals who require special 

assistance must register and request 

special assistance services by 5 p.m. 

EST, Tuesday, November 14, 2023. 

IV. Written Comments

The primary and 5-minute speaker(s)

must email a brief, written summary 

(one paragraph) of their comments and 

conclusions. Written comments from 

anyone, including the primary and 5- 

minute speaker(s), will only be accepted 

when emailed to: HCPCS@cms.hhs.gov 

before 5 p.m., EST on the date of the 

virtual public meeting at which the 

HCPCS code application that is the 

subject of the comments is discussed. 

V. Additional Information

The HCPCS section of the CMS

website also includes details regarding 

the public meeting process for new 

revisions to the HCPCS code set, 

including information on how to join 

the meeting remotely, and guidelines for 

an effective presentation. The HCPCS 

section of the CMS website also 

contains a document titled ‘‘Healthcare 

Common Procedure Coding System 

(HCPCS) Level II Coding Procedures,’’ 

which is a description of the HCPCS 

coding process, including a detailed 

explanation of the procedures CMS uses 

to make HCPCS coding determinations. 

When CMS refers to HCPCS code or 

HCPCS coding application above, CMS 

may also be referring to circumstances 

when a HCPCS code has already been 

issued, but a Medicare benefit category 

and/or payment has not been 

determined. CMS is working diligently 

to address Medicare benefit category 

and payment determinations for new 

items and services that may be DME, 

prosthetic devices, orthotics and 

prosthetics, therapeutic shoes and 

inserts, surgical dressings, or splints, 

casts, and other devices used for 

reductions of fractures and dislocations 

under Medicare Part B. Please check the 

CMS website listed above for the final 

agenda. 

VI. 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 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 Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; Public 

Comment Request; ACL Generic for 

Administration on Aging Formula 

Grant Programs OMB Control Number 

0985–New 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information listed above. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This new information collection 

solicits comments on the information 

collection requirements relating to the 

ACL Generic for Administration on 

Aging Formula Grant Programs. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information must be submitted 

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

postmarked by December 18, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: Adam Mosey, 

Adam.Mosey@acl.hhs.gov. Submit 

written comments on the collection of 

information to Administration for 

Community Living, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attention: 

Adam Mosey. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Mosey (202) 795–7631 or 

Adam.Mosey@acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 


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