[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 173 (Monday, September 8, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47195-47196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23530]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Inspector General

42 CFR Part 1001


Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Shared Risk Exception; 
Meetings

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS.

ACTION: Meeting of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
document announces the dates and location for the fourth and fifth set 
of meetings by the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Shared Risk 
Exception. The purpose of this committee is to negotiate the 
development of an interim final rule addressing the shared risk 
exception to the Federal health care programs' anti-kickback 
provisions, as statutorily-mandated by section 216 of the Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

DATES: The fourth series of meetings will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. on October 8 and 9, 1997, and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on 
October 10, 1997. The fifth series of meetings will be held from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on November 19, 20 and 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The October meeting will be held in the OIG Conference Room, 
Room 5542, Cohen Building, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

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Washington, D.C. 20201. The November meeting will be held in Rooms 383 
and 385, Hall of States Building of the National Association of 
Insurance Commissioners, 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries regarding these meetings 
should be addressed to Joel Schaer, OIG Regulations Officer, Office of 
Counsel to the Inspector General, Room 5518, Cohen Building, 330 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201; or call (202) 619-
0089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the 
Shared Risk Exception has been established to provide advice and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services with 
respect to the text or content of an interim final rule that will 
establish standards relating to the exception to the anti-kickback 
statute for risk-sharing arrangements, set forth in section 
1128B(b)(3)(F) of the Social Security Act. The exception was enacted by 
section 216 of Public Law 104-191, the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Section 216 of HIPAA provides that 
the Secretary will promulgate regulations that establish standards for 
the exception using an expedited negotiated rulemaking process.
    The intent to form the negotiated rulemaking committee and the 
dates for the first two series of meetings held in June and July 1997 
were announced in the Federal Register on May 23, 1997 (62 FR 28410). 
The third series of meetings is scheduled for September 9 and 10, 1997 
(see 62 FR 39798 for times and location of the September meetings).
    During the scheduled October and November meetings, the committee 
will continue to discuss issues relating to the development of the 
interim final rule and to generate and discuss options for resolving 
those issues.
    The meetings will be open to the public without advanced 
registration. Public attendance at the October meeting may be limited 
to space available. Members of the public wishing to attend the October 
sessions may want to notify the contact person listed above in advance 
to expedite access to the Cohen Building. A summary of all proceedings 
of these meetings and relevant matters and other material will also be 
available for public inspection at the address listed above from the 
hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or can be accessed through the OIG web 
site (http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ignet/internal/hhs/hhs.html).
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).

    Dated: August 27, 1997.
June Gibbs Brown,
Inspector General.
[FR Doc. 97-23530 Filed 9-5-97; 8:45 am]
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