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By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

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# DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

**HUMAN SERVICES**

**Centers for Disease Control and**

**Prevention**

**Meeting of the Community Preventive**

**Services Task Force**

**AGENCY** 

# : Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health

and Human Services (HHS).

**ACTION** 

# : Notice of meeting.

**SUMMARY** 

# : The Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the next meeting of the

Community Preventive Services Task

Force (Task Force). The Task Force is an

independent, nonpartisan, nonfederal,

and unpaid panel. Its members

represent a broad range of research,

practice, and policy expertise in

prevention, wellness, health promotion,

and public health, and are appointed by

the CDC Director. The Task Force was

convened in 1996 by the Department of

Health and Human Services (HHS) to

identify community preventive

programs, services, and policies that

increase healthy longevity, save lives

and dollars and improve Americans’

quality of life. CDC is mandated to

provide ongoing administrative,

research, and technical support for the

operations of the Task Force. During its

meetings, the Task Force considers the

findings of systematic reviews on

existing research and issues

recommendations. Task Force

recommendations provide information

about evidence-based options that

decision makers and stakeholders can

consider when determining what best

meets the specific needs, preferences,

available resources, and constraints of

their jurisdictions and constituents. The

Task Force’s recommendations, along

with the systematic reviews of the

scientific evidence on which they are

based, are compiled in The Guide to

Community Preventive Services

(Community Guide).

**DATES** 

# : The meeting will be held on

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from

8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST and

Thursday, February 26, 2015 from 8:30

a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.

**ADDRESSES** 

# : The Task Force Meeting

will be held at CDC Edward R. Roybal

Campus, Tom Harkin Global

Communications Center (Building 19), 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA

30333. You should be aware that the

meeting location is in a Federal

government building; therefore, Federal

security measures are applicable. For

additional information, please see

Roybal Campus Security Guidelines

under **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**



# . Information regarding meeting logistics

will be available on the Community

Guide Web site

( www.thecommunityguide.org ).

Meeting Accessibility: This meeting is

open to the public, limited only by

space availability in the meeting

location. All meeting attendees must

RSVP to ensure the required security

procedures are completed to gain access

to the CDC’s Global Communications

Center.

U.S. citizens must RSVP by 2/15/

2015.

Non U.S. citizens must RSVP by 2/9/

2015 due to additional security steps

that must be completed.

In addition to in-person participation,

individuals may view presentations via

live video stream on the Internet. Those

interested in accessing the live stream

must also RSVP, and additional

information will be sent to registrants

requesting connectivity via the Internet

in advance of the meeting. Failure to

RSVP by the dates identified could

result in an inability to attend the Task

Force meeting due to the strict security

regulations on federal facilities.

For Further Information and to RSVP

Contact: Terica Scott, The Community

Guide Branch; Division of

Epidemiology, Analysis, and Library

Services; Center for Surveillance,

Epidemiology and Laboratory Services;

Office of Public Health Scientific

Services; Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–

E–69, Atlanta, GA 30333, phone: (404)

498–6360, email: CPSTF@cdc.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** 

# :

Purpose: The purpose of the meeting

is for the Task Force to consider the

findings of systematic reviews and issue

findings and recommendations. Task

Force recommendations provide

information about evidence-based

options that decision makers and

stakeholders can consider when

determining what best meets the

specific needs, preferences, available

resources, and constraints of their

jurisdictions and constituents.

Matters To Be Discussed:

Vaccinations, Obesity, Cardiovascular

Disease, and Health Equity. Topics are

subject to change.

Roybal Campus Security Guidelines:

The Edward R. Roybal Campus is the

headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is

located at 1600 Clifton Road NE.,

Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting is being

held in a Federal government building;

therefore, Federal security measures are

applicable.

All meeting attendees must RSVP by

the dates outlined under Meeting

Accessability. In planning your arrival

time, please take into account the need

to park and clear security. All visitors

must enter the Roybal Campus through

the entrance on Clifton Road. Your car

may be searched, and the guard force

will then direct visitors to the

designated parking area. Upon arrival at

the facility, visitors must present

government issued photo identification

( e.g., a valid federal identification

badge, state driver’s license, state nondriver’s identification card, or passport).

Non-United States citizens must

complete the required security

paperwork prior to the meeting date and

must present a valid passport, visa,

Permanent Resident Card, or other type

of work authorization document upon

arrival at the facility. All persons

entering the building must pass through

a metal detector. Visitors will be issued

a visitor’s ID badge at the entrance to

Building 19 and may be escorted to the

meeting room. All items brought to

HHS/CDC are subject to inspection.

Dated: January 27, 2015.

Ron A. Otten,

Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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# DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

**HUMAN SERVICES**

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid**

**Services**

**[CMS–9088–N]**



# Medicare and Medicaid Programs;

**Quarterly Listing of Program**

**Issuances—October Through**

**December 2014**

**AGENCY** 

# : Centers for Medicare &

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

**ACTION** 

# : Notice.

**SUMMARY** 

# : This quarterly notice lists

CMS manual instructions, substantive

and interpretive regulations, and other

Federal Register notices that were

published from October through

December 2014, relating to the Medicare

and Medicaid programs and other

programs administered by CMS.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** 

# : It is

possible that an interested party may


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need specific information and not be

able to determine from the listed

information whether the issuance or regulation would fulfill that need.

Consequently, we are providing contact

persons to answer general questions concerning each of the addenda

published in this notice.

I. Background

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

Services (CMS) is responsible for

administering the Medicare and

Medicaid programs and coordination

and oversight of private health

insurance. Administration and oversight

of these programs involves the

following: (1) Furnishing information to

Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries,

health care providers, and the public;

and (2) maintaining effective

communications with CMS regional

offices, state governments, state

Medicaid agencies, state survey

agencies, various providers of health

care, all Medicare contractors that

process claims and pay bills, National

Association of Insurance Commissioners

(NAIC), health insurers, and other

stakeholders. To implement the various

statutes on which the programs are

based, we issue regulations under the

authority granted to the Secretary of the

Department of Health and Human

Services under sections 1102, 1871,

1902, and related provisions of the

Social Security Act (the Act) and Public

Health Service Act. We also issue various manuals, memoranda, and

statements necessary to administer and

oversee the programs efficiently.

Section 1871(c) of the Act requires

that we publish a list of all Medicare

manual instructions, interpretive rules,

statements of policy, and guidelines of

general applicability not issued as

regulations at least every 3 months in

the Federal Register

.

II. Format for the Quarterly Issuance

Notices

This quarterly notice provides only

the specific updates that have occurred

in the 3-month period along with a

hyperlink to the full listing that is

available on the CMS Web site or the

appropriate data registries that are used

as our resources. This is the most

current up-to-date information and will

be available earlier than we publish our

quarterly notice. We believe the Web

site list provides more timely access for

beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers.

We also believe the Web site offers a

more convenient tool for the public to

find the full list of qualified providers

for these specific services and offers

more flexibility and ‘‘real time’’ accessibility. In addition, many of the

Web sites have listservs; that is, the

public can subscribe and receive

immediate notification of any updates to

the Web site. These listservs avoid the

need to check the Web site, as

notification of updates is automatic and

sent to the subscriber as they occur. If

assessing a Web site proves to be

difficult, the contact person listed can

provide information.

III. How To Use the Notice

This notice is organized into 15

addenda so that a reader may access the

subjects published during the quarter

covered by the notice to determine

whether any are of particular interest.

We expect this notice to be used in

concert with previously published

notices. Those unfamiliar with a

description of our Medicare manuals

should view the manuals at http://www.

cms.gov/manuals.

Dated: January 23, 2015.

Kathleen Cantwell,

Director, Office of Strategic Operations and

Regulatory Affairs.

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# DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

**HUMAN SERVICES**

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid**

**Services**

**[CMS–6059–N2]**



# Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s

**Health Insurance Programs:**

**Announcement of the Extended**

**Temporary Moratoria on Enrollment of**

**Ambulance Suppliers and Home Health**

**Agencies in Designated Geographic**

**Locations**

**AGENCY** 

# : Centers for Medicare &

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

**ACTION** 

# : Extension of temporary

moratoria.

**SUMMARY** 

# : This document announces the

extension of temporary moratoria on the

enrollment of new ambulance suppliers

and home health agencies (HHAs) in

specific locations within designated

metropolitan areas in Florida, Illinois,

Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania, and

New Jersey to prevent and combat fraud,

waste, and abuse.

**DATES** 

# : Effective Dates: January 29, 2015. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** 

# : Belinda Gravel, (410) 786–8934.

News media representatives must

contact CMS’ Public Affairs Office at

(202) 690–6145 or email them at press@

cms.hhs.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** 

# :

I. Background

A. CMS’ Imposition of Temporary

Enrollment Moratoria

Section 6401(a) of the Affordable Care

Act added a new section 1866(j)(7) to

the Social Security Act (the Act) to

provide the Secretary with authority to

impose a temporary moratorium on the

enrollment of new Medicare, Medicaid

or CHIP providers and suppliers,

including categories of providers and

suppliers, if the Secretary determines a

moratorium is necessary to prevent or

combat fraud, waste, or abuse under

these programs. For a more detailed

explanation of these authorities, please

see the July 31, 2013 notice (78 FR

46339) or February 4, 2014 extension

and establishment of a temporary

moratoria document (hereinafter

referred to as the February 4, 2014

moratoria document or notice) (79 FR

6475).

Based on this authority and our

regulations at § 424.570, we have

implemented three phases of the

moratoria to date. In the notice issued

on July 31, 2013 (78 FR 46339), we

imposed moratoria on the enrollment of

home health agencies in Miami-Dade

County, Florida and Cook County,

Illinois and surrounding counties and

on the enrollment of ground ambulance

suppliers in the Harris County, Texas

area and surrounding counties. Then, in

the notice published on February 4,

2014 (79 FR 6475), we extended the

initial moratoria and imposed moratoria

on the enrollment of home health

agencies in Broward County, Florida,

Dallas County, Texas, Harris County,

Texas and Wayne County, Michigan and

surrounding counties and on the

enrollment of ground ambulance

suppliers in Philadelphia, PA and

surrounding counties. In the notice

published on August 1, 2014 (79 FR

44702), CMS extended all of the abovementioned moratoria.

B. Determination of the Need for

Extending a Moratorium

In extending these enrollment

moratoria, CMS considered both

qualitative and quantitative factors

suggesting a high risk of fraud, waste, or

abuse. CMS relied on law enforcement’s

longstanding experience with ongoing

and emerging fraud trends and activities

through civil, criminal, and administrative investigations and

prosecutions. CMS’ determination of a

high risk of fraud, waste, or abuse in

these provider and supplier types

within these geographic locations was

then confirmed by CMS’ data analysis,

which relied on factors the agency

identified as strong indicators of risk.

(For a more detailed explanation of this

determination process and of these

authorities, see the July 31, 2013 notice

(78 FR 46339) or February 4, 2014

moratoria document (79 FR 6475)).

1. Consultation With Law Enforcement

In consultation with the HHS-Office

of Inspector General (OIG) and the

Department of Justice (DOJ), CMS

identified two provider and supplier

types in nine geographic locations that

warrant a temporary enrollment

moratorium. For a more detailed

discussion of this consultation process,

see the July 31, 2013 notice (78 FR

46339) or February 4, 2014 moratoria

document (79 FR 6475).

2. Beneficiary Access to Care

Beneficiary access to care in

Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP is of

critical importance to CMS and its state

partners, and CMS carefully evaluated

access for the target moratorium

locations. Prior to imposing and

extending these moratoria, CMS

consulted with the appropriate State

Medicaid Agencies and with the

appropriate State Department of

Emergency Medical Services to

determine if the moratoria would create

an access to care issue for Medicaid and

CHIP beneficiaries in the targeted

locations and surrounding counties. All

of CMS’ state partners were supportive

of CMS analysis and proposals, and

together with CMS, determined that

these moratoria will not create access to

care issues for Medicaid or CHIP

beneficiaries. CMS also reviewed

Medicare data for these areas and found

there are no current problems with

access to HHAs or ground ambulance

suppliers.

3. Lifting a Temporary Moratorium

In accordance with § 424.570(b), a

temporary enrollment moratorium

imposed by CMS will remain in effect

for 6 months. (For a more detailed

explanation of how CMS can lift a

temporary moratorium, see the July 31,

2013 notice (78 FR 46339) or February

4, 2014 moratoria document (79 FR

6475)). If CMS deems it necessary, the

moratorium may be extended in 6-

month increments. CMS will evaluate

whether to extend or lift the moratorium

before any subsequent moratorium

periods. If one or more of the moratoria