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TABLE 1—FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES AND ENHANCED FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES, 

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2015–SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (FISCAL YEAR 2016)—Continued 

State 

(1) (2) (3) 

Federal medical 

assistance 

percentages 

Enhanced federal 

medical 

assistance 

percentages for 

CHIP *** 

Enhanced federal 

medical 

assistance 

percentages with 

ACA 23 pt 

increase for 

CHIP **** 

Iowa ........................................................................................................................... 54.91 68.44 91.44 

Kansas ....................................................................................................................... 55.96 69.17 92.17 

Kentucky .................................................................................................................... 70.32 79.22 100.00 

Louisiana .................................................................................................................... 62.21 73.55 96.55 

Maine ......................................................................................................................... 62.67 73.87 96.87 

Maryland .................................................................................................................... 50.00 65.00 88.00 

Massachusetts ........................................................................................................... 50.00 65.00 88.00 

Michigan ..................................................................................................................... 65.60 75.92 98.92 

Minnesota .................................................................................................................. 50.00 65.00 88.00 

Mississippi .................................................................................................................. 74.17 81.92 100.00 

Missouri ...................................................................................................................... 63.28 74.30 97.30 

Montana ..................................................................................................................... 65.24 75.67 98.67 

Nebraska .................................................................................................................... 51.16 65.81 88.81 

Nevada ....................................................................................................................... 64.93 75.45 98.45 

New Hampshire ......................................................................................................... 50.00 65.00 88.00 

New Jersey ................................................................................................................ 50.00 65.00 88.00 

New Mexico ............................................................................................................... 70.37 79.26 100.00 

New York ................................................................................................................... 50.00 65.00 88.00 

North Carolina ............................................................................................................ 66.24 76.37 99.37 

North Dakota .............................................................................................................. 50.00 65.00 88.00 

Northern Mariana Islands * ........................................................................................ 55.00 68.50 91.50 

Ohio ........................................................................................................................... 62.47 73.73 96.73 

Oklahoma ................................................................................................................... 60.99 72.69 95.69 

Oregon ....................................................................................................................... 64.38 75.07 98.07 

Pennsylvania .............................................................................................................. 52.01 66.41 89.41 

Puerto Rico * .............................................................................................................. 55.00 68.50 91.50 

Rhode Island .............................................................................................................. 50.42 65.29 88.29 

South Carolina ........................................................................................................... 71.08 79.76 100.00 

South Dakota ............................................................................................................. 51.61 66.13 89.13 

Tennessee ................................................................................................................. 65.05 75.54 98.54 

Texas ......................................................................................................................... 57.13 69.99 92.99 

Utah ........................................................................................................................... 70.24 79.17 100.00 

Vermont ..................................................................................................................... 53.90 67.73 90.73 

Virgin Islands * ........................................................................................................... 55.00 68.50 91.50 

Virginia ....................................................................................................................... 50.00 65.00 88.00 

Washington ................................................................................................................ 50.00 65.00 88.00 

West Virginia .............................................................................................................. 71.42 79.99 100.00 

Wisconsin ................................................................................................................... 58.23 70.76 93.76 

Wyoming .................................................................................................................... 50.00 65.00 88.00 

* For purposes of section 1118 of the Social Security Act, the percentage used under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI will be 75 per centum. 

** The values for the District of Columbia in the table were set for the state plan under titles XIX and XXI and for capitation payments and DSH 

allotments under those titles. For other purposes, the percentage for DC is 50.00, unless otherwise specified by law. 

*** These eFMAP rates for CHIP are listed here for illustrative purposes only. They are superseded by the ACA 23 percentage point increase 

in column 3. 

**** Section 2101(a) of the Affordable Care Act amended Section 2105(b) of the Social Security Act to increase the enhanced FMAP for states 

by 23 percentage points in CHIP, but not to exceed 100 percent, for the period that begins on October 1, 2015 and ends on September 30, 2019 

(fiscal years 2016 through 2018). 

Note: Both the normal eFMAP rates and the Affordable Care Act’s increased eFMAP rates are displayed for comparison. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28398 Filed 11–28–14; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the National Advisory 

Committee on Children and Disasters 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is hereby giving notice that the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Children and Disasters (NACCD) will be 

holding a meeting via teleconference. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The December 18, 2014, NACCD 

meeting is scheduled from 1:00 to 2:00 

p.m. EST. The agenda is subject to 

change as priorities dictate. Please 

check the NACCD Web site, located at 

www.phe.gov/naccd for the most up-todate information on the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: To attend the meeting via 

teleconference, call toll-free 888–843– 

7185 pass-code 8233167. Please call 15 

minutes prior to the beginning of the 

conference call to facilitate attendance. 

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attend the meeting should submit an 

inquiry via the NACCD Contact Form 

located at www.phe.gov/

NACCDComments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please submit an inquiry via the NACCD 

Contact Form located at www.phe.gov/

NACCDComments. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as 

amended), and section 2811A of the 

Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 

U.S.C. 300hh–10a), as added by section 

103 of the Pandemic and All Hazards 

Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 

2013 (Pub. L. 113–5), the HHS 

Secretary, in consultation with the 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security, established the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Children and Disasters (NACCD). The 

purpose of the NACCD is to provide 

advice and consultation to the HHS 

Secretary with respect to the medical 

and public health needs of children in 

relation to disasters. The Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 

and Response (ASPR) provides 

management and administrative 

oversight to support the activities of the 

NACCD. 

Background: This public meeting will 

be dedicated to the members voting to 

approve two task letters that the NACCD 

Chair received from the Assistant 

Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response. 

Availability of Materials: The meeting 

agenda and materials will be posted on 

the NACCD Web site at: www.phe.gov/ 

naccd prior to the meeting. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

All written comments must be received 

prior to December 17, 2014. Please 

submit comments via the NACCD 

Contact Form located at www.phe.gov/

NACCDComments. Individuals who 

plan to attend and need special 

assistance should submit a request via 

the NACCD Contact Form located at 

www.phe.gov/NACCDComments. 

Dated: November 25, 2014 

Nicole Lurie, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28337 Filed 12–1–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–15–15FY] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce public 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To 

request more information on the below 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the information collection plan and 

instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

State Health Department Access to 

Electronic Health Record Data from 

Healthcare Facilities during a 

Healthcare-Associated Infection 

Outbreak: A Retrospective 

Assessment—New—National Center for 

Emerging and Zoonotic Infections 

Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Two years ago, contaminated steroid 

injections caused the largest fungal 

meningitis outbreak in the United 

States, affecting 20 states and resulting 

in 751 infections and 64 deaths. The 

subsequent healthcare-associated 

infection (HAI) outbreak response 

required significant collaboration 

between healthcare providers and 

facilities and public health departments 

(HDs). Following the outbreak response, 

HDs reported that various challenges 

with access to patient health 

information in electronic health records 

(EHRs) hindered the efficient and rapid 

identification of potential fungal 

meningitis cases in healthcare facilities. 

The fungal meningitis outbreak 

experience highlights the need to better 

understand the landscape of granting 

and using access to EHRs for outbreak 

investigations. 

The Division of Healthcare Quality 

Promotion, the Office for State, Tribal, 

Local and Territorial Support, and the 

Office of Public Health Scientific 

Services at the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) are 

partnering with Association of State and 

Territorial Health Officials and The 

Keystone Center to evaluate the 

challenges surrounding HDs access to 

EHRs in healthcare facilities’ during an 

HAI outbreak investigation. The 

evaluation seeks to compile information 

across states from experts in the public 

and private sector to assess experiences, 

identify issues, and seek 

recommendations for improving HDs 

access to EHRs during future outbreaks. 

In addition to a study report, the 

insights from healthcare facility staff 

will be used to build a toolkit to help 

state HDs understand the perspectives 

and needs of the healthcare facilities 

related to EHR access. The toolkit will 

provide perceived barriers, 

recommendations to overcome those 

barriers, best practices that support EHR 

access, and practical tools such as 

templates, memorandums of 

understanding (MOUs), and policies. 

The toolkit will be distributed to HDs, 

healthcare facilities, and other 


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