Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 5 / Monday, January 8, 2001 / Notices 1361

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

White House Commission on

Complementary and Alternative

Medicine Policy; Notice of Meeting

Notice is given of the third Town Hall

Meeting of the White House

Commission on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine Policy. The

purpose of the meeting is to convene the

Commission for a public hearing to

receive public testimony from

individuals and organizations interested

in the subject of federal policy regarding

complementary and alternative

medicine. Comments received at the

meeting may be used by the

Commission to prepare the report to the

President as required by the Executive

Order.

Comments should focus on the four

areas that follow. Questions for

consideration include, but are not

limited to those presented below. For

each question, please consider

including in your response concerns,

possible obstacles, existing programs,

and suggested solutions to guide the

Commission in their deliberations.

I. Coordinated Research and

Development to Increase Knowledge of

Complementary and Alternative

Medicine Practices and Interventions

(A) What can be done to expand the

current research environment so that

practices and interventions that lie

outside conventional science are

adequately and appropriately

addressed?

(B) What types of incentives are

needed to stimulate the research of

CAM practices and interventions by the

public and private sectors?

(C) How can we more effectively

integrate the CAM and conventional

research communities to stimulate and

coordinate research?

II. Guidance for Access to, Delivery of,

and Reimbursement for

Complementary and Alternative

Medicine Practices and Interventions

(A) Do you have ready access to CAM

practices and interventions?

(B) How can access to safe and

effective CAM practices and

interventions be improved?

(C) What types of CAM practices and

interventions should be reimbursable

through federal programs or other health

care coverage systems?

III. Training, Education, Certification,

Credentialing, Licensing, and

Accountability of Health Care

Practitioners in Complementary and

Alternative Medicine

(A) How can uniform standards of

education, training, licensing and

certification be applied to all CAM

practitioners?

(B) What training and education

should be required of all health care

providers to assure access to safe and

effective CAM practices and

interventions?

(C) What sources of funds exist for the

education and training of CAM

practitioners?

(D) Are performance standards or

practice guidelines needed to ensure the

public will have access to the full range

of safe and effective CAM practices and

interventions?

IV. Delivery of Reliable and Useful

Information on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine to Health Care

Professionals and the Public

(A) How can useful, reliable, and

updated information about CAM

practices and interventions be made

more accessible? How would you like to

receive such information?

(B) As a consumer, what kinds of

information about CAM practices and

interventions are most needed and

important to you?

(C) As a health care provider, what

kinds of information about CAM

practices and interventions are most

needed and important to you?

The Town Hall Meeting is open to the

public and opportunities for oral

comments and written statements by the

public will be provided.

Name of Committee: The White

House Commission on Complementary

and Alternative Medicine Policy.

Date: January 23, 2001.

Time: 9 a.m.–9 p.m.

Place: Ames Auditorium, Lighthouse

International Conference Center, 111

East 59th Street, New York, New York

10022–1201.

Contact Persons: Stephen C. Groft,

Pharm. D., Executive Director, or

Michele Chang, CMT, MPH, Executive

Secretary, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room

1010, MSC–7707, Bethesda, MD 20817–

7707, Phone: (301) 435–7592 or 866–

373–1124 (Toll-Free), Fax: (301) 480–

1691, E-Mail: WHCCAMP@od.nih.gov.

The President established the White

House Commission on Complementary

and Alternative Medicine Policy on

March 7, 2000 by Executive Order

13147. The mission of the White House

Commission on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine Policy is to

provide a report, through the Secretary

of the Department of Health and Human

Services, on legislative and

administrative recommendations for

assuring that public policy maximizes

the benefits of complementary and

alternative medicine to Americans.

Because of the need to obtain the

views of the public on these issues as

soon as possible and because of the

early deadline for the report required of

the Commission, this notice is being

provided at the earliest possible time.

Public Participation: The Town Hall

meeting is open to the public with

attendance limited by the availability of

space on a first come, first serve basis.

Members of the public who wish to

present oral comment may register by

calling 1–800–953–3298 or by accessing

the website at http://whccamp.hhs.gov

no later than January 16, 2001.

Oral comments will be limited to five

minutes. Individuals who register to

speak will be assigned in the order in

which they registered. Due to time

constraints, only one representative

from each organization will be allotted

time for oral testimony. The number of

speakers and the time allotted may also

be limited by the number of registrants.

All requests to register should include

the name, address, telephone number,

and business or professional affiliation

of the interested party, and should

indicate the area of interest or question

(as described above) to be addressed.

Individuals interested in attending the

meeting to observe the proceedings but

not to provide oral testimony should

also register.

Any person attending the meeting

who has not registered to speak in

advance of the meeting will be allowed

to make a brief oral statement at the

conclusion of the morning and

afternoon sessions, if time permits, and

at the chairperson’s discretion.

Individuals unable to attend the

meeting, or any interested parties, may

send written comments by mail, fax, or

electronically to the staff office of the

Commission for inclusion in the public

record. When mailing or faxing written

comments, please provide, if possible,

an electronic version or a diskette.

Persons needing special assistance,

such as sign language interpretation or

other special accommodations, should

contact the Commission staff at the

address or telephone number listed no

later than January 16, 2001.

Dated: December 28, 2000.

Anna Snouffer,

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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