[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16149-16150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7225]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-2312-N]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Medicaid and CHIP Programs; Meeting of the CHIP Working Group--
April 26, 2010
AGENCIES: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS); Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA), Department of Labor (DOL).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the first meeting of the Medicaid,
Children's Health Insurance Program (``CHIP''), and Employer-Sponsored
Coverage Coordination Working Group (referred to as the ``CHIP Working
Group''). The CHIP Working Group will meet to address objectives
specified under section 311(b)(1)(C) of the Children's Health Insurance
Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. This meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.).
Deadline for Registration without Oral Presentation: April 21,
2010, 12 p.m., E.S.T.
Deadline for Registration of Oral Presentations: April 12, 2010 12
p.m., E.S.T.
Deadline for Submission of Oral Remarks and Written Comments: April
12, 2010 12 p.m., E.S.T.
Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: April 12, 2010 12
p.m., E.S.T.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The meeting will be held at the Omni
Shoreham, 2500 Calvert Street, NW. at Connecticut Avenue in Washington,
DC 20008.
Submission of Testimony: Testimonies should be mailed to Stacey
Green, Designated Federal Official (DFO), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail stop C2-04-04,
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, or contact the DFO via e-mail at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacey Green, DFO, Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, DHHS at (410) 786-6102, or Amy Turner,
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Employee Benefits Security Administration, DOL at (202) 693-8335. News
media representatives must contact the CMS Press Office, (202) 690-
6145. Please refer to the Internet at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA, or
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/CHIP.html for additional information and
updates on committee activities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), this notice announces the first meeting of the Medicaid,
CHIP, and Employer-Sponsored Coverage Coordination Working Group
(``CHIP Working Group''). The Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Secretary of Labor are required under section 311(b)(1)(C) of
the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of
2009 (Pub. L. 111-3), enacted February 4, 2009, to jointly establish a
CHIP Working Group. The membership of the group is based on nominations
submitted in response to a Federal Register solicitation notice
published on May 1, 2009 (74 FR 20323). The CHIP Working Group will
meet two times to develop a model coverage coordination disclosure form
for group health plan administrators to send to States upon request
regarding benefits available under the plan. This notice will enable
States to determine the availability and cost-effectiveness of
providing premium assistance to individuals eligible for benefits under
titles XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act (the Act) to enable them
to enroll in group health plans. The CHIP Working Group will identify
and report on the impediments to the effective coordination of coverage
available to families that include employees of employers that maintain
group health plans and members who are eligible for medical assistance
under title XIX of the Act or child health assistance or other health
benefits coverage under title XXI of the Act.
Not later than August 5, 2010, the CHIP Working Group must submit
to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services the model coverage coordination disclosure form and the report
containing recommendations for appropriate measures for addressing the
impediments to the effective coordination of coverage.
The CHIP Working Group consists of 22 individuals, including 2 Co-
Chairs. Members of the CHIP Working Group are composed of
representatives of the Department of Labor (DOL); the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS); State directors of the Medicaid
Program under title XIX of the Act; State directors of the State
Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of the Act;
employers, including owners of small businesses and their trade or
industry representatives and certified human resource and payroll
professionals; plan administrators and plan sponsors of group health
plans as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended; health insurance issuers; and
representatives of children and other beneficiaries of medical
assistance under title XIX of the Act or child health assistance or
other health benefits coverage under title XXI of the Act. Members
serve for the duration of the committee.
The current members are:
Department of Labor: Phyllis Borzi;
Department of HHS: Victoria Wachino;
State Representatives, including Medicaid and CHIP
Directors: Mari Spaulding-Bynon, Rhonda Medows, Howard ``Rocky'' King,
Ann Clemency Kohler; Janet Olszewski, Linda Sheppard, and Anita Smith;
Employers, Plan Sponsors, and Plan Administrators: Emma
Bennett-Williams, Barbara Caress, Roberta Casper Watson, Greta Cowart,
Kaye Pestaina, and Mark Stember;
Health Insurance Issuers: Terry Bayer, Ellyn Fuchsteiner,
and Kevin Hayden; and
Representatives of Children and Other Beneficiaries of
Medical Assistance: Joan Alker, George Askew, Miguel Carranza, and
Karen Pollitz.
II. Meeting Format and Agenda
The meeting will commence with welcoming remarks for the CHIP
Working Group by Departmental representatives. In addition, the agenda
will focus on the following:
Opening statements from the Co-Chairs, as well as
introductions and remarks by other CHIP Working Group members;
Swearing in of members;
An overview of FACA requirements;
An overview by DOL and HHS staff of the deliverables that
the CHIP Working Group is responsible for under CHIPRA:
+ A model coverage coordination disclosure form for plan
administrators of group health plans.
+ A report containing recommendations for appropriate measures for
addressing the impediments to the effective coordination of coverage
between group health plans and title XIX and XXI State plans.
An opportunity for public comment and testimony.
For additional information and clarification on these topics,
contact the DFO as provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. Individual or organizational stakeholders that
represent the focus area of the CHIP Working Group wishing to present a
5-minute oral testimony on agenda issues must register with the DFO by
the date listed in the DATES section of this notice. Testimony is
limited to agenda topics only. The number of oral testimonies may be
limited by the time available. A written copy of the presenter's oral
remarks must be submitted to the DFO for distribution to CHIP Working
Group members for review before the meeting by the date listed in the
DATES section of this notice. Individual and organizational
stakeholders not scheduled to speak may also submit written comments to
the DFO for distribution by the date listed in the DATES section of
this notice.
III. Meeting Registration and Security Information
The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is limited to the
space available. Persons wishing to attend this meeting must register
by contacting the DFO at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice or by telephone at the number listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice by the date specified in the
DATES section of this notice.
Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special
accommodations must contact the DFO via the contact information
specified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice
by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice.
Authority: Section 1868 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ee) and section 10(a) of Pub. L. 92-463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2,
section 10(a)).
Dated: March 25, 2010.
Charlene Frizzera,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Dated: March 23, 2010.
Michael L. Davis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration,
Department of Labor.
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