[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 12978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5508]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Administration for Children and Families
Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program Evaluation; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby
given of the following meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation.
Date and Time: March 23, 2011, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. EST.
Place: Webinar.
The Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program Evaluation will meet for its first session on
Wednesday, March 23, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST. The general
public can join the meeting via webinar by logging onto http://www.mchcom.com/LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469, clicking on the
``Register now'' button, and then following the instructions.
Participants should launch the webinar no later than 8:40 a.m. EST in
order for the logistics to be established for participation in the
call. If there are technical problems gaining access to the call,
please click on the ``Report a technical problem/request help'' link
associated with the registration page: http://www.mchcom.com/LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469.
Meeting Registration: General public participants are asked to
register for the conference by going to the registration Web site at
http://www.mchcom.com/LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469.
Special Accommodations: Attendees requiring special accommodations
such as large print materials or additional special accommodations may
make comments when registering at the online Web site by clicking on
the ``Report a technical problem/request help'' link associated with
the registration page: http://www.mchcom.com/LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469.
Agenda: The meeting will include: (1) Welcoming remarks and
presentation of the charge for the Committee, (2) introduction of
Committee members, (3) a presentation of the Maternal, Infant and Early
Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, and (4) a presentation and
discussion of the goals, challenges, and options for the design of the
national evaluation of the MIECHV program. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate.
Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments
that will be distributed to Committee members prior to the conference
call. Written comments must be received by Monday, March 21, 2011, for
consideration. Comments can be submitted using the email link on the
registration page: http://www.mchcom.com/LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any person interested in obtaining
other relevant information can contact Ms. Billie Butler, Maternal and
Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration; e-
mail: [email protected]; telephone: (301) 443-1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on the Maternal,
Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation is
authorized by subsection 511(g)(1) of Title V of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) as amended by section 2951 of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148)
(Affordable Care Act). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the
Secretary of Health and Human Services on the design, plan, progress,
and findings of the evaluation required for the home visiting program
under the Affordable Care Act. More specifically, the Committee is to
review, and make recommendations on, the design and plan for this
evaluation; maintain and advise the Secretary regarding the progress of
the evaluation; and comment, if the Committee so desires, on the report
submitted to Congress under subsection 511(g)(3) of Title V.
The study design options for this national evaluation will be
formally presented to the Committee for review. The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) has contracted with MDRC, formerly known as
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan
education and social policy research organization, to develop the
design options for the evaluation of the home visiting program.
As specified in the legislation, the evaluation will provide a
state-by-state analysis of the needs assessments and the States'
actions in response to the assessments. Additionally, as specified in
the legislation, the evaluation will provide an assessment of: (a) The
effect of early childhood home visiting programs on outcomes for
parents, children, and communities with respect to domains specified in
the Affordable Care Act (such as maternal and child health status,
school readiness, and domestic violence, among others); (b) the
effectiveness of such programs on different populations, including the
extent to which the ability to improve participant outcomes varies
across programs and populations; and (c) the potential for the
activities conducted under such programs, if scaled broadly, to enhance
health care practices, eliminate health disparities, improve health
care system quality, and reduce costs.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Mark Greenberg,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Administration for Children and
Families.
[FR Doc. 2011-5508 Filed 3-7-11; 4:15 pm]
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