[Federal Register: October 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 202)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services announces the following advisory committee
meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),
Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality.
Time and Date: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 29, 2002, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. October 30, 2002.
Place: Marriott Baltimore Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna
Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Phone: 410-385-3000.
Status: Open.
Purpose: The purpose of this meeting of the Subcommittee on
Privacy and Confidentiality is to gather information on
implementation plans for the final regulation ``Standards for
Privacy of Indivually Health Information'' (45 CFR parts 160 and
164), promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996. The regulation and further information
about it can be found in the Web site of the Office for Civil Rights
at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hippa/.
The meeting will seek information from invited panels of experts
from the industry about implementation plans and practical issues
identified so far in implementation of the regulation, and as well
as their suggestions about possible solutions for such issues. The
Subcommittee particularly seeks detailed information about the
following: (1) Technical assistance plans and needs, (2) outreach,
education and training efforts, (3) compliance resources, (4) best
practices, (5) public-private partnerships, (6) State preemption
analyses, and (7) the quality of
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vendors and consulting organizations. The panels will include
representatives from various sectors of the healthcare industry,
including small providers, health plans, and State agencies. In
addition to the panels that will be invited to address these issues,
members of the public who would like to make a brief ( 3 minutes or
less) oral comment on one or more of the specified issues during the
meeting will be placed on the agenda as time permits.
For Further Information Contact: Substantive program information
may be obtained from Stephanie Kaminsky, J.D., Lead Staff Person for
the NCVHS Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality, Office of
Civil Rights, Department of Health & Human Services, JFK Bldg.,
Government Center Rm. 1825, Boston, MA 02203, telephone (617) 565-
1352; or Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, NCHS,
CDC, Room 1100, Presidential Building, 6525 Belcrest Road,
Hyattsville, MD 20782, telephone (301) 458-4245. Information about
the committee, including summaries of past meetings and a roster of
committee members, is available on the Committee's Web site at
http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov where an agenda will be posted when
available
Dated: October 10, 2002.
James Scanlon,
Director, Division of Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 02-26580 Filed 10-17-02; 8:45 am]
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