[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-11362] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: May 11, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Advisory Council; Meeting In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following National Advisory bodies scheduled to meet during the month of June 1994: Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health. Date and Time: June 13-15, 1994; 1:30 p.m. Place: The Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 235-5500. The meeting is open to the public. Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to the delivery, financing, research, development and administration of health care services in rural areas. Agenda: Plenary session on Monday, June 13, will be devoted to ``The Health Care Reform in Rural Areas and Telemedicine.'' Other plenary topics will include discussions and presentations on the changes on farm safety, rural physician recruitment and placement, and a rural community empowerment project, ``Hometown Health.'' In addition, a presentation regarding the application of the field of telemedicine in Health Care Reform will be provided at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center. A trip to the Farm Bureau has been planned for Monday evening. The presentation will cover the Bureau's Farm Safety Program. The Education and Health Services Work Group and the Health Care Financing Work Group will meet between plenary sessions on developing recommendations and strategies for improving health services delivery in rural areas. The meeting will adjourn on Wednesday, June 15, at noon. (Transportation on field trips will not be provided. All sessions are open to the public.) Anyone requiring information regarding the subject Council should contact Jeffery Human, Executive Secretary, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, room 9-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-0835, FAX (301) 443- 2803. Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting should contact Ms. Arlene Granderson, Director of Operations, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, Telephone (301) 443-0835. Name: National Commission on Allied Health Date and Time: June 20-21, 1994, 8:30 a.m. Place: Stouffer Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036. The meeting is open to the public. Purpose: The National Commission on Allied Health shall: (1) Make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, with respect to: (A) The supply and distribution of allied health personnel throughout the United States; (B) current and future shortages or excesses of allied health personnel, particularly in medically underserved and rural communities; (C) priority research needs within the allied health professions; (D) appropriate Federal policies relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (C), including policies concerning changes in the financing of undergraduate and graduate allied health programs, changes in the types of allied health education, and the appropriate Federal role in the development of a research base in the allied health professions; (E) appropriate efforts to be carried out by health care facilities, schools and programs of allied health, and professional associations with respect to the matter referred to in subparagraph (A), including efforts for changes in undergraduate and graduate allied health education programs, and private support for research initiatives; (F) deficiencies and needs for improvements in existing data bases concerning the supply and distribution of training programs for allied health in the United States and steps that should be taken to eliminate such deficiencies; and (G) problems, and recommendations for the resolution of such problems, relating to the roles and functions of professionals within the allied health fields and other fields such as medicine and dentistry; and (2) encourage entities providing allied health education to conduct activities to voluntarily achieve the recommendations of the Commission. Agenda: The agenda includes Opening and Welcome remarks; Introduction of members; Congressional perspective of the Commission; Public Advisory Committee Overview; Election of the Chairperson; development of subcommittees; presentations on supply and distribution, shortages and excess and current research activities. Anyone requiring information regarding the Committee should contact Mr. Neil H. Sampson, Director, Division of Associated, Dental, and Public Health, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, room 8-101, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-6853. Agenda Items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Dated: May 5, 1994. Jackie E. Baum, Advisory Committee Management Officer, HRSA. [FR Doc. 94-11362 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-15-P