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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee and 
Subcommittee on Proficiency Testing, Quality Assurance, and Quality 
Control: Meetings

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following Federal advisory committee 
meetings.

    Name: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee 
(CLIAC).
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, September 27, 1994; 8:30 
a.m.-5 p.m., September 28, 1994.
    Place: CDC, Auditorium A, Building 2, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This committee is charged with providing scientific and 
technical advice and guidance to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding the need 
for, and the nature of, revisions to the standards under which 
clinical laboratories are regulated; the impact of proposed 
revisions to the standards; and the modification of the standards to 
accommodate technological advances.
    Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include an orientation 
for all members regarding the roles and responsibilities of an 
advisory committee member, a summary of the March meeting, an update 
on the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Regulations, a 
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) update on laboratory 
inspections, proficiency testing implementation by HCFA, and an 
information update and report from the Subcommittee on Proficiency 
Testing, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Name: Subcommittee on Proficiency Testing, Quality Assurance, 
and Quality Control.
    Time and Date: 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., September 27, 1994.
    Place: CDC, Auditorium A, Building 2, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee advises CLIAC on issues related to 
proficiency testing, quality assurance, and quality control.
    Matters to be Discussed: The subcommittee will be given an 
informational update on proficiency testing requirements and will 
discuss the 80 percent versus 90 percent consensus to determine 
gradability of proficiency testing samples. Agenda items are subject 
to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for Additional Information: John C. Ridderhof, 
Dr.P.H, Division of Laboratory Systems, Public Health Practice 
Program Office, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop G-25, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 404/488-7660.

    Dated: September 6, 1994.
Jack Jackson,
Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 94-22413 Filed 9-9-94; 8:45 am]
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