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Open Meetings
Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) Development
(Reference: Program Memorandum Transmittal AB-00-116)
In order to ensure that the development of LCD occurs through a public and open process, Rhode Island Medicare Services invites submission of information from members of the general public. Rhode Island Medicare Services permits interested
parties to submit scientific, evidence-based information, professional consensus opinions, or any other relevant information regarding Draft LCDs. Open meetings will be held prior to the presentation of these policies at the Contractor Advisory
Committee (CAC) meeting. The Contractor Medical Director (CMD) will allow interested parties (generally those that would be affected by the LCD, including providers, physicians, vendors, manufactures, beneficiaries, or their caretakers) to make
presentations of information related to draft policies. If time and space are insufficient to accommodate all who wish to speak, the contractor will accept written (or e-mail) comments and give them full and equal consideration as if presented
at the meeting. Members of the CAC may attend these public meetings.
| Location: |
Rhode Island Medicare Services
875 Centerville Road
Building 3
Warwick, RI 02886 |
| Dates: |
September 9, 2008 2:00 p.m.
According to PIM Chapter 13.7.4.1 (D), the
Draft LCD Open Meeting is required for the purpose of discussing
draft LCDs. Due to the planned conversion of Local Medicare
Contractors to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC), the
Carrier is not presenting any draft LCDs for discussion in
January. Therefore this meeting is not required.
Please utilize the
Reconsideration Process
for
dissemination of information relative to any final LCDs that are
currently active. If anyone has additional LCD issues that may
warrant an Open Meeting, please utilize the ' Contact Us '
feature on our website providing specific information relative
to your concern and we will respond accordingly.
In the unforeseable event that these dates or
times have to be altered in any way, any changes will be posted
by the first of each meeting month. The only exceptions to this
will be inclement weather conditions and this will be posted as
soon as it is available. |
In the unforeseeable event that these dates or times have to be altered in any way, any changes will be posted by the first of each meeting month. The only exceptions to this will be inclement weather conditions and this will be posted as
soon as it is available.
Policies
The policies to be presented at the meeting are available for review through the Draft Policy section of our web site.
Attendance
All members of the public are invited to attend the open
meeting as observers. However, pre-registration is required for all
participants and observers due to limited seating. This can be done
by
notifying Medicare Services.
This will enable the Carrier to contact you individually if there are
any emergency changes.
Requests to Present Information
Interested parties, who wish to make presentations of scientific evidence and other scientific-based information related to the draft policies, must
notify Medicare Services and RSVP notification of intent to attend. Please include:
- Name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and company affiliation
- Name of policy which you wish to address
Registration must be received in our office no later than 3 business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend.
Presentations will be limited to 15 minutes each. It is the presenter’s responsibility to provide any audio-visual support necessary for the presentation. Presentations may be summarized by Medicare Services. A summary of all comments
received will be posted in the Draft Policy section at the end of the comment period.
In addition, presenters must provide ten (10) copies of an executive summary of the information they plan on presenting, ten (10) copies of the presentation, and 10 copies of handouts they plan to share. These documents will be considered by
the full Carrier Advisory Committee when it meets later in the month.
Agenda:
To view the agenda for the LCD Open Meeting, please refer to the Draft LCD Section. All policies open
for comment will be posted to this section by the comment period begin date.
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