Medicaid Program; Charges for Vaccine Administration Under the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[MB-84-CN]

RIN 0938-AG77

Medicaid Program; Charges for Vaccine Administration Under the

Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Correction of notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 3, l994, we issued in the Federal Register (59 FR

50235) a notice with comment period that listed, by State, the interim

regional maximum charges that providers may impose for the

administration of pediatric vaccines to Federally vaccine-eligible

children under the Pediatric Immunization Distribution Program, more

commonly known as the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. This notice

also specified the methodology that HCFA used to establish the maximum

administration charges and options that States could use.

In that notice, we inadvertently failed to specify the comment

period closing date and the addresses for submittal of public comments.

The omitted information follows:

Comment period: Comments will be considered if we receive them at

the appropriate address, as provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on

December 12, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments (1 original and 3 copies) to the

following address: Health Care Financing Administration, Department of

Health and Human Services, Attention: MB-84-NC, P.O. Box 7518,

Baltimore, MD 21207-0518.

If you prefer, you may deliver your written comments (1 original

and 3 copies) to one of the following addresses:

Room 309-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20201, or

Room 132, East High Rise Building, 6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

MD 21207.

Because of staffing and resource limitations, we cannot accept

comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. In commenting, please refer

to file code MB-84-NC. Comments received timely will be available for

public inspection as they are received, generally beginning

approximately 3 weeks after publication of a document, in Room 309-G of

the Department's offices at 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,

DC, on Monday through Friday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

(phone: (202) 690-7890).

For comments that relate to information collection requirements,

mail a copy of comments to: Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503

Attn: Laura Oliven, HCFA Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marge Sciulli, (410) 966-0691.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical

Assistance Program)

Dated: October 6, 1994.

Michael W. Carleton,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 94-25373 Filed 10-12-94; 8:45 am]

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