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AGENDA
AGENDA
ORIENTATION FOR
NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS
MAY 31, 1974
Conference Room "C"
Parklawn Building, Rockville, Md.

(Presented by Senior Staff, DRMP)

 

 

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION —- Dr. Pahl

BRIEF HISTORY OF PROGRAM - Mr. Chambliss ‘
a. Initial passage and purposes

b. Statistical summary

c. Addition of Section 910 and Kidney Disease

d. Criteria, Ratings, Mission Statement

e. Earmarks (Pediatric Pulmonary, Emergency Med. Svcs.,

HMOs, Health Service Education Activities, Construction,
Pilot Arthritis Centers)

PROPOSED PHASEOUT AND LEGISLATIVE EXTENSION -. Dr. Pahl

a. Fiscal Year ‘73 Budget

b. Phaseout Plans

c. Abolition of Review Committee

d. Congressional extension of legislation

e. Phaseout of three RMPs ,

f. Abolition of "Criteria," "Ratings," and "Triennial,"

and "Anniversary" classifications.

g. Lawsuit (decision, request for modification, negotiation,
depositions, removal of restrictions, award of '73
balance, reinstatement of review ' procedures and
"Mission Statement.")

COFFEE

CURRENT STATUS OF THE DIVISION OF REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS - Mr. Chambliss

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g.

Organizational changes (demise of HSMHA, transfer of
DRMP to BHRD)

Organization and Key Staff of HRA, BHRD and DRMP
Decentralization Plans

Depletion of staff and augmentation for reviews
Composition and functions of Steering Committee - |,
Management Information System
Available Funds

PILOT ARTHRITIS CENTERS - Myr. Spear

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Passage of earmark
Development of program
Guidelines
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CURRENT STATUS OF REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS = Mr. Peterson

a. Staffing
b. Capabilities and effectiveness

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE - Mr. Peterson

a. Pending legislation and outlook
b. Task Forces
c. CHP relationships

LOCAL REVIEW AND FUNDING RESPONSIBILITIES ~ Mrs. Silsbee
a. Review process requirements and standards

b. Review process verification visits

c. RAG-Grantee-Coordinator relationships policy

d. Statutory requirements (RAG approval, CHP review and comment)

@. History of "Criteria," "Ratings," and "Triennial"

. FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT =- Mr. Gardell
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a. Management Surveys .
b. Discretionary Funding Policy
c. General guidelines for grants (basic education, research,
construction, stipends, audiovisual material, patient care,
indirect costs, grant-related income, etc.)

 

SECTION 907 - Mr. Robins
LUNCH
ADVISORY GROUPS ~ Mr. Baum |,

a. National Advisory Council (statutory responsibilities
concerning policies, regulations, recommendations for awards. )

b. Continued functioning of Couns after expiration of legisla~
tive authority

c. Ad Hoc primary review groups (RMP, Arthritis)

d. Federal Advisory Committee Act

e. Open and closed meetings *

f. Conflict of Interest and Lobbying

g. Confidentiality of grant reviews

MECHANICS OF JUNE AND AUGUST REVIEWS - Mrs. Silsbee

a. Purpose of the two review cycles

b. Staff and Committee summaries and reviews

c. Transcripts and summaries to be provided to Council

dad. Funds (amounts available, split between June and August
review cycles) ,

e. Overview of meetings of initial *eview groups

TRAVEL AND REIMBURSEMENT - Mrs. Dickens