DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to Section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is
given of a meeting of the White House Commission on Complementary and
Alternative Medicine Policy.
The purpose of the meeting
is to convene the Commission for a public hearing to receive public testimony
from individuals and organizations interested in the subject of Federal policy
regarding complementary and alternative medicine. The major focus of the meeting is on the education, training, and
licensing and credentialing of all health care practitioners engaged in the
delivery of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices and
products. Comments received at the
meeting may be used by the Commission to prepare the Report to the President as
required by the Executive Order.
Comments should focus on the
education and training of health care practitioners in complementary and
alternative medicine. Invited speaker
discussions include the following: Establishing CAM educational and training
programs; Continuing CAM education and training; Assuring quality and
accountability in CAM practice; and Credentialing and licensing of CAM
practice. The discussion also may focus
on the following questions:
(1) Can uniform standards of
education, training, licensing, and certification be applied to all
practitioners?
(2) What training and education
should be required of all practitioners to assure access to safe and effective
CAM practices and products?
(3) What sources of funds exist
for the education and training of all
practitioners delivery of CAM practices and products?
(4) Are performance standards or
practice guidelines needed to assure the public will have access to the full
range of safe and effective CAM practices and products?
Some Commission members may
participate by telephone conference.
Opportunities for oral statements by the public will be provided on
February 23, from about 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Time approximate).
Name of Committee: The
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
Date: February 22-23, 2001
Time: February 22 – 8:15 a.m.– 5:45 p.m.
February
23 – 8:15 a.m.– 5:30 p.m.
Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Room
800
200
Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20201
Contact Persons: Michele M. Chang, CMT, MPH
Executive
Secretary
OR
Stephen
C. Groft, Pharm.D.
Executive
Director
6701
Rockledge Drive
Room
1010, MSC 7707
Bethesda,
MD 20817-7707
Phone: (301) 435-7592
Fax: (301) 480-1691
E-mail: WHCCAMP@mail.nih.gov
Because
of the need to obtain the views of the public on these issues as soon as
possible and because of the early deadline for the report required of the
Commission, this notice is being provided at the earliest possible time.
Supplementary
Information: The President established
the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy on
March 7, 2000, by Executive Order 13147. The mission of the White House
Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy is to provide a
report, through the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services,
on legislative and administrative recommendations for assuring that public
policy maximizes the benefits of complementary and alternative medicine to
Americans.
Public
Participation
The
meeting is open to the public with attendance limited by the availability of
space on a first come, first serve basis.
Members of the public who wish to present oral comment may register no
later than February 19, 2001, by completing the on-line registration form at
the Commission’s website or faxing a request to 301-480-1691. Additional information, including agenda
item topics, for the meeting can be found on the website of the Commission at http://whccamp.hhs.gov.
Oral
comments will be limited to three minutes.
Individuals who register to speak will be assigned in the order in which
they registered. Due to time
constraints, only one representative from each organization will be allotted
time for oral testimony. The number of
speakers and the time allotted may also be limited by the number of
registrants. All requests to register
should include the name, address, telephone number, and business or
professional affiliation of the interested party, and should indicate the area
of interest or question (as described above) to be addressed.
Any
person attending the meeting who has not registered to speak in advance of the
meeting will be allowed to make a brief oral statement during the time set
aside for public comment if time permits, and at the Chairperson's
discretion. Individuals unable to
attend the meeting, or any interested parties, may send written comments by
mail, fax, or electronically to the staff office of the Commission for
inclusion in the public record.
When
mailing or faxing written comments provide, if possible, an electronic version
on diskette. Persons needing special
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other special accommodations,
should contact the Commission staff at the address or telephone number listed
no later than February 16, 2001.
Dated:
LaVerne Y. Stringfield
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy
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