Notices. Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for Health Center Controlled Networks
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BILLING CODE 4165-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Controlled Networks AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for Health Center Controlled Networks. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Awarding Agency Grants Administration Manual (AAGAM) Chapter 2.04.103, the Bureau of Primary Health Care
(BPHC)has been granted a class deviation from the exceptions to maximum competition requirements contained in the AAGAM Chapter 2.04.104A-5 to provide additional funding without competition to the 37 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) awarded under announcement HRSA-13-237, extending their December 1, 2014, to November 31, 2015, budget period through July 31, 2016. This action will align the project period end dates of all active HCCN grants and ensure maximum competition for a single HCCN funding opportunity in fiscal year
(FY)2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipient of the Award: Health Center Controlled Networks awarded under funding opportunity announcement HRSA-13-237. Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $11,909,772. Period of Supplemental Funding: December 1, 2015, to July 31, 2016. CFDA Number: 93.527. Authority: Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended). *Justification:* Health Center Controlled Networks enhance the use of health information technology
(HIT)to improve the quality of care provided by Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes, collectively referred to as health centers. HCCNs bring health centers together to jointly address operational and clinical challenges, particularly the acquisition and implementation of HIT in a cost-efficient manner. They help fulfill the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and address HRSA's goal that all Health Center Program awardees will: • Acquire and effectively implement certified Electronic Health Record
(EHR)technology to enable all eligible providers to become meaningful users of EHRs as defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); • access EHR incentive program payments; and • enhance data reporting and technology-enabled quality improvement activities. Two HCCN funding opportunities were competed in FY 2013, resulting in two grant cohorts with project period end dates that differ by 8 months: 37 grants funded under HRSA-13-237 ending November 30, 2015, and six grants funded under HRSA-13-267 ending July 31, 2016. BPHC requests to implement one project period end date for all active HCCNs, July 31, 2016, by providing an additional 8 months of support to grants funded under HRSA-13-237. Creating one funding cycle will prevent a lapse in funding that may jeopardize HIT implementation underway at the health centers receiving technical assistance from the HCCNs. By September 30, 2015, $11,909,772 will be awarded to continue the 37 grants' approved activities for 8 months (see Table 1). Awardees will report progress and financial obligations made during the 8-month budget period extension as instructed by the Notice of Award. Table 1—Recipient Grants and Award Amounts Grant No. Organization name Award amount H2QCS25654 ALABAMA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION, INC $316,667 H2QCS25636 COLORADO COMMUNITY MANAGED CARE NETWORK 316,667 H2QCS25650 COMMUNITY CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY 416,667 H2QCS25663 COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCESS NETWORK, INC 416,667 H2QCS25644 COMMUNITY HEALTH BEST PRACTICES, LLC. 262,893 H2QCS25665 COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE, INC 466,654 H2QCS25655 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT 266,667 H2QCS25635 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF ARKANSAS, INC 144,096 H2QCS25651 COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY CLINICS 266,667 H2QCS25652 GOLDEN VALLEY HEALTH CENTERS 316,667 H2QCS25659 GRACE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC 316,667 H2QCS25637 HAWAII PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION 266,667 H2QCS25657 HEALTH CHOICE NETWORK, INC 466,667 H2QCS25671 HEALTH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA, THE 266,667 H2QCS25638 IDAHO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION 266,667 H2QCS25639 IN CONCERTCARE, INC 266,667 H2QCS25640 KANSAS ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED 266,667 H2QCS25641 LOUISIANA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC 316,667 H2QCS25660 MAINE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION 266,667 H2QCS25661 MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION 366,352 H2QCS25642 MISSOURI COALITION FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 366,667 H2QCS25643 MONTANA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC 316,667 H2QCS25658 NEAR NORTH HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION, THE 416,667 H2QCS25645 NEW MEXICO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION 266,667 H2QCS25647 OCHIN, INC 516,667 H2QCS25666 OHIO SHARED INFORMATION SERVICES, INC 266,667 H2QCS25649 PTSO OF WASHINGTON 416,667 H2QCS25653 REDWOOD COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK 266,667 H2QCS25646 SOONERVERSE, INC 266,667 H2QCS25656 SOUTHBRIDGE MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, INC 266,667 H2QCS25664 SOUTHERN JERSEY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERS, INC 266,667 H2QCS25667 TENNESSEE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION 286,443 H2QCS25648 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC 516,667 H2QCS25662 THE COASTAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC 266,667 H2QCS25668 VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC 366,667 H2QCS25669 WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION INC 316,667 H2QCS25670 WISCONSIN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION, INC 266,667 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration at 301-443-9282 or at *oshockey@hrsa.gov* . Dated: June 4, 2015. James Macrae, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2015-14235 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
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