Open Meeting

Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS) Medicare, will hold an open Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) meeting for persons wishing to provide input concerning LCDs that are currently in the development process. The next Open Policy Meeting will be held Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. CST (2:00 p.m. EST).

WPS will hold the open meeting to allow the submission of scientific evidence and other information from members of the general public relating to the following draft policies:

LCDs:

Select this link to review the Open Meeting Draft LCDs

The Meetings will be held at the addresses below.
Call in number for Participants - (866)516-6017
Conference ID# 19104953
Dr. Bussan is the facilitator for the meeting.

Interested parties, who wish to make presentations of scientific evidence and other information related to draft local coverage determinations, must submit a written request that includes the following items:

• name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if applicable)
• name and address of the organization they represent (if applicable)
• name of draft local coverage determination

In addition, two copies of the presentation and any handouts for the meeting must accompany the written request, which will be reviewed by the Medical Director(s). Requests and materials should be forwarded to the lead Carrier Medical Director (CMD) associated with the draft local coverage determination.

All members of the public are invited to offer comment on the draft local coverage determinations via e-mail or in writing to the Medical Directors at the addresses listed below.

Presentations are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes each. The presenter must obtain permission, in writing, for the distribution of any transcription, recording and/or summarization and permission for the copying and/or distribution of any submitted materials. All requests will be acknowledged by either confirming or declining the request to participate in the meeting. Members of the general public are invited.

Note: This meeting is not the official Carrier Advisory Committee meeting.

Addresses for public comment and meeting locations are:

Illinois:
WPS
Stephen Boren, M.D.
111 E. Wacker Dr. - Suite 950
Chicago, IL 60601
Large Conference Room

Minnesota:
WPS
8120 Penn Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55431
Minnesota Room, 2nd Floor

Nebraska:
WPS
Olatokunbo Awodele, M.D.
3333 Farnam Street
6th Floor Conference Room Omaha, Nebraska 68131

Wisconsin:
WPS
Kenneth Bussan, M.D.
1707 W Broadway
Madison, WI 53713
Lower Level Conference Room
Nordby Building

Interested parties may call in to the following teleconference number: 1-866-516-6017, or attend in person at one of our sites noted above.

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