HHS seeks nominations for Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel

Today in the Federal Register, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it is establishing and seeking nominations for  a new Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel, under the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act.

The Advisory Panel will be comprised of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of HHS from among members of the general public who are individuals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of long-term services and supports; aging and disability populations and services; practices that help reduce high personal care attendant workforce vacancy and turnover rates; Medicaid; Medicare, the Older Americans Act and the Workforce Investment Systems; community residential services; and policy analysis and development related to the financing, access, provision and quality of health care services.

Each member of the Advisory Panel shall be appointed for a term of 2 years.

Nominations should be submitted by no later than June 18, 2010 to:

     Margaret Reiser,
     U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
     200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 415F,
     Washington D.C., 20201,

     Phone (202) 690-7858,
     Fax (202) 690-7383.

For more information about the Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel, please see the Federal Register link below:

http://frwebgate3.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/PDFgate.cgi?WAISdocID=wJwXg1/5/2/0&WAISaction=retrieve