Medicare program: Meeting announcement for the Medicare Advisory Panel on clinical diagnostic laboratory tests
April 18, 2023
This notice announces the public meeting dates for the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (the Panel) on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 and Thursday, July 20, 2023.
The purpose of the Panel is to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on issues related to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.
The Agenda for the July 19 and July 20, 2023 Panel meeting will provide for discussion and comment on the following topics as designated in the Panel’s charter:
- Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) new and reconsidered test codes, which will be posted on the CMS website.
- Other CY 2024 CLFS issues designated in the Panel’s charter and further described on our Agenda. A detailed Agenda will be posted approximately 2 weeks before the meeting, on the CMS website. The Panel will make recommendations to the Secretary and the Administrator of CMS regarding crosswalking and gapfilling for new and reconsidered laboratory tests discussed during the CLFS Annual Public Meeting for CY 2024. The Panel will also provide input on other CY 2024 CLFS issues that are designated in the Panel’s charter and specified on the meeting agenda.
