Notice2021-19050
Notice of Award of Single-Source Cooperative Agreements To Fund the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA)
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Published
September 3, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the award of approximately $26,000,000 in COVID-19 funding to the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) to address the need to incorporate adult vaccination into the standard of care for subspecialty providers, including occupational health and long term care (LTC), and improve adult vaccination rates.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49535-49536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19050]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice of Award of Single-Source Cooperative Agreements To Fund
the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the Society for
Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the
award of approximately $26,000,000 in COVID-19 funding to the Council
of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the Society for Post-Acute
and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) to address the need to incorporate
adult vaccination into the standard of care for subspecialty providers,
including occupational health and long term care (LTC), and improve
adult vaccination rates.
DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2021 through
September 29, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Parker Fiebelkorn, MSN, MPH CAPT,
U.S. Public Health Services, National Center for Immunization and
Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS-H24-8, Atlanta, GA 30329, Telephone: 800-232-6348,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2541405f1d654641460b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8bcbda2e098bbbcbbf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source awards will increase
COVID-19, influenza, and routine adult vaccination coverage in adults
with chronic medical conditions, in occupational health clinics, and in
adults working and residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities. The
Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the Society for Post-
Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) will incorporate adult
vaccination into the standard of care for subspecialty providers
(including occupational health and LTC). CMSS will focus on activities
leading to adoption of the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice in
its 45 societies, and AMDA will focus on the same with its affiliate
organization, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
Medicine. CMSS and AMDA will develop/update vaccine policy statements,
develop/promote continuing education on adult immunization for their
membership, and award funds to up to 7 subspecialty societies (for
CMSS) and to the Foundation (for AMDA) to systematize routine delivery
of adult immunizations. The funded subrecipients (i.e., CMSS
subspecialty societies and AMDA's Foundation) should also fund staff at
the national level and in regional chapters to update vaccination
policies and encourage use of adult vaccinations as quality measures.
Funded CMSS subspecialty societies and AMDA's Foundation should also
contract with 7-10
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healthcare systems or 7-10 LTC chains each, respectively, to implement
adult immunization quality improvement interventions.
Summary of the Award
Recipient: Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA).
Purpose of the Award: The purpose of these awards is to increase
COVID-19, influenza, and routine vaccines in adults with chronic
medical conditions (e.g., COPD, asthma, diabetes, heart disease,
cancer, and renal disease), increase workplace vaccination
(occupational health settings), and increase vaccination among adults
working and residing in LTCFs through implementation of immunization
quality improvement interventions. CMSS will focus on activities
leading to adoption of the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice in
its 45 societies. AMDA will focus on the same with its affiliate
organization, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
Medicine. CMSS and AMDA will develop/update vaccine policy statements,
develop/promote continuing education on adult immunization for their
membership, and award funds to up to 7 subspecialty societies (for
CMSS) and to the Foundation (for AMDA) to systematize routine delivery
of adult immunizations. CMSS-funded subspecialty societies and AMDA's
Foundation should fund staff at the national level and in regional
chapters to update vaccination policies and encourage use of adult
vaccinations as quality measures. CMSS subspecialty societies and
AMDA's Foundation should also contract with 7-10 healthcare systems or
7-10 LTC chains each, respectively, to implement adult immunization
quality improvement interventions.
Amount of Award: $26,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021
funds, and an estimated total of $66,000,000 over the five-year period
of performance.
Period of Performance: September 30, 2021 through September 29,
2026.
Dated: August 30, 2021.
Joseph I. Hungate III,
Deputy Director, Office of Financial Resources, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-19050 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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