[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4538-4539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2277]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-644]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement, without
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has
expired; Title of Information Collection: Intake and Assessment survey
package for the Community Nursing Organization Demonstration; Form No.:
HCFA-644; Use: The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 section 4079
requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a
demonstration project, testing capitated payment for community nursing
and ambulatory care services (primarily Medicare-covered home health
services, medical devices and durable medical equipment, and certain
ambulatory care) provided to Medicare beneficiaries by community nurse
organization sites. This aspect of the demonstration is aimed at
replacing the multiple payment mechanisms, such as reasonable cost,
predetermined fee schedules, and usual, customary, and
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prevailing costs, which exist currently; Frequency: Annually; Affected
Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 11,300;
Total Annual Responses: 11,300; Total Annual Hours: 6385.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, or to obtain the supporting
statement and any related forms, E-mail your request, including your
address and phone number, to P[email protected], or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and
Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: January 23, 1997.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-2277 Filed 1-29-97; 8:45 am]
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