[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38313-38314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18836]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-1541 A/B]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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, is
publishing the following summary of proposed
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collections for public comment. 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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Examination and
Treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions and Woman in Labor and
Supporting Regulations 42 CFR 489.24; Form No.: HCFA-1541-A/B (OMB#
0938-0663); Use: This form is used as a tool to monitor compliance with
42 CFR 489.24 and Section 1867 of the Social Security Act. This form
ensures that all participating hospitals: (1) Maintain the medical and
other records for 5 years of individuals transferred to other medical
facilities, (2) maintain a list of physicians who are on call for duty
after initial examination to provide stabilizing treatment, (3)
conspicuously post signs in emergency departments specifying the rights
of individuals with respect to examination and treatment for emergency
medical conditions and women in labor, and also informing whether the
hospital participates in the Medicaid program; Frequency: On Occasion;
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions,
Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 350; Total Annual Responses:
350; Total Annual Hours: 87.5.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS
at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, 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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address:
HCFA, Office of Information Services, Information Technology
Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards,
Attention: John Rudolph, Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: July 11, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards,
Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-18836 Filed 7-16-97; 8:45 am]
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