[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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