[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40534-40535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19892]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-16-97]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Office on (404) 639-7090. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments should be received within 7 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
1. The National Home and Hospice Care Mail Survey (NHHCMS)--(0920-
0298)--Revision--The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is
requesting an emergency review and clearance of the above named data
collection in 1997. The use of the regular clearance process for this
survey would preclude collection of home health care data in 1997,
thereby disrupting the provisions of annual trend data for this dynamic
sector in the health care delivery system. A decision regarding this
request is needed by August 8, 1997. The National Home and Hospice Care
Survey was conducted in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. It is part of the
Long-Term Care component of the National Health Care Survey. Section
306 of the Public Health Service Act states that the National Center
for Health Statistics ``shall collect statistics on health resources *
* * (and) utilization of health care, including utilization of * * *
services of hospitals, extended care facilities, home health agencies,
and other institutions.'' NCHS data are used to examine this most
rapidly expanding sector of the health care industry. Data from the
NHHCS are widely used by the health care industry and policy makers for
such diverse analyses as the need for various medical supplies;
minority access to health care; and planning for the health care needs
of the elderly. The NHHCS also reveals detailed information on
utilization patterns, as needed to make accurate assessments of the
need for and costs associated with such care. Data from earlier NHHCS
collections have been used by the Congressional Budget Office, the
Bureau of Health Professions, the Maryland Health Resources Planning
Commission, the National Association for Home Care, and by several
newspapers and journals.
Additional uses are expected to be similar to the uses of the
National Nursing Home Survey. The mail survey version is an abbreviated
form used to collect basic trend data in years in which the full NHHCS
is not in the field. NHHCMS data cover: baseline data on the
characteristics of home health agencies and hospices including number
of patients served, ownership, Medicare and Medicaid certification, and
services provided. Data collection is planned for the period October
1997-January 1998. Survey design is in process now. The total annual
burden hours are 200.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/
Respondents respondents responses/ response
respondent (in hours)
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Hospices and Home Health Care Agencies................................... 1,200 1 0.166
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Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-19892 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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