[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13997-13998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6968]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-10 & HCFA-1513]
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.
(1) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: Information Collection
Requirements Contained in BDP-718: Advanced Directives (Medicare and
Medicaid) and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 417.436, 417.801,
422.128, 430.12, 431.20, 431.107, 434.28, 483.10, 484.10, 489.102;
Form No.: HCFA-R-10 (OMB# 0938-0610);
Use: Certain Medicare and Medicaid organizations are responsible
for collecting and documenting, in medical records, whether or not an
individual has executed an advanced directive. This document indicates
the individual's preference if he/she is incapacitated;
Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions, Federal Government, and State, Local or Tribal
Government;
Number of Respondents: 35,905;
Total Annual Responses: 35,905;
Total Annual Hours: 908,250.
(2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: Disclosure of Ownership and
Financial Control Interest Statement and
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Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 420.200-420.206, 455.100-455.106;
Form No.: HCFA-1513 (OMB# 0938-0086);
Use: The Medicare/Medicaid Disclosure of Ownership and Control
Interest Statement must be used by State agencies and HCFA regional
offices to determine whether providers meet the eligibility
requirements for Titles 18 and 19 (Medicare and Medicaid) and for
grants under Titles V and XX. Review of ownership and control is
particularly necessary to prohibit ownership and control for
individuals excluded under Federal fraud statutes;
Frequency: Other (every 1 to 3 years);
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit
institutions;
Number of Respondents: 125,000;
Total Annual Responses: 125,000;
Total Annual Hours: 62,500.
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 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 OMB Desk Officer
designated at the following address:
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: February 25, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-6968 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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