[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20481-20482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10317]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0294]
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information collection request for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
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. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60-days.
Proposed Project: Standards for Privacy of Individually
Identifiable Health Information and Supporting Regulations at 45 CFR
Parts 160 and 164 (Extension)- OMB No. 0990-0294 Office of Civil
Rights.
Abstract: The Privacy Rule implements the privacy requirements of
the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The final regulation
requires covered entities (as defined in the regulation) to maintain
strong protections for the privacy of individually identifiable health
information; to use or disclose this information only as required or
permitted by the Rule or with the express written authorization of the
individual; to provide a notice of the entity's privacy practices; and
to document compliance with the Rule. Respondents are health care
providers with health plans, and health care clearinghouses. The
affected public includes individuals, public and private businesses,
state and local governments.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average
Section Type of respondent Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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160.204................. Process for Requesting 40 1 16 640
Exception
Determinations
(states or persons).
164.504................. Uses and Disclosures-- 764,799 1 5/60 63,733
Organizational
Requirements.
164.508................. Uses and Disclosures 764,799 1 1 764,799
for Which Individual
authorization is
required.
164.512................. Uses and Disclosures 113,524 1 5/60 9,460
for which Consent,
Individual
Authorization, or
Opportunity to Agree
or Object is Not
Required (for other
specified purposes by
an IRB or privacy
board).
164.520................. Notice of Privacy 10,570 1 3/60 529
Practices for
Protected Health
Information (health
plans).
164.520................. Notice of Privacy 613,000,000 1 3/60 30,650,000
Practices for
Protected Health
Information (health
care providers--
dissemination).
164.520................. Notice of Privacy 613,000,000 1 3/60 30,650,000
Practices for
Protected Health
Information (health
care providers--
acknowledgement).
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164.522................. Rights to Request 150,000 1 3/60 7,500
Privacy Protection
for Protected Health
Information.
164.524................. Access of Individuals 150,000 1 3/60 7,500
to Protected Health
Information
(disclosures).
164.526................. Amendment of Protected 150,000 1 3/60 7,500
Health Information
(requests).
164.526................. Amendment of Protected 50,000 1 3/60 2,500
Health Information
(denials).
164.528................. Accounting for 1,080,000 1 5/60 90,000
Disclosures of
Protected Health
Information.
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Total............... ...................... .............. .............. .............. 62,254,161
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-10317 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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