[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-31878]


[Federal Register: December 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION


Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Clearance

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration
    The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), has submitted to OMB the following 
proposals for the collection of information in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (Public Law 96-511).
    1. Type of Request: Reinstatement; Title of Information Collection: 
Physician Certifications/Recertifications in Skilled Nursing Facilities 
(SNF); Form No.: HCFA-R-5; Use: SNFs are required to maintain records 
of physician certifications and recertifications of information such 
as, the need for care and services, estimated duration of stay, and 
plans for home care; Frequency: Recordkeeping; Respondents: Individuals 
or households, State or local governments, businesses or other for 
profit, and small businesses or organizations; Estimated Number of 
Responses: N/A; Average Hours Per Response: N/A; Total Estimated Burden 
Hours: 267,371.
    2. Type of Request: Reinstatement; Title of Information Collection: 
Criteria for Medicare Coverage of Adult Liver Transplants; Form No.: 
HCFA-R-108; Use: Medicare participating hospitals must file an 
application to be approved for coverage and payment of adult liver 
transplants performed on Medicare beneficiaries. Prior to March 8, 
1990, adult liver transplants were considered as ``investigational;'' 
however, now they are considered to be ``reasonable and necessary,'' 
and therefore covered; Frequency: Annually; Respondents: Businesses or 
other for profit; Estimated Number of Responses: (Reporting) 8, 
(Recordkeeping) 41; Average Hours Per Response: (Reporting) 100, 
(Recordkeeping) 20; Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,620.
    Additional Information or Comments: Call the Reports Clearance 
Office on (410) 966-5536 for copies of the clearance request packages. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections should be sent 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 3001, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: December 19, 1994.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-31878 Filed 12-27-94; 8:45 am]
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