[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20452]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
    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 (HHS), 
is publishing the following summaries of proposed collections for 
public comment.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
aproved collection; Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the 
Medicare Cataract Surgery Allternate Payment Demonstration; Form No.: 
HCFA-R-154; Use: This survey will be implemented in an effort to 
estimate the effects of a bundled payment for cataract surgery on 
Medicare beneficiaries. Effects of the packaged payment on the nature 
of services, quality, and satisfaction will be measured. Frequency: 
Annually; Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other 
for profit, not for profit; Number of Respondents: 1,686; Total Annual 
Hours: 506.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired; Title of Information Collection: Corrective Action Plan 
(Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control); Form No.: HCFA-320; Use: 
Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control is a State administered management 
system designed to improve the administration of the Medicaid program. 
States are required to submit a corrective action plan annually. The 
plan must detail the initiatives the State will implement in order to 
reduce the type of errors found. Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
State, local, or tribal government; Number of Respondents: 51; Total 
Annual Hours: 20,400.
    To request copies of the proposed paperwork collections referenced 
above, call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written 
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections 
should be sent within 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA 
Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, 
Office of Financial and Human Resources, Management Planning and 
Analysis Staff, Attention: John Burke, Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: August 8, 1995.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-20452 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am]
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