[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 66551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32124]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-259]


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.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Evaluation of the EverCare Demonstration; Form 
No.: HCFA-R-259; Use: This survey will capture information on the 
quality of capitated Medicare coverage to nursing home residents, such 
as the description of the person, information regarding enrollment/
disenrollment, quality of life, satisfaction including issues of access 
to services, advance medical directives, general health, and functional 
status. This information will be used to support analyses of enrollment 
decisions, access to services and providers, and outcomes for both the 
enrollee and family members. The underlying premise of the EverCare 
demonstration is that closer attention to primary care needs of high-
risk patients through the use of nurse practitioners and/or physicians 
assistants can reduce the use of hospitals (and emergency rooms). 
Frequency: On occassion; Affected Public: Individuals or Households; 
Number of Respondents: 3,150; Total Annual Responses: 3,150; Total 
Annual Hours: 1,962.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, 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: November 16, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-32124 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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