[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 10306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5221]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-0301, HCFA-2567, and HCFA-R-0275]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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, is
publishing the following summary of proposed collections 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.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Certification of
Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) Payment Error Rates and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 431.800 through 431.865; Form No.:
HCFA-0301 (OMB# 0938-0246); Use: MEQC is operated by the State title
XIX agency to monitor and improve the administration of its Medicaid
system. The MEQC system is based on State reviews of Medicaid
beneficiaries from the eligibility files. The reviews are used to
assess beneficiary liability, if any, and to determine the amounts paid
to provide Medicaid services for these cases.; Frequency: Semi-
annually; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 51; Total Annual Responses: 102; Total Annual Hours:
22,515.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Statement of
Deficiencies and Plan of Correction and Supporting Regulations in 42
CFR 488.18, 488.26, and 488.28; Form No.: HCFA-2567 (OMB# 0938-0391);
Use: This Paperwork package provides information regarding the form
used by the Medicare, Medicaid, and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA) programs to document a health care facility's
compliance or noncompliance (deficiencies) with regard to the Medicare/
Medicaid Conditions of Participation and Coverage, the requirements for
participation for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities,
and for certification under CLIA. This form becomes the basis for both
public disclosure of information and HCFA certification decisions
(including termination or denial of participation).; Frequency:
Biennially and Annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit,
Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State, Local or
Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 60,000; Total Annual
Responses: 60,000; Total Annual Hours: 120,000.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Peer Review Evaluation of Access to and Quality
of Home Oxygen Equipment; Form No.: HCFA-R-0275 (OMB# 0938-new); Use:
The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 reduced payment allowances for
home oxygen by 25 percent effective January 1, 1998 and an additional
five percent effective January 1, 1999. As a result of these fee
schedule reductions, the BBA requires a study be made of issues
relating to home oxygen equipment. The study's primary objectives are:
to evaluate any changes in access to, and quality of, home oxygen
equipment provided to Medicare beneficiaries as a result of the fee
schedule reduction; and describe current physician practices in
ordering and prescribing home oxygen services.; Frequency: One time
only; Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other
for-profit, and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents:
2,500; Total Annual Responses: 2,500; Total Annual Hours: 787.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
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, phone number, OMB number, and
HCFA document identifier, 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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address:
HCFA, Office of Information Services, Security and Standards Group,
Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Louis Blank, Room N2-
14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: February 23, 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. 99-5221 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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