[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11149]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-180]


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: Reinstatement, with change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Title of Information Collection: Field Testing of the Uniform Needs 
Assessment Instrument (UNAI): Small-Scale Trial--Phase 2.
    Form No.: HCFA-R-180 (OMB# 0938-0680).
    Use: In testing, the Uniform Needs Assessment Instrument (UNAI) 
will be used to assess the needs of all patients being discharged from 
Medicare-certified hospitals who are identified, through use of a 
screener, as needing extensive hospital discharge planning and post-
care. Dual assessments will be performed to assess inter-rater 
reliability. The UNAI is intended to help ensure appropriate post acute 
care and continuity of care between acute, post-acute and long-term 
care by transmitting key information to patients, families, and post 
acute care providers on the status and care needs of patients at the 
time of acute care discharge. The debriefing of discharge planners will 
examine the feasibility, burden, and utility of UNAI items and their 
view of the likely impact on the quality of discharge planning and 
continuity of care. The goal is to help HCFA determine whether such a 
system would improve quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Total Annual Responses: 720.
    Total Annual Hours: 847.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement 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 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: April 15, 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. 99-11149 Filed 5-3-99; 8:45 am]
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