[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 72356-72357] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-33399] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Proposed Project: Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank for Final Adverse Information on Health Care Providers, Suppliers, and Practitioners--(OMB 0915-0239)--Extension Section 221(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 specifically directs the Secretary to establish a national health care fraud and abuse data collection program for the reporting and disclosure of certain final adverse actions taken against health care providers, suppliers, and practitioners. A final rule was published October 26, 1999 in the Federal Register to implement the statutory requirements of section 1128E of the Social Security Act (The Act) as added by Section 221(a) of HIPAA. The Act requires the Secretary to implement the national health care fraud and abuse data collection program. This data bank is known as the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB). It contains the following types of information: (1) Civil judgments against a health care provider, supplier, or practitioner in Federal or State court related to the delivery of a health care item or service; (2) Federal or State criminal convictions against a health care provider, supplier, or practitioner related to the delivery of a health care item or service; (3) actions by Federal or State agencies responsible for the licensing and certification of health care providers, suppliers, or practitioners; (4) exclusion of a health care provider, supplier, or practitioner from participation in Federal or State health care programs; and (5) any other adjudicated actions or decisions that the Secretary shall establish by regulations. Access to this data bank is limited to Federal and State Government agencies and health plans. The estimated response burden is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden Regulation citation respondents respondent responses responses hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61.6, Errors & Omissions........ 1,200 1 1,200 \1\ 25 500 61.6, Revisions/Appeal Status... 1,000 1 1,000 \1\ 75 1,250 61.7, Licensure actions: Disclosure by State 1,836 22 40,400 \1\ 75 50,500 Licensing Boards........... Reporting By State Licensing 216 187 40,400 \1\ 15 10,100 Authorities................ 61.8, Reporting of State 54 13 700 \1\ 75 875 Criminal Convictions........... 61.9, Reporting of Civil 62 8 500 \1\ 75 625 Judgments...................... 61.11, Reporting of Adjudicated 66 12 800 \1\ 75 1,000 Actions/Decisions.............. 61.12, Access to Data (Queries/ Self Queries): State Licensure Boards...... 1,000 75 75,000 \1\ 5 6,250 State Certification Agencies 54 3 162 \1\ 5 14 States/District Attorneys & 2,000 25 50,000 \1\ 5 4,166 Law Enforcement............ State Medicaid Fraud Units.. 47 50 2,350 \1\ 5 196 Health Plans................ 2,500 400 1,000,000 \1\ 5 83,333 Health Care Providers, 60,000 1 60,000 \1\ 25 25,000 Suppliers and Practitioners (self query)............... Entity Registration......... 5,000 1 5,000 \1\ 30 2,500 Entity Registration Update.. 250 1 250 \1\ 15 62 Authorized Agent Designation 100 1 100 \1\ 10 16 Authorized Agent Designation 5 1 5 \1\ 5 0.42 Update..................... 61.15, Disputed Reports/ Secretarial Review: Initial Request............. 750 1 750 \1\ 10 125 Request for Secretarial 37 1 37 \1\ 480 296 Review..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total................... 76,177 .............. 1,278,654 .............. 186,808 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Minutes. Other forms used in the management of the HIPDB include the following: [[Page 72357]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden Form name respondents respondent responses responses hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Account Discrepancy............. 2,000 1 2,000 \1\ 5 166 Electronic Funds Transfer 850 1 850 \1\ 5 70 Authorization.................. Entity Reactivation............. 500 1 500 \1\ 15 125 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 3,350 .............. 3,350 .............. 361 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Minutes. Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: December 17, 1999. Claude Earl Fox, Administrator. [FR Doc. 99-33399 Filed 12-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-15-P