[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15122-15123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6436]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-0260]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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

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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.
    Type of Information Request: Extension of a currently approved 
collection; Title of Information Collection: Quality Improvement System 
for Managed Care (QISMC); Form Number: HCFA-R-0260 (OMB approval #: 
0938-0745); Use: The primary purpose of the QISMC standards and 
guidelines is to implement regulatory requirements relating to Medicare 
and Medicaid managed care organizations' operation and performance in 
the areas of quality measurement and improvement, delivery of health 
care, and enrollee services. For Medicare, the QISMC document is 
equivalent to a program manual. For Medicaid, the standards and 
guidelines are tools for States to use at their discretion in ensuring 
the quality of managed care organizations with Medicaid contracts; 
Frequency: Annual; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; 
Number of Respondents: 261; Total Annual Responses: 261; Total Annual 
Hours Requested: 1 hour.
    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 [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: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Wendy Taylor, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: March 1, 2001.
John P. Burke, III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-6436 Filed 3-14-01; 8:45 am]
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