[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30385-30386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11080]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-48]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404)498-1210.
    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. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Nursing Home Survey (OMB No. 0920-0353)--Reinstatement 
with Change--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Section 306 of the Public Health 
Service Act states that the National Center for Health Statistics 
``shall collect statistics on health resources * * * [and] utilization 
of health care, including utilization of * * * services of hospitals, 
extended care facilities, home health agencies, and other 
institutions.'' The data system responsible for collecting this data is 
the National Health Care Survey (NHCS). The National Nursing Home 
Survey (NNHS) is part of the Long-term Care Component of the NHCS. The 
NNHS was conducted in 1973-74, 1977, 1985, 1995, 1997, and 1999. NNHS 
data describe a major segment of the long-term care system and are used 
extensively for health care research, health planning and public 
policy. NNHS provides data on the characteristics of nursing homes in 
relation to their residents and staff, Medicare and Medicaid 
certification, basic rates for Medicaid and private pay residents, 
sources of payment, residents' functional status and diagnoses. The 
survey provides detailed information on utilization patterns and 
quality of care that is needed in order to make accurate assessments of 
the need for and effects of changes in the provision and financing of 
long-term care for the elderly. The use of long-term care services is 
becoming an increasingly important issue as the number of elderly 
increases and persons with disabilities live longer. Data from the NNHS 
have been used by the National Immunization Program at CDC, the Office 
of the U.S. Attorney General, the Bureau of Health Professionals at the 
Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research at the National Institutes of Health, 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the American Health 
Care Association, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical, the Rand 
Corporation, AARP, National Academy of Social Insurance, and by 
newspapers and journals. NCHS plans to conduct the next NNHS in 
September-December 2003. This national survey will be preceded by a 
pretest of forms and procedures in January-February 2003. The data 
collection forms and procedures have been extensively revised from the 
previous NNHS. The 2003 NNHS will be based on computer-assisted 
personal interview (CAPI) methodology. The is no cost to respondents.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of        burden/      Total  burden
                      Forms                         respondents     responses/     response  (in     (in hrs.)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Facility Questionnaire..........................             100               1           20/60            33.3
Nursing Home Staff Questionnaire................             100               1             2.5             250
Current Resident Sampling List..................             100               1           20/60            33.3
Current Resident Questionnaire..................             100               8           25/60           333.3
Discharged Resident Sampling List...............             100               1           15/60              25

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Discharged Resident Questionnaire...............             100               8           25/60           333.3
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         1,008.3
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of        burden/      Total  burden
                      Forms                         respondents     responses/     response  (in     (in hrs.)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Facility Questionnaire..........................           3,000               1           20/60           1,000
Nursing Home Staff Questionnaire................           3,000               1             2.5           7,500
Current Resident Sampling List..................           3,000               1           20/60           1,000
Current Resident Questionnaire..................           3,000               8           25/60          10,000
Discharged Resident Sampling List...............           3,000               1           15/60             750
Discharged Resident Questionnaire...............           3,000               8           25/60          10,000
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          30,250
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    Dated: April 26, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-11080 Filed 5-3-02; 8:45 am]
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