[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 41812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17812]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-94]


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 (NNHS) 2004-2007 
(OMB No. 0920-0353)--Revision--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 (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid 
certification, ownership, membership in chains/HMO/hospital systems), 
residents (e.g. demographics, functional status, services received, 
diagnoses, sources of payment), and staff (e.g. staffing mix, turnover, 
benefits, training, education). The survey provides detailed 
information on utilization and staffing patterns, and quality of care 
variables 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 availability and use of long-term care 
services are becoming an increasingly important issue as the number of 
elderly increases and persons with disabilities live longer. Equally as 
important is ensuring the adequacy and availability of the long-term 
care workforce. Data from the NNHS have been used by federal agencies, 
professional organizations, private industry, and the media.
    NCHS plans to conduct the next NNHS in March-June 2004 with a 
repeat of the survey in 2006. This national survey follows a pretest of 
forms and procedures conducted in June-July 2003. The data collection 
forms and procedures have been extensively revised from the previous 
NNHS. The 2004 NNHS will be based on computer-assisted personal 
interview (CAPI) and computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) 
methodologies. The total cost to respondents is their time to complete 
the survey.

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                                                                             Average burden
            Respondents                    No. of        No. of responses  per responses  (in  Total burden  (in
                                        respondents       per respondent          hrs.)              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/Discharge Resident Sampling              3,000                  1             20/60                1,000
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Current Resident Questionnaire.....              3,000                  8             25/60               10,000
Discharged Resident Questionnaire..              3,000                  8             25/60               10,000
Direct Care Worker Sampling List...              3,000                  1             10/60                  500
Direct Care Worker Questionnaire...              1,800                  4             30/60                3,600
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    Total..........................  .................  .................  ..................             33,600
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    Dated: July 9, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-17812 Filed 7-14-03; 8:45 am]
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