[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 8975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4235]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-30-04]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: National Nursing Home Survey, OMB No. 0920-0353--
Reinstatement--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 annualized burden hours are estimated to be 13,375.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                           Respondents                              respondents    responses per  responses  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Facility Questionnaire..........................................           1,500               1           20/60
 Nursing Home Staff Questionnaire...............................           1,500               1           50/60
Current Resident Sampling List..................................           1,500               1           20/60
Current Resident Questionnaire..................................           1,500               6           25/60
Discharged Resident Sampling List...............................           1,500               1           15/60
Discharged Resident Questionnaire...............................           1,500               6           25/60
Sampling List of Nursing Assistants.............................             750               1           20/60
Nursing Assistants Questionnaire................................             750               6           40/60
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    Dated: February 18, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-4235 Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]
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