[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32552-32553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8702]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-0298]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS)(OMB No. 0920-0298)--
Reinstatement with Change--National Center for Health Statistics 
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Background and Brief Description

    The NHHCS was conducted in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. 
NHHCS data describe a major segment of the long-term care system and 
are used extensively for health care research, health planning and 
public policy. NHHCS provides data on the characteristics of home 
health and hospice agencies (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid certification, 
ownership, membership in chains, nursing home, or hospital systems); 
patients (e.g. demographics, functional status, services received, 
diagnoses, or sources of payment); and staff (e.g. staffing mix, 
turnover, benefits, training, or education).
    The survey provides detailed information on utilization and 
staffing patterns, and quality of care variables that are needed to 
make accurate assessments of the need for and effects of changes in the 
provision and financing of long-term care for the elderly and disabled. 
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. The 2007 
NHHCS will include a supplement on home health aides. The upcoming 
survey has been redesigned and expanded to better meet the data needs 
of researchers and health care planners working to ensure that quality 
long-term care will be available for the nation's growing senior 
population. The survey will utilize both computer-assisted personal 
interviewing (CAPI) and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) 
systems. These computerized systems speed the flow of data, making it 
possible to release information on a timelier basis and easier for 
respondents to participate in the survey.
    Users of NHHCS data include the National Immunization Program, and 
the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control CDC; the 
Congressional Research Office; the Bureau of Health Professions, Health 
Resources and Services Administration; the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; the Agency for Healthcare 
Research and Quality; the National Association for Health Care; the 
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; American Health Care 
Association; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Bureau of the 
Census, and the American Association for Retired People. Other users of 
these data include universities, many in the private sector, 
foundations, and a variety of users in the print media.
    NCHS plans to conduct the next NHHCS in August-December 2007 and 
during the same months in 2008. These two national surveys follow a 
pretest of the forms and procedures in August-September 2006. The data 
collection procedures and content have been extensively revised from 
those of the previous NHHCS. There is no cost to respondents other than 
their time to participate. The burden tables below include the average 
annual burden for the pretest and the national survey. The total 
estimated annualized burden hours are 6,088.

                                   Estimated Annualized Burden Hours--Pretest
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of        burden/
                           Respondents                              respondents     responses/     response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Agency level data collection (CAPI).............................              17               1           30/60
Agency Staff Questionnaire......................................              17               1           50/60
Current or Discharge Patient Sampling (CAPI)....................              17               1           20/60
Current Home Health Patient Data Collection (CAPI)..............               8               4           25/60
Hospice Discharge Patient Data Collection (CAPI)................               9               4           25/60
Home Health Aide Sampling (CAPI)................................              17               1           15/60
Home Health Aide Data Collection (CATI).........................             133               1           40/60
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                               Estimated Annualized Burden Hours--National Survey
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of        burden/
                           Respondents                              respondents     responses/     response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Agency level data collection (CAPI).............................             820               1           30/60
Agency Staff Questionnaire......................................             820               1           50/60
Current or Discharge Patient Sampling (CAPI)....................             820               1           20/60
Current Home Health Patient Data Collection (CAPI)..............             410               8           25/60
Hospice Discharge Patient Data Collection (CAPI)................             410               8           25/60

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Home Health Aide Sampling (CAPI)................................             433               1           15/60
Home Health Aide Data Collection (CATI).........................           2,598               1           40/60
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    Dated: May 31, 2006.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-8702 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]
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