[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41219-41220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11521]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-0234]


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 Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 2007-2008 (OMB No. 
0920-0234)--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) was conducted 
annually from 1973 to 1981, again in 1985, and resumed as an annual 
survey in 1989. The purpose of NAMCS is to meet the needs and demands 
for statistical information about the provision of ambulatory medical 
care services in the United States. Ambulatory services are rendered in 
a wide variety of settings, including physicians' offices and hospital 
outpatient and emergency departments. The NAMCS target population 
consists of all office visits made by ambulatory patients to non-
Federal office-based physicians (excluding those in the specialties of 
anesthesiology, radiology, and pathology) who are engaged in direct 
patient care. For the first time in 2006, physicians and mid-level 
providers (i.e., nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurse 
midwives) practicing in community health centers (CHCs) were added to 
the NAMCS sample, and these data will continue to be collected in 2007-
2008. To complement NAMCS data, NCHS initiated the National Hospital 
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920-0278) to provide 
data concerning patient visits to hospital outpatient and emergency 
departments.
    The NAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics 
of the users and providers of ambulatory medical care. Data collected 
include the patients' demographic characteristics, reason(s) for visit, 
physicians' diagnosis(es), diagnostic services, medications, and visit 
disposition. In addition, a Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement (CCSS) 
will continue to be a key focus in 2007-2008. The CCSS collects 
information on cervical cancer screening practices performed by 
selected physician specialties. It will allow the CDC/National Center 
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion to evaluate 
cervical cancer screening methods and the use of human papillomavirus 
tests.
    Users of NAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional 
offices,

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Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of public 
health, colleges and universities, private industry, nonprofit 
foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers, 
administrators, and health planners. There are no costs to the 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 8,645.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
                           Respondents                               Number of      responses/     per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs)
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Office-based physicians (eligible):
    Physician Induction Interview...............................           2,662               1           35/60
    Patient Record form.........................................           2,263              30            5/60
    Pulling and re-filing Patient Record form...................             399              30            1/60
    CCSS........................................................             712               1           15/60
Office-based physicians (ineligible):
    Patient Induction Interview.................................             888               1            5/60
Community Health Center Directors:
    Community Health Center Induction Interview.................             104               1           20/60
CHC Providers:
    Physician Induction Interview...............................             312               1           35/60
    Patient Record Form.........................................             265              30            5/60
    Pulling and re-filing Patient Record form...................              47              30            1/60
    CCSS........................................................             312               1           15/60
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    Dated: July 11, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-11521 Filed 7-19-06; 8:45 am]
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