[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20481-20482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10317]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0294]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any 
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call 
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60-days.
    Proposed Project: Standards for Privacy of Individually 
Identifiable Health Information and Supporting Regulations at 45 CFR 
Parts 160 and 164 (Extension)- OMB No. 0990-0294 Office of Civil 
Rights.
    Abstract: The Privacy Rule implements the privacy requirements of 
the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The final regulation 
requires covered entities (as defined in the regulation) to maintain 
strong protections for the privacy of individually identifiable health 
information; to use or disclose this information only as required or 
permitted by the Rule or with the express written authorization of the 
individual; to provide a notice of the entity's privacy practices; and 
to document compliance with the Rule. Respondents are health care 
providers with health plans, and health care clearinghouses. The 
affected public includes individuals, public and private businesses, 
state and local governments.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
         Section            Type of respondent       Number of    responses  per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents      respondent    per response        hours
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160.204.................  Process for Requesting              40               1              16             640
                           Exception
                           Determinations
                           (states or persons).
164.504.................  Uses and Disclosures--         764,799               1            5/60          63,733
                           Organizational
                           Requirements.
164.508.................  Uses and Disclosures           764,799               1               1         764,799
                           for Which Individual
                           authorization is
                           required.
164.512.................  Uses and Disclosures           113,524               1            5/60           9,460
                           for which Consent,
                           Individual
                           Authorization, or
                           Opportunity to Agree
                           or Object is Not
                           Required (for other
                           specified purposes by
                           an IRB or privacy
                           board).
164.520.................  Notice of Privacy               10,570               1            3/60             529
                           Practices for
                           Protected Health
                           Information (health
                           plans).
164.520.................  Notice of Privacy          613,000,000               1            3/60      30,650,000
                           Practices for
                           Protected Health
                           Information (health
                           care providers--
                           dissemination).
164.520.................  Notice of Privacy          613,000,000               1            3/60      30,650,000
                           Practices for
                           Protected Health
                           Information (health
                           care providers--
                           acknowledgement).

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164.522.................  Rights to Request              150,000               1            3/60           7,500
                           Privacy Protection
                           for Protected Health
                           Information.
164.524.................  Access of Individuals          150,000               1            3/60           7,500
                           to Protected Health
                           Information
                           (disclosures).
164.526.................  Amendment of Protected         150,000               1            3/60           7,500
                           Health Information
                           (requests).
164.526.................  Amendment of Protected          50,000               1            3/60           2,500
                           Health Information
                           (denials).
164.528.................  Accounting for               1,080,000               1            5/60          90,000
                           Disclosures of
                           Protected Health
                           Information.
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    Total...............  ......................  ..............  ..............  ..............      62,254,161
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-10317 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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