[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17420-17421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7300]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-11-11DU]


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 project or to obtain a copy 
of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer at 404-639-5960 or send comments to Daniel Holcomb, 
CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 
30333 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    The National Survey of Prison Healthcare (NSPH) -- New--National 
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the 
extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the 
United States. This three-year clearance request includes data 
collection from identified respondents at the Department of Corrections 
within each state in the United States and the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons.
    Few national level data exist concerning the administration of 
health care services in correctional facilities in the United States. 
National-level data from the health care providers within prison 
systems are important for a myriad of purposes related to improving 
prison health and health care. To remedy this gap in knowledge 
regarding the capacity of prison facilities to deliver medical and 
mental health services, NCHS in partnership with the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics (BJS) plans to conduct the National Survey of Prison 
Healthcare (NSPH). This collection aims to: provide an overall picture 
of the global structure of healthcare services in prisons in the United 
States; close gaps in available information about availability, 
location and capacity of healthcare services provided to inmates; and 
identify extent to which electronic medical records are utilized within 
the correctional healthcare system.
    NSPH will be a mail survey to a prison official in the Department 
of Corrections (DOC) within each of the 50 States and Federal Bureau of 
Prisons (BOP) and will seek facility-level information on the types of 
healthcare services delivered and the mechanisms used to deliver these 
services. Following a small pilot test of the questionnaire with 9 
prison officials, NSPH will be administered in Fall 2011.
    NSPH will collect data on healthcare services including the extent 
to which services are contracted; staffing; locations (i.e., on- or 
off-site) of healthcare services and specialty healthcare services; and 
the types of medical, dental, mental health, and pharmaceutical 
services provided to inmates. NSPH will collect data on intake physical 
and mental health assessments practices for inmates; credentials of 
staff performing screenings; vaccinations against major infectious 
diseases; and smoking allowances. Discharge planning data collected 
includes the availability of bridge medications, Medicaid re-enrollment 
processes, and the number of inmates with mental illness linked to 
housing prior to release. NSPH will also collect data on how DOCs 
maintain health records including the format (paper and/or electronic) 
of specific types of health records.
    Potential users of the data collected through NSPH are policy 
makers, correctional healthcare researchers, mental health researchers, 
and corrections administrators. Valid and current data on 
infrastructure, capacity and utilization of healthcare are essential to 
supporting research and studying the effects of changes in correctional 
healthcare. Other potential users of these data include universities, 
research organizations, many in the private sector, foundations, and a 
variety of users in the print media. There is no cost to respondents 
other than their time to participate.

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                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                     Number of        Average burden
                 Respondents                               Form                   Number of        responses per     per response (in     Total burden
                                                                                 respondents         respondent           hours)             hours
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Prison official in DOC......................  NSPH Questionnaire............                 17                  1                  4                 68
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    Total...................................  ..............................  .................  .................  .................                 68
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Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-7300 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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