[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 800-801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33854]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-0165.
Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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.
Proposed Project: Assessing Factors That Impact AIDS Drug Assistance
Program (ADAP) Enrollment and Management in the Face of ADAP Waiting
Lists (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--[New]
HRSA's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) provides assistance to
help low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals living with
HIV/AIDS to access life-saving medications. As part of the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program, ADAP is the Payer of Last Resort. Clients enrolled in
ADAP have exhausted all other resources to obtain the necessary
medications and care. In recent years, ADAP has experienced an increase
in enrollment while funding resources have decreased.
This study will use case study methods to identify and examine
factors that contribute to the rising enrollments in ADAP and the
states' abilities to meet the demands for ADAP services. Data
collection will include interviews with up to eight respondents in each
of eight selected states, for a maximum of 64 total respondents. Each
interview will last approximately 1.5 hours. The respondents will fall
into three general categories--ADAP personnel, state HIV/AIDS program
leads, and personnel from related state and local programs, such as
Medicaid and pharmacy assistance programs. Interviews will be conducted
over a period of 2.5 months.
The study will assess factors that may contribute to the rise in
ADAP enrollment and costs such as new HIV cases, earlier use of
antiretroviral medications, lower attrition of existing clients,
unemployment and loss of insurance, or increasing drug costs. In
addition, the study will examine factors that may decrease ADAP costs,
such as health care reform and cost containment strategies. Findings
from the study will be used to develop policy and to recommend
promising practices for managing state ADAPs.
The annual estimate of burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondent responses response hours
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ADAP Personnel Interview........ 32 1 32 1.5 48
State HIV/AIDS Lead Interview... 8 1 8 1.5 12
Alternative State/Local Program 24 1 24 1.5 36
Informant Interview............
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 96
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Email comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within
60 days of this notice.
Dated: December 29, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-33854 Filed 1-5-12; 8:45 am]
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