[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23570-23571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09221]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: 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) 443-1984.
    HRSA especially requests comments on: (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.

Information Collection Request Title: Evaluating the Impact of 1115 
Medicaid Waivers on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Its Clients and 
Providers (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--New

    Abstract: Section 1115 of the Social Security Act allows states to 
develop, test, and implement new approaches to providing Medicaid 
coverage outside of federal program rules. Leading up to full 
implementation of the Affordable Care Act, states have begun to use 
Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers as a ``bridge'' to 2014. 
This project will examine 1115 Medicaid waivers that have expanded 
eligibility to specifically include people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) 
who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid services. Since 1990, the 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) has provided funding for primary 
care, medications, and support services for PLWH, helping fill the 
health care and service gap for those who are uninsured or ineligible 
for Medicaid. Given the important role of the RWHAP and Medicaid in 
meeting the health care needs of PLWH, there is a need to better 
understand how Medicaid expansion and the 1115 Medicaid waivers will 
affect the RWHAP and how the waivers have prepared states for 
implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
    As part of this project, case studies will be conducted in eight 
states that have implemented 1115 Medicaid waivers to expand Medicaid 
eligibility for PLWH. The case studies will include site visits and 
discussions with the state Medicaid programs and with RWHAP grantees 
and service providers to examine the waivers and their impact on PLWH. 
In addition, the studies will explore whether and how the 1115 Medicaid 
waivers have helped states and RWHAP grantees and providers prepare for 
implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including providing insights 
into Medicaid expansion. Data will be collected through qualitative 
interviews, guided by discussion tools with questions tailored for four 
specific groups of individuals from: (1) State Medicaid Agencies; (2) 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B grantees and service providers; (3) 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A grantees and service providers; and 
(4) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C grantees and clinical providers.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Qualitative Interview Data                    40               1              40               2              80
 Collection Tool--State Medicaid
 Agencies.......................
Qualitative Interview Data                    80               1              80               2             160
 Collection Tool--RWHAP Part A
 Administrators/Planning
 Councils.......................
Qualitative Interview Data                    80               1              80               2             160
 Collection Tool--RWHAP Part B/
 ADAP Directors and Coordinators
Qualitative Interview Data                    80               1              80               2             160
 Collection Tool--RWHAP Part C
 Grantees/Clinical Providers....
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    Total.......................             280  ..............             280  ..............             560
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    Deadline: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: April 12, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-09221 Filed 4-18-13; 8:45 am]
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