[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41404-41405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16599]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received within 30 days of this 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection 
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (301) 443-
1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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

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examine 1115 Medicaid waivers that have expanded eligibility to include 
specifically 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.
    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.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Given the important role 
of the RWHAP and Medicaid in meeting the health care needs of PLWH, 
there is a need to understand better, 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.
    Likely Respondents: 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) 
RWHAP Part B grantees and service providers; (3) RWHAP Part A grantees 
and service providers; and (4) and RWHAP White 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 ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Qualitative Interview Data                    40               1              40               2              80
 Collection Tool for State
 Medicaid Agency Groups.........
Qualitative Interview Data                    64               1              64               2             128
 Collection Tool for Ryan White
 Part A Administrators and
 Members of Planning Councils...
Qualitative Interview Data                    16               1              16               2              32
 Collection Tool for Ryan White
 Part A Administrators and
 Members of Planning Councils...
Qualitative Interview Data                    80               1              80               2             160
 Collection Tool for Ryan White
 Part B and ADAP (AIDS
 Directors, Part B Coordinators
 and ADAP Coordinators).........
Qualitative Interview Data                    80               1              80               2             160
 Collection Tool for Ryan White
 Clinical Providers (RW Part C
 Grantees in clinical settings
 or Similar Clinical Care
 Providers).....................
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    Total.......................             280  ..............  ..............  ..............             560
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    Dated: July 3, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-16599 Filed 7-9-13; 8:45 am]
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