[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63121-63122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22079]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: DATA 2000 
Waiver Training Payment Program Application for Payment, OMB No. 0906-
XXXX--New

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an 
Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA 
seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or 
any other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than December 
7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Lisa Wright-
Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 
443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: DATA 2000 Waiver Training 
Payment Program Application for Payment, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--New.
    Abstract: The Substance Use--Disorder Prevention that Promotes 
Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities 
Act (Pub. L. 115-271), section 6083, added sections 1833(bb) and 
1834(o)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l and 42 U.S.C. 
1395m(o)(3)), requiring the Secretary to make payments to Federally 
Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) to pay 
the average training costs of eligible physicians and practitioners who 
obtain Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) waivers to 
furnish opioid use disorder treatment services. To receive payment, 
FQHCs and RHCs must submit an application to the Secretary. In order to 
provide HRSA with information necessary for validation and issuance of 
accurate payments, the form will require that FQHCs and RHCs provide 
information identifying the submitting organization, including FQHC or 
RHC Employer/Tax Identification Number, mailing address, telephone 
number, email address, Congressional District number, and, if 
applicable, the facility CMS Certification Number (CCN) and mailing 
address associated with the CCN. The form also will require the FQHC or 
RHC to include information regarding each claimed practitioner's name, 
physician or practitioner type (e.g., physician, physician assistant, 
nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, 
certified registered nurse, or anesthetist), National Provider 
Identifier (NPI) number, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number, 
state medical license number, length of training, date the training was 
completed, date of waiver attainment, and DATA 2000 waiver number. 
Additionally, the form will require the applicant to sign an 
attestation statement certifying that (1) each practitioner for which 
the entity is seeking payment under the application is employed by or 
working under contract for this facility, (2) it is the first time the 
entity is seeking payment on behalf of the listed practitioner(s), (3) 
the entity is eligible to seek payment under 42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(3) or 
42 U.S.C. 1395l(bb), (4) each practitioner is furnishing opioid use 
disorder treatment services, and (5) that the statements herein are 
true, complete, and accurate to the best of the applicant's knowledge.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The SUPPORT for Patients 
and Communities Act requires FQHCs and RHCs to submit to the Secretary 
an application for payment at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such

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information as specified by the Secretary in order to receive a payment 
under section 6083. This form will allow FQHCs and RHCs to apply for 
such payments based on the average cost of training to obtain DATA 2000 
waivers, as determined by the Secretary, for their physicians and 
practitioners to furnish opioid use disorder treatment services. The 
form will also provide HRSA with the requisite data to validate 
qualifying DATA 2000 waiver possessions for the purpose of ensuring 
accurate payments to FQHCs and RHCs.
    Likely Respondents: Only FQHCs and RHCs are eligible to apply.
    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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DATA 2000 Waiver Training                  1,137               1           1,137             0.5           568.5
 Payment Program Application for
 Payment........................
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    Total.......................           1,137  ..............           1,137  ..............           568.5
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    HRSA specifically 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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-22079 Filed 10-5-20; 8:45 am]
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