[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25910]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-192]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following 
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are 
invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (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.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Evaluation of the Oregon Medicaid Reform 
Demonstration: Adult Interview, Pediatric Asthma Interview, Insulin-
Dependent Diabetes Interview, Low Back Pain Interview, Medical Provider 
Questionnaire; Form No.: HCFA-R-192; Use: The survey instruments listed 
above are for use in the Evaluation of the Oregon Medicaid Reform 
Demonstration. The Adult and Child Interviews are designed to collect 
information related to health status, access to care, satisfaction with 
care and past health insurance status for adult and child members of 
the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). The Pediatric Asthma Interview, Insulin-
Dependent Diabetes Interview and Low Back Pain Interview collect 
information on quality of care, utilization of care, satisfaction with 
care and health status of OHP members with selected ``tracer 
conditions''. The Medical Provider Questionnaire is designed to collect 
information on how both participating and non-participating physicians 
view OHP; Frequency: Other One-Time Submission; Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions, individuals and households, business or other 
for-profit; Number of Respondents: 5,533; Total Annual Responses: 
5,533; Total Annual Hours: 2,242.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, or to obtain the supporting 
statement and any related forms, E-mail your request, including your 
address and phone number, to P<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#76170613040119041d361e15101758111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3455445146435b465f745c5752551a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>, or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB Desk Officer 
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: September 19, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services, 
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-25910 Filed 9-29-97; 8:45 am]
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