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SUMMARY: The Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Final Rule 

(Patient Safety Rule) authorizes AHRQ, 

on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list 

as a patient safety organization (PSO) an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by 

the Secretary if it is found to no longer 

meet the requirements of the Patient 

Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 

2005 (Patient Safety Act) and Patient 

Safety Rule, when a PSO chooses to 

voluntarily relinquish its status as a 

PSO for any reason, or when a PSO’s 

listing expires. AHRQ accepted a 

notification of proposed voluntary 

relinquishment from the QCMetrix PSO, 

PSO number P0166, of its status as a 

PSO, and has delisted the PSO 

accordingly. 

DATES: The delisting was effective at 

12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on February 

11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The directories for both 

listed and delisted PSOs are ongoing 

and reviewed weekly by AHRQ. Both 

directories can be accessed 

electronically at the following HHS 

website: http://www.pso.ahrq.gov/listed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cathryn Bach, Center for Quality 

Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 

5600 Fishers Lane, MS 06N100B, 

Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone (toll 

free): (866) 403–3697; Telephone (local): 

(301) 427–1111; TTY (toll free): (866) 

438–7231; TTY (local): (301) 427–1130; 

Email: pso@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Patient Safety Act, 42 U.S.C. 

299b–21 to 299b–26, and the related 

Patient Safety Rule, 42 CFR part 3, 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70732– 

70814), establish a framework by which 

individuals and entities that meet the 

definition of provider in the Patient 

Safety Rule may voluntarily report 

information to PSOs listed by AHRQ, on 

a privileged and confidential basis, for 

the aggregation and analysis of patient 

safety work product. 

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 

listing of PSOs, which are entities or 

component organizations whose 

mission and primary activity are to 

conduct activities to improve patient 

safety and the quality of health care 

delivery. 

HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to 

implement the Patient Safety Act. 

AHRQ administers the provisions of the 

Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule relating to the listing and operation 

of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule 

authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if 

it is found to no longer meet the 

requirements of the Patient Safety Act 

and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO 

chooses to voluntarily relinquish its 

status as a PSO for any reason, or when 

a PSO’s listing expires. Section 3.108(d) 

of the Patient Safety Rule requires 

AHRQ to provide public notice when it 

removes an organization from the list of 

PSOs. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification of 

proposed voluntary relinquishment 

from the QCMetrix PSO to voluntarily 

relinquish its status as a PSO. 

Accordingly, the QCMetrix PSO, PSO 

number P0166, was delisted effective at 

12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on February 

11, 2022. 

QCMetrix PSO has patient safety work 

product (PSWP) in its possession. The 

PSO will meet the requirements of 

section 3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient 

Safety Rule regarding notification to 

providers that have reported to the PSO 

and of section 3.108(c)(2)(ii) regarding 

disposition of PSWP consistent with 

section 3.108(b)(3). According to section 

3.108(b)(3) of the Patient Safety Rule, 

the PSO has 90 days from the effective 

date of delisting and revocation to 

complete the disposition of PSWP that 

is currently in the PSO’s possession. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO website 

at http://www.pso.ahrq.gov. 

Dated: March 7, 2022. 

Marquita Cullom, 

Associate Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Plan for Foster Care and 

Adoption Assistance—Title IV–E (OMB 

#0970–0433) 

AGENCY: Children’s Bureau, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Children’s Bureau (CB), 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), is 

requesting a 3-year extension of the Plan 

for Foster Care and Adoption 

Assistance—Title IV–E, (OMB#: 0970– 

0433, expiration 11/30/2022). This plan 

also incorporates the plan requirements 

for the optional Guardianship 

Assistance Program, the Title IV–E 

prevention services plan and the Title 

IV–E Kinship Navigator program. There 

are no changes requested to the form. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: A title IV–E plan is 

required by section 471, Part IV–E of the 

Social Security Act (the Act) for each 

public child welfare agency requesting 

federal funding for foster care, adoption 

assistance, and guardianship assistance 

under the Act. Section 479B of the Act 

provides for an Indian tribe, tribal 

organization, or tribal consortium (tribe) 

to operate a title IV–E program in the 

same manner as a state with minimal 

exceptions. The tribe must have an 

approved Title IV–E Plan. The Title IV– 

E Plan provides assurances the 

programs will be administered in 

conformity with the specific 

requirements stipulated in Title IV–E. 

The plan must include all applicable 

state or tribal statutory, regulatory, or 

policy references and citations for each 

requirement as well as supporting 

documentation. A title IV–E agency may 

use the pre-print format prepared by CB, 

or a different format, on the condition 

that the format used includes all of the 

Title IV–E Plan requirements. 

Title IV–E of the Act was amended by 

Public Law 115–123, which included 

the Family First Prevention Services Act 

(FFPSA). FFPSA authorized new 

optional Title IV–E funding for timelimited (1 year) prevention services for 

mental health/substance abuse and inhome parent skill-based programs for (1) 

a child who is a candidate for foster care 

(as defined in section 475(13) of the 

Act), (2) pregnant/parenting foster 

youth, and (3) the parents/kin caregivers 

of those children and youth (sections 

471(e), 474(a)(6), and 475(13) of the 

Act). Title IV–E prevention services 

must be rated as promising, supported, 

or well supported in accordance with 

HHS criteria and be approved by HHS 

(section 471(e)(4)(C) of the Act) as part 

of the Title IV–E Prevention Services 

Clearinghouse (section 476(d)(2) of the 


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Act). A state or tribal Title IV–E agency 

electing to participate in the program 

must submit a 5-year Title IV–E 

Prevention Program Plan that meets the 

statutory requirements. (See Program 

Instructions ACYF–CB–PI–18–09 and 

ACYF–CB–PI–18–10 for more 

information.) 

FFPSA also amended section 

474(a)(7) of the Act to reimburse state 

and tribal Title IV–E agencies for a 

portion of the costs of operating kinship 

navigator programs that meet certain 

criteria. To qualify for funding under 

the Title IV–E Kinship Navigator 

Program, the program must meet the 

requirements of a kinship navigator 

program described in section 427(a)(1) 

of the Act. The Kinship Navigator 

Program must meet practice criteria of 

promising, supported, or well-supported 

in accordance with HHS criteria and be 

approved by HHS (section 471(e)(4)(C) 

of the Act). To begin participation in the 

Title IV–E Kinship Navigator Program, a 

Title IV–E agency must submit an 

attachment to its Title IV–E plan that 

specifies the kinship navigator model it 

has chosen to implement and the date 

on which the provision of program 

services began or will begin, and 

provide an assurance that the model 

meets the requirements of section 

427(a)(1) of the Act, as well as a brief 

narrative describing how the program 

will be operated. (Please see Program 

Instruction ACYF–CB–PI–18–11 for 

additional information: https://

www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/policy-guidance/pi18-11.) 

Respondents: State and tribal Title 

IV– E agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Title IV–E Plan ................................................................................................. 17 1 16 272 

Title IV–E prevention services plan ................................................................. 12 1 5 60 

Attachment to Title IV–E plan for Kinship Navigator Program ........................ 15 1 1 15 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 347. 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) 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. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: Title IV–E of the Social 

Security Act as amended by Public Law 

115– 123 enacted February 9, 2018. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Solicitation for Nominations To Serve 

on the Advisory Council To Support 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Principal Deputy 

Administrator of the Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) seeks 

nominations for individuals to serve on 

the Advisory Council to Support 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. 

DATES: Nominations must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m., Eastern on 

April 11, 2022 to be considered for 

appointment. 

Method of Submission: Nominations, 

including all requested information (see 

Nomination Process below) and 

attachments, must be submitted 

electronically to: SGRG.mail@

acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Council to Support 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is 

authorized by the Supporting 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 

Act (Pub. L. 115–196) of 2018. The 

Advisory Council identifies, promotes, 

coordinates, and disseminates to the 

public information, resources, and the 

best practices available to help 

grandparents and other older relatives 

both meet the needs of the children in 

their care; and maintain their own 

physical and mental health and 

emotional well-being. The Advisory 

Council is specifically directed to 

consider the needs of those affected by 

the opioid crisis, as well as the needs of 

members of Native American Tribes. 

The Administration for Community 

Living has been delegated the authority 

to execute the requirements and 

responsibilities as outlined in the Act. 

The Advisory Council is made up of 

the following (or their designees): The 

Administrator of the Administration for 

Community Living (ACL); the Secretary 

of Education; the Assistant Secretary for 

Mental Health and Substance Use; the 

Assistant Secretary for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families; and, as appropriate, the heads 

of other federal departments or agencies 

with responsibilities related to current 

issues affecting grandparents or other 

older relatives raising children. 

The Advisory Council also must 

include at least one grandparent who is 

raising a grandchild, and an older 

relative (kinship) caregiver caring for 

children. Given the Biden 

administration’s commitment to equity 

and inclusion, ACL anticipates selecting 

up to ten (10) non-federal members to 

serve on the Advisory Council who will 

be reflective of the diversity of 

grandparents and older relative/kinship 

caregivers and the professionals 

working on their behalf, with particular 

emphasis placed on individuals 

representing racially and ethnically 

diverse communities, tribal 

communities, and those families 

impacted by the opioid crisis. 

Advisory Council Responsibilities: 

The Advisory Council’s efforts will 

build on the accomplishments of the 

previous council, whose term expires in 

August 2022. In this regard, the 

Advisory Council will support the 

information gathering for, and 

preparation of, updates to the initial 

Report to Congress. The Advisory 

Council will provide input to update the 

sections of the National Family 

Caregiving Strategy pertaining to 

grandparents and older relative 

(kinship) caregiver support. The 


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