19502 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 75 / Monday, April 20, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–P–11]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

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: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Medicare Home

Health Quality Assurance

Demonstration and Supporting

Regulations 42 CFR 484.48; Form No.:

HCFA—P–11, OMB # 0938–0519; Use:

Do to the accelerated growth in the

home health Care industry, the Health

Care Financing Administration (HCFA)

has indentified a need to measure the

effectivness of home health services by

analyzing patient outcomes. The

Medicare Home Health Quality

Assurance Demonstration will test the

feasability of collecting patient outcome

data in Medicare-certified Home Health

Agencies (HHAs) nationally. Frequency:

On occasion; Affected Public: Not-forprofit institutions, business or other forprofit, and individuals or households;

Number of Respondents: 35,905; Total

Annual Responses: 99,825; Total

Annual Hours: 7,697.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, E-mail

your request, including your address

and phone number, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Information Technology Investment

Management Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: John

Rudolph, Room C2–26–17, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: April 9, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of

HCFA Enterprise Standards, Health Care

Financing Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–416, HCFA–855, and HCFA–R–227]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, HHS.

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, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding this 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.

1. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Annual Early

and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and

Treatment Services (EPSDT)

Participation Report and Supporting

Regulations in 42 CFR 441.60; Form

No.: HCFA–416 (OMB# 0938–0354);

Use: States are required to submit an

annual report on the provision of

EPSDT services to HCFA pursuant to

section 1902(a)(43) of the Social

Security Act. These reports provide

HCFA with data necessary to assess the

effectiveness of State EPSDT programs.

It is also helpful in developing trend

patterns, national projections,

responding to inquiries, and

determining a State’s results in

achieving its participation goal;

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:

State, Local or Tribal Government;

Number of Respondents: 56; Total

Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual

Hours: 1,568.

2. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Medicare and

Other Federal Health Care Programs

Provider/Supplier Enrollment

Application; Form No.: HCFA–855

(OMB# 0938–0685); Use: This

information is needed to enroll

providers and suppliers into the

Medicare program by identifying them,

pricing and paying their claims, and

verifying their qualifications and

eligibility to participate in Medicare;

Frequency: Initial Enrollment/

Recertification; Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit, Individuals

or Households, Not-for-profit

institutions, and Federal Government;

Number of Respondents: 225,000; Total

Annual Responses: 225,000; Total

Annual Hours: 435,000.

3. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Research and

Analytic Support for Implementing

Peformance Measurement in Medicare

Fee for Service; Form No.: HCFA–R–227

(OMB# 0938–0718); Use: As required by

the Balanced Budget Act (BBA), Section

1851(d), the Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA) needs to

develop comparable performance

measures for Fee For Service (FFS)

Medicare. This project will enable

HCFA to evaluate the effectiveness and

outcomes of FFS services purchased.

HCFA may potentially disseminate this

information to Medicare beneficiaries so

that they may make informed health

care choices; Frequency: Biennially;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households, Business or other for-profit,

Not-for-profit institutions, Farms,

Federal Government, and State, Local or

Tribal Government; Number of

Respondents: 6,670; Total Annual

Responses: 6,670; Total Annual Hours:

3,335.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your