80 FR 53518 - Notice of Meeting: Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 172 (September 4, 2015)
Administration for Children and Families
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 172 (September 4, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-21332 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 53518-53519] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21332] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Health Resources and Services Administration Notice of Meeting: Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation ACTION: Notice of meeting: Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIECHVPE). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: Section 511(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(g)) and Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). Name: Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation. Date and Time: Monday, September 21, 2015, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. EST. Place: Webinar. The Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation (Committee) will meet for its fifth session on Monday, September 21, 2015, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the Committee to comment on the analysis plan of the MIHOPE project. The general public (``attendees'') can join the meeting via webinar by logging onto https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8910471186935462146, and then follow the instructions for registering. Attendees should launch the webinar no later than 10:45 a.m. ET in order for the logistics to be established for participation in the call. If there are technical problems gaining access to the call or webinar, please call 888-569- 3848 or press *0, and for GoToWebinar technical support call 800-263- 6317. Meeting Registration: Attendees are asked to register for the conference by going to the registration Web site at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8910471186935462146. Special Accommodations: Attendees with special needs requiring accommodations such as large print materials or other accommodations may make requests when registering at the online Web site by answering the ``Special accommodations'' question on the registration page: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8910471186935462146. Agenda: The meeting will include updates on the progress of the evaluation and will present the evaluation's impact, implementation, impact variation, and cost data analysis plans. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments that will be distributed to Committee members prior to the meeting. Written comments must be received by Monday, September 14, 2015 for consideration. Comments can be submitted to Nancy Margie at Nancy.Margie@acf.hhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any person interested in obtaining other information relevant to joining the webinar can contact Carolyn Swaney at Carolyn.Swaney@icfi.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Evaluation [[Page 53519]] is authorized by subsection 511(g)(1) of Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(g)(1)) as added by section 2951 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148) (Affordable Care Act) and amended by Public Law 114-10 (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015), Section 218. The purpose of the Committee is to review, and make recommendations on, the design and plan for the evaluation required under paragraph 511(g)(2); maintain and advise the Secretary regarding the progress of the evaluation; and comment, if the Committee so desires, on the report submitted to Congress under subsection 511(g)(3). The Department of Health and Human Services has contracted with MDRC (formerly known as Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation), a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization, to conduct the evaluation of the MIECHV program. As specified in the legislation, the evaluation provided a state- by-state analysis of the needs assessments and the States' actions in response to the assessments. Additionally, as specified in the legislation, the evaluation will provide an assessment of: (a) The effect of early childhood home visiting programs on outcomes for parents, children, and communities with respect to domains specified in the authorizing legislation (such as maternal and child health status, school readiness, and domestic violence, among others); (b) the effectiveness of such programs on different populations, including the extent to which the ability to improve participant outcomes varies across programs and populations; and (c) the potential for the activities conducted under such programs, if scaled broadly, to enhance health care practices, eliminate health disparities, improve health care system quality, and reduce costs. Naomi Goldstein, Director, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, ACF. Michael Lu, Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA. [FR Doc. 2015-21332 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-74-P
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Independence Act, and will contribute proposed new information collection study and an implementation study.
importantly to understanding the effects activity: The AFI Evaluation second Data collection activities will span a
of IDA project participation on project follow-up survey (at 36 months post- three-year period. Data collection
participants. The evaluation was random assignment) of both treatment activities to submit in a future
launched in fall 2011 in two sites, with and control group members. The information collection request include a
the random assignment of AFI-eligible content of this survey is the same as the third follow-up survey for AFI
cases to program and control groups. content approved for the 12-month Evaluation study participants
OMB approved three data collection follow-up. The purpose of the AFI approximately 60 months after study
efforts related to this project in October Evaluation 36-month follow-up survey enrollment.
2012, including approval of a baseline is to follow-up with study participants
survey, 12-month follow-up survey, and to document their intermediate savings Respondents: Individuals enrolled in
implementation study protocols. and savings patterns, asset purchases, AFI programs, individuals who have left
This Federal Register Notice provides and other economic outcomes. The AFI programs, and control group
the opportunity to comment on a evaluation consists of both an impact members.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual Number of Average
Total number Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours
of respondents hours
respondents respondent per response
Follow-Up Survey: AFI-eligible participants ......................... 814 271 1 1 271
Additional Information: Copies of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND logistics to be established for
proposed collection may be obtained by HUMAN SERVICES participation in the call. If there are
writing to the Administration for technical problems gaining access to the
Children and Families, Office of Administration for Children and call or webinar, please call 888–569–
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 Families 3848 or press *0, and for GoToWebinar
L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, technical support call 800–263–6317.
DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Health Resources and Services Meeting Registration: Attendees are
Clearance Officer. All requests should Administration asked to register for the conference by
be identified by the title of the going to the registration Web site at
Notice of Meeting: Advisory Committee https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/
information collection. Email address: on the Maternal, Infant and Early register/8910471186935462146.
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Childhood Home Visiting Program Special Accommodations: Attendees
OMB Comment: OMB is required to Evaluation with special needs requiring
make a decision concerning the accommodations such as large print
collection of information between 30 ACTION: Notice of meeting: Advisory materials or other accommodations may
and 60 days after publication of this Committee on the Maternal, Infant and make requests when registering at the
document in the Federal Register. Early Childhood Home Visiting Program online Web site by answering the
Evaluation (MIECHVPE). ‘‘Special accommodations’’ question on
Therefore, a comment is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it Authority: Section 511(g)(1) of the the registration page: https://
within 30 days of publication. Written Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(g)) attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
comments and recommendations for the and Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 8910471186935462146.
proposed information collection should Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– Agenda: The meeting will include
be sent directly to the following: Office 463). updates on the progress of the
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Name: Advisory Committee on the evaluation and will present the
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood evaluation’s impact, implementation,
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_
Home Visiting Program Evaluation. impact variation, and cost data analysis
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
Date and Time: Monday, September plans. Agenda items are subject to
Desk Officer for the Administration for
21, 2015, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. EST. change as priorities dictate.
Children and Families. Public Comments: Members of the
Place: Webinar.
Robert Sargis, The Advisory Committee on the public may submit written comments
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood that will be distributed to Committee
Home Visiting Program Evaluation members prior to the meeting. Written
[FR Doc. 2015–22014 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am]
(Committee) will meet for its fifth comments must be received by Monday,
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session on Monday, September 21, September 14, 2015 for consideration.
2015, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. ET. The purpose Comments can be submitted to Nancy
of the meeting is to allow the Committee Margie at Nancy.Margie@acf.hhs.gov.
to comment on the analysis plan of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
person interested in obtaining other
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MIHOPE project. The general public
(‘‘attendees’’) can join the meeting via information relevant to joining the
webinar by logging onto https:// webinar can contact Carolyn Swaney at
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ Carolyn.Swaney@icfi.com.
8910471186935462146, and then follow SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
the instructions for registering. Advisory Committee on the Maternal,
Attendees should launch the webinar no Infant and Early Childhood Home
later than 10:45 a.m. ET in order for the Visiting (MIECHV) Program Evaluation
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is authorized by subsection 511(g)(1) of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND broader system of primary care,
Title V of the Social Security Act (42 HUMAN SERVICES including preventative care, clinics can
U.S.C. 711(g)(1)) as added by section offer a more holistic approach to further
2951 of the Patient Protection and Health Resources and Services improving the lives of PLWH.
Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. Administration However, with limited resources,
111–148) (Affordable Care Act) and these Ryan White-funded clinics may
Agency Information Collection struggle to provide primary and
amended by Public Law 114–10 Activities: Submission to OMB for
(Medicare Access and CHIP preventative care services in-house or
Review and Approval; Public Comment have insufficient referral systems. This
Reauthorization Act of 2015), Section Request study will examine how Ryan White-
218.
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services funded clinics are integrating the
The purpose of the Committee is to provision of primary and preventative
Administration, HHS.
review, and make recommendations on, care services to the overall HIV care
ACTION: Notice.
the design and plan for the evaluation model. Specifically, it will look at the
required under paragraph 511(g)(2); SUMMARY: In compliance with Section protocols and strategies used by clinics
maintain and advise the Secretary 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork to manage care for PLWH, specifically
regarding the progress of the evaluation; Reduction Act of 1995, the Health care coordination, referral systems, and
and comment, if the Committee so Resources and Services Administration patient-centered strategies to keep
desires, on the report submitted to (HRSA) has submitted an Information PLWH in care.
Congress under subsection 511(g)(3). Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Need and Proposed Use of the
Management and Budget (OMB) for Information: The proposed study will
The Department of Health and Human provide the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
Services has contracted with MDRC review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review and policymakers with a better
(formerly known as Manpower understanding of how the Ryan White
of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
Demonstration Research Corporation), a Program currently provides primary and
OMB will accept further comments from
nonprofit, nonpartisan education and the public during the review and preventative care to PLWH. The first
social policy research organization, to approval period. online survey will be targeted to clinic
conduct the evaluation of the MIECHV directors from a sample of about 160
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
program. Ryan White-funded clinics and will
received no later than October 5, 2015.
As specified in the legislation, the collect data on care models used;
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
evaluation provided a state-by-state primary care services, including
including the Information Collection preventive services; and coordination of
analysis of the needs assessments and Request Title, to the desk officer for care. Data collected from this survey
the States’ actions in response to the HRSA, either by email to OIRA_ will provide the HIV/AIDS Bureau with
assessments. Additionally, as specified submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to a general overview of the various HIV
in the legislation, the evaluation will 202–395–5806. care models used as well as insight to
provide an assessment of: (a) The effect FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To possible facilitators and barriers to
of early childhood home visiting request a copy of the clearance requests providing primary and preventative care
programs on outcomes for parents, submitted to OMB for review, email the services. More in-depth data collection
children, and communities with respect HRSA Information Collection Clearance will be conducted with a smaller
to domains specified in the authorizing Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call number of 30 clinics representing clinic
legislation (such as maternal and child (301) 443–1984. type (publicly funded community
health status, school readiness, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: health organization, other community-
domestic violence, among others); (b) based organization, health department,
Information Collection Request Title:
the effectiveness of such programs on and hospital or university-based) and
Providing Primary Care and Preventive
different populations, including the size. There will be three data collection
Medical Services in Ryan White-
extent to which the ability to improve instruments used: (1) an online survey
Funded Medical Care Settings, OMB
participant outcomes varies across completed by three clinicians at each of
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programs and populations; and (c) the the clinics, (2) a data extraction of select
Abstract: Since 1990, the Ryan White primary and preventative care services,
potential for the activities conducted
HIV/AIDS Program (Ryan White and (3) a telephone interview with the
under such programs, if scaled broadly,
Program) has funded the provision of medical director. The clinician survey
to enhance health care practices, HIV care to eligible persons living with will provide a more in-depth look at the
eliminate health disparities, improve HIV (PLWH). With the advent of clinic protocols and strategies and how
health care system quality, and reduce effective antiretroviral treatment, PLWH they are being used and implemented by
costs. are living longer and normal lives. With the clinicians. The data extraction will
Naomi Goldstein, this shift, PLWH are beginning to provide quantitative information on the
Director, Office of Planning, Research, and
experience typical health issues that provision of select primary and
Evaluation, ACF. come with aging. Ryan White Program- preventative care services within a
funded clinics are seeing their patients certain time period. With these data, the
Michael Lu,
develop other common preventable study team can assess the accuracy of
Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child
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chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart information provided in the online
Health Bureau, HRSA. disease, and hypertension. In addition, surveys on the provision of care. Lastly,
[FR Doc. 2015–21332 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] clinicians need to address non-primary the interviews with the medical director
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substance abuse issues that are on the results of the survey and data
prevalent to PLWH and interferes with extraction and collect qualitative data
managing and treating HIV and other and more in-depth details on the
conditions. By shifting HIV care into a provision of primary and preventative
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