81 FR 23318 - Request for Public Comment: 60 Day Information Collection: Indian Health Service Medical Staff Credentials and Privileges Files
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 76 (April 20, 2016)
Indian Health Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 76 (April 20, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 23318-23319] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-09170] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Indian Health Service Request for Public Comment: 60 Day Information Collection: Indian Health Service Medical Staff Credentials and Privileges Files AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Request for extension of approval. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to comment on the information collection titled, ``Indian Health Service Medical Staff Credentials and Privileges Files,'' OMB Control Number 0917-0009, which expires August 31, 2016. DATES: Comment Due Date: June 20, 2016. Your comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having full effect if received within 60 days of the date of this publication. ADDRESSES: Send your written comments, requests for more information on the collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data collection instrument and instructions to Cheryl Peterson by one of the following methods:Mail: Cheryl Peterson, Acting Director, Improving Patient Care Program, Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, Indian Health Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop: 08N34-A, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: 301-443-1043. Email: [email protected]. Fax: 301-443-9971. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces our intent to submit the collection to OMB for approval of an extension, and to solicit comments on specific aspects of the information collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment to be submitted to IHS. A copy of the supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS-2016-0004). Information Collection Title: ``Indian Health Service Medical Staff Credentials and Privileges Files, 0917-0009.'' Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of an approved information collection, ``Indian Health Service Medical Staff Credentials and Privileges Files, 0917-0009.'' Form Numbers: 0917-0009. Need and Use of Information Collection: This collection of information is used to evaluate individual health care providers applying for medical staff privileges at IHS health care facilities. The IHS operates health care facilities that provide health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. To provide these services, the IHS employs (directly and under contract) several categories of health care providers including: Physicians (M.D. and D.O.), dentists, psychologists, optometrists, podiatrists, audiologists, physician assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives. IHS policy specifically requires physicians and dentists to be members of the health care facility medical staff where they practice. Health care providers become medical staff members, depending on the local health care facility's capabilities and medical staff bylaws. There are three types of IHS medical staff applicants: (1) Health care providers applying for direct employment with IHS; (2) contractors who will not seek to become IHS employees; and (3) employed IHS health care providers who seek to transfer between IHS health care facilities. National health care standards developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Joint Commission, and other accrediting organizations require health care facilities to review, evaluate and verify the credentials, training and experience of medical staff applicants prior to granting medical staff privileges. In order to meet these standards, IHS health care facilities require all medical staff applicants to provide information concerning their education, training, licensure, and work experience and any adverse disciplinary actions taken against them. This information is then verified with references supplied by the applicant and may include: former employers, educational institutions, licensure and certification boards, the American Medical Association, the Federation of State Medical Boards, the National Practitioner Data Bank, and the applicants themselves. In addition to the initial granting of medical staff membership and clinical privileges, Joint Commission standards require that a review of the medical staff be conducted not less than every two years. This review evaluates the current competence of the medical staff and verifies whether they are maintaining the licensure or certification requirements of their specialty. The medical staff credentials and privileges records are maintained at the health care facility where the health care provider is a medical staff member. The establishment of these records at IHS health care facilities is a Joint Commission requirement. Prior to the establishment of this Joint Commission requirement, the degree to which medical staff applications were maintained at all health care facilities in the United States that are verified for completeness and accuracy varied greatly across the Nation. The application process has been streamlined and is using information technology to make the application [[Page 23319]] electronically available on the Internet. The application may be found at the IHS.gov Web site address: https://www.ihs.gov/IHM/index.cfm?module=dsp_ihm_pc_p3c1. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Type of Respondents: Individuals. The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, Estimated number of respondents, Number of annual number of responses, Average burden per response, and Total annual burden hours. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Estimated Responses per burden hour Total annual Data collection instrument(s) number of respondent per response burden hours respondents * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application to Medical Staff.................... 570 1 1.00 (60 mins) 570 Reference Letter................................ 1710 1 0.33 (20 mins) 570 Reappointment Request........................... 190 1 1.00 (60 mins) 190 Obstetrics-Gynecology Privileges................ 20 1 1.00 (60 mins) 20 Internal Medicine............................... 325 1 1.00 (60 mins) 325 Surgery Privileges.............................. 20 1 1.00 (60 mins) 20 Psychiatry Privileges........................... 13 1 1.00 (60 mins) 13 Anesthesia Privileges........................... 15 1 1.00 (60 mins) 15 Dental Privileges............................... 150 1 0.33 (20 mins) 50 Psychology Privileges........................... 30 1 0.17 (10 mins) 5 Audiology Privileges............................ 7 1 0.08 (5 mins) 1 Podiatry Privileges............................. 7 1 0.08 (5 mins) 1 Radiology Privileges............................ 8 1 0.33 (20 mins) 3 Pathology Privileges............................ 3 1 0.33 (20 mins) 1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... 3068 .............. .............. 1,784 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * For ease of understanding, burden hours are provided in actual minutes. There are no capital costs, operating costs and/or maintenance costs to respondents. Requests for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are invited on one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency function; (b) whether the agency processes the information collected in a useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of public burden estimate (the estimated amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the requested information); (d) whether the methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimate is logical; (e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: April 13, 2016. Elizabeth A. 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assistance and/or accommodations, i.e., ACTION:Notice and request for physician assistants, certified registered
sign language interpretation or other comments. Request for extension of nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners,
reasonable accommodations, should approval. and certified nurse midwives. IHS
indicate so when they register. Members policy specifically requires physicians
of the public who wish to have SUMMARY: In compliance with the and dentists to be members of the health
materials distributed to the Advisory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the care facility medical staff where they
Group members at these scheduled Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the practice. Health care providers become
meetings should submit those materials general public to comment on the medical staff members, depending on
when they register. information collection titled, ‘‘Indian the local health care facility’s
Health Service Medical Staff Credentials capabilities and medical staff bylaws.
Dated: March 29, 2016.
and Privileges Files,’’ OMB Control There are three types of IHS medical
Brigette Ulin, Number 0917–0009, which expires staff applicants: (1) Health care
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Group August 31, 2016. providers applying for direct
on Prevention, Health Promotion, and
Integrative and Public Health, Office of the
DATES: Comment Due Date: June 20, employment with IHS; (2) contractors
Surgeon General. 2016. Your comments regarding this who will not seek to become IHS
information collection are best assured employees; and (3) employed IHS health
[FR Doc. 2016–09130 Filed 4–19–16; 8:45 am]
of having full effect if received within care providers who seek to transfer
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60 days of the date of this publication. between IHS health care facilities.
ADDRESSES: Send your written National health care standards
comments, requests for more developed by the Centers for Medicare
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
information on the collection, or and Medicaid Services, the Joint
HUMAN SERVICES
requests to obtain a copy of the data Commission, and other accrediting
Office of the Secretary collection instrument and instructions organizations require health care
to Cheryl Peterson by one of the facilities to review, evaluate and verify
Office of the National Coordinator for following methods: the credentials, training and experience
Health Information Technology; • Mail: Cheryl Peterson, Acting of medical staff applicants prior to
Delegation of Authorities Director, Improving Patient Care granting medical staff privileges. In
Program, Office of Clinical and order to meet these standards, IHS
Notice is hereby given that I have Preventive Services, Indian Health health care facilities require all medical
delegated to the National Coordinator Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop: staff applicants to provide information
for Health Information Technology 08N34–A, Rockville, MD 20857. concerning their education, training,
(National Coordinator), or his or her • Phone: 301–443–1043. licensure, and work experience and any
successor, the authorities vested in the • Email: Cheryl.Peterson@ihs.gov. adverse disciplinary actions taken
Secretary of the Department of Health • Fax: 301–443–9971. against them. This information is then
and Human Services, under sections verified with references supplied by the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This applicant and may include: former
106(b)(1)(C) and (D) and 106(b)(3)(A)
notice announces our intent to submit employers, educational institutions,
and (B) of the of Medicare Access and
the collection to OMB for approval of an licensure and certification boards, the
CHIP Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 114–
extension, and to solicit comments on American Medical Association, the
10).
specific aspects of the information Federation of State Medical Boards, the
These authorities may be re-delegated. collection. The purpose of this notice is National Practitioner Data Bank, and the
I hereby ratify and affirm any actions to allow 60 days for public comment to applicants themselves.
taken by the National Coordinator or by be submitted to IHS. A copy of the In addition to the initial granting of
any other officials of the Office of the supporting statement is available at medical staff membership and clinical
National Coordinator for Health www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID privileges, Joint Commission standards
Information Technology, which, in IHS–2016–0004). require that a review of the medical staff
effect, involved the exercise of these Information Collection Title: ‘‘Indian be conducted not less than every two
authorities delegated herein prior to the Health Service Medical Staff Credentials years. This review evaluates the current
effective date of this delegation. This and Privileges Files, 0917–0009.’’ Type competence of the medical staff and
delegation is effective upon date of of Information Collection Request: verifies whether they are maintaining
signature. Extension of an approved information the licensure or certification
Dated: April 12, 2016. collection, ‘‘Indian Health Service requirements of their specialty.
Sylvia M. Burwell,
Medical Staff Credentials and Privileges The medical staff credentials and
Files, 0917–0009.’’ Form Numbers: privileges records are maintained at the
Secretary.
0917–0009. Need and Use of health care facility where the health
[FR Doc. 2016–09128 Filed 4–19–16; 8:45 am]
Information Collection: This collection care provider is a medical staff member.
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individual health care providers IHS health care facilities is a Joint
applying for medical staff privileges at Commission requirement. Prior to the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
IHS health care facilities. The IHS establishment of this Joint Commission
HUMAN SERVICES
operates health care facilities that requirement, the degree to which
Indian Health Service provide health care services to medical staff applications were
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American Indians and Alaska Natives. maintained at all health care facilities in
Request for Public Comment: 60 Day To provide these services, the IHS the United States that are verified for
Information Collection: Indian Health employs (directly and under contract) completeness and accuracy varied
Service Medical Staff Credentials and several categories of health care greatly across the Nation.
Privileges Files providers including: Physicians (M.D. The application process has been
and D.O.), dentists, psychologists, streamlined and is using information
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS. optometrists, podiatrists, audiologists, technology to make the application
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electronically available on the Internet. Affected Public: Individuals and number of respondents, Number of
The application may be found at the households. Type of Respondents: annual number of responses, Average
IHS.gov Web site address: https:// Individuals. burden per response, and Total annual
www.ihs.gov/IHM/ The table below provides: Types of burden hours.
index.cfm?module=dsp_ihm_pc_p3c1. data collection instruments, Estimated
Average
Estimated Responses burden Total annual
Data collection instrument(s) number of per hour per burden hours
respondents respondent response *
Application to Medical Staff ............................................................................. 570 1 1.00 (60 mins) 570
Reference Letter .............................................................................................. 1710 1 0.33 (20 mins) 570
Reappointment Request .................................................................................. 190 1 1.00 (60 mins) 190
Obstetrics–Gynecology Privileges ................................................................... 20 1 1.00 (60 mins) 20
Internal Medicine ............................................................................................. 325 1 1.00 (60 mins) 325
Surgery Privileges ............................................................................................ 20 1 1.00 (60 mins) 20
Psychiatry Privileges ........................................................................................ 13 1 1.00 (60 mins) 13
Anesthesia Privileges ...................................................................................... 15 1 1.00 (60 mins) 15
Dental Privileges .............................................................................................. 150 1 0.33 (20 mins) 50
Psychology Privileges ...................................................................................... 30 1 0.17 (10 mins) 5
Audiology Privileges ........................................................................................ 7 1 0.08 (5 mins) 1
Podiatry Privileges ........................................................................................... 7 1 0.08 (5 mins) 1
Radiology Privileges ........................................................................................ 8 1 0.33 (20 mins) 3
Pathology Privileges ........................................................................................ 3 1 0.33 (20 mins) 1
Total .......................................................................................................... 3068 ........................ ........................ 1,784
* For ease of understanding, burden hours are provided in actual minutes.
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Date: May 17, 2016.
respondents.
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Requests for Comments: Your written Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
comments and/or suggestions are Center for Scientific Review; Notice of applications.
invited on one or more of the following Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Closed Meetings Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
points: (a) Whether the information (Telephone Conference Call).
collection activity is necessary to carry Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Contact Person: Careen K. Tang-Toth,
out an agency function; (b) whether the Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
agency processes the information Scientific Review, National Institutes of
hereby given of the following meetings. Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6214,
collected in a useful and timely fashion; The meetings will be closed to the
(c) the accuracy of public burden MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
public in accordance with the 3504, tothct@csr.nih.gov.
estimate (the estimated amount of time provisions set forth in sections Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
needed for individual respondents to 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., Review Special Emphasis Panel; Risk
provide the requested information); (d) as amended. The grant applications and Prevention and Health Behavior AREA
whether the methodology and the discussions could disclose Review.
assumptions used to determine the confidential trade secrets or commercial Date: May 20, 2016.
estimate is logical; (e) ways to enhance property such as patentable material, Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
the quality, utility, and clarity of the and personal information concerning applications.
information being collected; and (f) individuals associated with the grant Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
ways to minimize the public burden applications, the disclosure of which Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
through the use of automated, would constitute a clearly unwarranted (Virtual Meeting).
electronic, mechanical, or other invasion of personal privacy. Contact Person: John H. Newman, Ph.D.,
technological collection techniques or Scientific Review Officer, Center for
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other forms of information technology. Review Special Emphasis Panel; RFA Panel: Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3222,
Animal/Biological Resource Facilities.
Dated: April 13, 2016. MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
Date: May 16–17, 2016.
Elizabeth A. Fowler, 0628, newmanjh@csr.nih.gov.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Deputy Director for Management Operations,
applications. Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;
Indian Health Service. 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
[FR Doc. 2016–09170 Filed 4–19–16; 8:45 am] 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Contact Person: Andrea B. Kelly, Ph.D., Institutes of Health, HHS)
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Scientific Review Officer, Center for Dated: April 15, 2016.
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Anna Snouffer,
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3182,
MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 455– Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory
1761, kellya2@csr.nih.gov. Committee Policy.
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