Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72317-72318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34665]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-10 & HCFA-1513]


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: Information Collection 
Requirements Contained in BDP-718: Advanced Directives (Medicare and 
Medicaid) and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Sections 417.436, .801, 
430.12, .20, 431.107, 434.28, 483.10, 484.10, 489.102;
    Form No.: HCFA-R-10 (OMB# 0938-0610);
    Use: Certain Medicare and Medicaid organizations are responsible 
for collecting and documenting, in medical records, whether or not an 
individual has executed an advanced directive. This document indicates 
the individual's preference if he/she is incapacitated;
    Frequency: On occasion;
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government;
    Number of Respondents: 35,607;
    Total Annual Responses: 35,607;
    Total Annual Hours: 908,250.
    (2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: Medicare/Medicaid Disclosure of 
Ownership and Control Interest Statement and Supporting Regulations in 
42 CFR Sections 420.200-.206, 455.100-.106;
    Form No.: HCFA-1513 (OMB# 0938-0086);
    Use: The Medicare/Medicaid Disclosure of Ownership and Control 
Interest Statement must be used by State agencies and HCFA regional 
offices to determine whether providers meet the eligibility 
requirements for Titles 18 and 19 (Medicare and Medicaid) and for 
grants under Titles V and XX. Review of ownership and control is 
particularly necessary to prohibit ownership and control for 
individuals excluded under Federal fraud statutes.;
    Frequency: Other (every 1 to 3 years);
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit 
institutions;
    Number of Respondents: 125,000;
    Total Annual Responses: 125,000;
    Total Annual Hours: 62,500.
    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 www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail 
your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and 
HCFA document identifier, 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, Security and Standards Group, Division

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of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2-14-
26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: December 21, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-34665 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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