Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44030-44031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20809]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-0282, HCFA-0301, and HCFA-0319]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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

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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: Blood Bank Inspection Checklist and Report and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 493.1269-493.1285; Form No.: HCFA-0282 (OMB# 
0938-0170); Use: The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) 
of 1988 requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to 
establish certification requirements for any laboratory that performs 
tests on human specimens, and to certify through the issuance of a 
certificate that those laboratories meet the requirements established 
by HHS. The law provides for inspections on an announced or unannounced 
basis during regular hours of operation. All records and information 
having a bearing on whether the laboratory is being operated in 
accordance with the law can be requested by the surveyor. The HCFA-0282 
is the Blood Bank Inspection Checklist and Report which is outlined in 
the CLIA of 1988.; Frequency: Biennially; Affected Public: Not-for-
profit institutions, Business or other for-profit, Federal Government, 
and State, Local, and Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 1,250; 
Total Annual Responses: 1,250; Total Annual Hours: 625.

2. Type of Information Collection Request

    Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Certification of Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control 
(MEQC) Payment Error Rates and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 431.800 
through 431.865; Form No.: HCFA-0301 (OMB# 0938-0246); Use: MEQC is 
operated by the State title XIX agency to monitor and improve the 
administration of its Medicaid system. The MEQC system is based on 
State reviews of Medicaid beneficiaries from the eligibility files. The 
reviews are used to assess beneficiary liability, if any, and to 
determine the amounts paid to provide Medicaid services for these 
cases.; Frequency: Semi-annually; Affected Public: State, Local or 
Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 51; Total Annual Responses: 
102; Total Annual Hours: 22,515.

3. Type of Information Collection Request

    Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: State Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) Sample 
Section Lists and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 431.800-431.865; 
Form No.: HCFA-0319 (OMB# 0938-0147); Use: At the beginning of each 
month, State agencies are required to submit sample selection lists 
which identify all of the cases selected for review in the States' 
samples. These reviews are conducted to determine whether the sampled 
cases meet applicable State Title XIX eligibility requirements. The 
sample selection lists contain identifying information on Medicaid 
beneficiaries such as: State agency review number; beneficiary's name 
and address; the name of the county where beneficiary resides; and the 
Medicaid case number. The reviews are also used to assess beneficiary 
liability, if any, and to determine the amounts paid to provide 
Medicaid services for these cases.; Frequency: Monthly; Affected 
Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 55; 
Total Annual Responses: 660; Total Annual Hours: 5,280.
    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 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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: July 29, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-20809 Filed 8-11-99; 8:45 am]
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