Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank: Change in User Fees, 12368-12369 [E6-3378]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
12368
ACTION:
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2006 / Notices
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is announcing a fifty
cent increase in the fee charged to
entities authorized to request
information from the National
Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) for all
queries. The new fee will be $4.75.
There will be no change to the $8.00
self-query fee.
DATES: This change will be effective
May 9, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Pincus, Branch Chief, Practitioner
Data Banks Branch, Office of Workforce
Evaluation and Quality Assurance,
Bureau of Health Professions, Health
Resources and Services Administration,
Parklawn Building, Rm 8C–103, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Tel:
301–443–2300, E-mail:
policyanalysis@hrsa.gov.
The
current fee structure ($4.25 per name)
was announced in the Federal Register
on April 22, 2003 (68 FR 19837) and
became effective on July 1, 2003. All
entity queries are submitted and query
responses received through the NPDB’s
Integrated Query and Reporting Service
(IQRS) and paid via an electronic funds
transfer or credit card.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The NPDB is authorized by the Health
Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986
(the Act), Title IV of Public Law 99–660,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.).
Section 427(b)(4) of the Act authorizes
the establishment of fees for the costs of
processing requests for disclosure and of
providing such information.
Final regulations at 45 CFR part 60 set
forth the criteria and procedures for
information to be reported to and
disclosed by the NPDB. Section 60.3 of
these regulations defines the terms used
in this announcement.
In determining any changes in the
amount of the user fee, the Department
uses the criteria set forth in section
60.12(b) of the regulations, as well as
allowable costs pursuant to Public Law
109–77, as amended, and Title II,
Division F, Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriation Act for the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005, Public Law
108–447. These laws require that the
Department recover the full costs of
operating the Data Bank through user
fees. Paragraph (b) of the regulations
states:
‘‘The amount of each fee will be
determined based on the following
criteria:
(1) Use of electronic data processing
equipment to obtain information—the
actual cost for the service, including
Fee per
name in
query
Query method
Entity query (via internet with electronic payment) ........................
Practitioner self-query .....................................................................
The Department will continue to
review the user fee periodically, and
will revise it as necessary. Any changes
in the fee and their effective date will
be announced in the Federal Register.
$4.75
8.00
Examples
10 names in query. 10 × $4.75 = $47.50.
One self-query = $8.00.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
SUMMARY: In accordance with final
regulations at 45 CFR part 61,
implementing the Healthcare Integrity
and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB), the
Department is authorized to assess a fee
on all requests for information, except
requests from Federal agencies. In
accordance with § 61.13 of the HIPDB
regulations, the Department is
announcing an adjustment from $4.25 to
$4.75 in the fee charged for each query
submitted by authorized entities. There
will be no change to the current $8 selfquery fee.
Office of Inspector General
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Healthcare Integrity and Protection
Data Bank: Change in User Fees
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: March 3, 2006.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6–3323 Filed 3–9–06; 8:45 am]
dsatterwhite on PROD1PC65 with PROPOSAL
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
This change will be
effective May 9, 2006.
Office of Inspector General
(OIG), HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Joel
Schaer, Office of External Affairs, (202)
619–0089.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
20:31 Mar 09, 2006
Jkt 208001
computer search time, runs, printouts,
and time of computer programmers and
operators, or other employees, (2)
Photocopying or other forms of
reproduction, such as magnetic tapes—
actual cost of the operator’s time, plus
the cost of the machine time and the
materials used, (3) Postage—actual cost,
and (4) Sending information by special
methods requested by the applicant,
such as express mail or electronic
transfer—the actual cost of the special
service.’’
Based on analysis of the comparative
costs of the various methods for filing
and paying for queries, the Department
is increasing all the entity query fees by
$0.50 per name. The practitioner selfquery fee remains at $8.00. This price
increase is justified after an evaluation
of the Data Bank’s operational costs. At
the current fee of $4.25, the Data Bank
is unable to recover full costs of
operation. In keeping with the Act, and
pursuant to the requirements of section
60.12 of the regulations, there are not
sufficient funds to recover the full costs
of operating the Data Bank without a fee
increase.
When a query is for information on
one or more physicians, dentists or
other health care practitioners, the
appropriate fee will be $4.75 multiplied
by the number of individuals about
whom information is being requested.
For examples, see the table below.
PO 00000
Frm 00036
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
User Fee Amount
Section 1128E(d)(2) of the Social
Security Act (the Act), as added by
section 221(a) of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of
1996, specifically authorizes the
establishment of fees for the costs of
processing requests for disclosure and
for providing information from the
Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data
Bank (HIPDB). Final regulations at 45
CFR part 61 set forth the criteria and
procedures for information to be
reported to and disclosed by the HIPDB.
The Act also requires that the
Department recover the full costs of
operating the HIPDB through such user
fees. In determining any changes in the
amount of the user fee, the Department
employs the criteria set forth in
§ 61.13(b) of the HIPDB regulations.
E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM
10MRN1
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2006 / Notices
Specifically, § 61.13(b) states that the
amount of each fee will be determined
based on the following criteria:
• Direct and indirect personnel costs;
• Physical overhead, consulting, and
other indirect costs, including rent and
depreciation on land, buildings, and
equipment;
• Agency management and
supervisory costs;
• Costs of enforcement, research, and
establishment of regulations and
guidance;
• Use of electronic data processing
equipment to collect and maintain
information, i.e., the actual cost of the
service, including computer search
time, runs, and printouts; and
• Any other direct or indirect costs
related to the provision of services.
The current fee structure of $4.25 for
each separate query submitted by
authorized entities was announced in a
Federal Register notice on April 22,
2003, (68 FR 19838) and became
effective on July 1, 2003. Based on the
above criteria and our analysis of
operational costs and the comparative
costs of the various methods for filing
and paying for queries, the Department
is now raising the fee by $.50 cents,
from $4.25 to $4.75, for each query
submitted by authorized entities. The
practitioner self-query fee will remain at
$8 and the investigative research fee
will remain at $10.
When an authorized entity query is
submitted for information on one or
more health care practitioners,
providers, or suppliers, the appropriate
total fee will be $4.75 multiplied by the
12369
number of individuals or organizations
about which information is being
requested.
To minimize administrative costs, the
Department will accept queries
submitted by authorized entities by
credit card or electronic funds transfer.
The Department will continue to accept
payment for self-queries only by credit
card. The HIPDB accepts Visa,
MasterCard, and Discover. To submit
queries, registered entities (including
law enforcement agencies) must use the
HIPDB Web site at https://www.npdbhipdb.com.
The Department will continue to
review the user fee periodically and will
revise it as necessary. Any future
changes in the fee and its effective date
will be announced through a notice in
the Federal Register.
EXAMPLES
Fee per name
in query, by
method of
payment
Query method
Authorized entity query .............................................................................
Self-query ..................................................................................................
Investigative research query .....................................................................
Dated: March 3, 2006.
Daniel R. Levinson,
Inspector General.
[FR Doc. E6–3378 Filed 3–9–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4152–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
dsatterwhite on PROD1PC65 with PROPOSAL
National Cancer Institute; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of the following
meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
$4.75
8.00
10.00
20:31 Mar 09, 2006
Jkt 208001
10 names in query: 10 × $4.75 = $47.50.
10 self-queries: 10 × $8 = $80.
10 investigative research queries: 10 × $10 = $100.
Date: April 9–10, 2006.
Time: 6 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Marriott Bethesda North Hotel &
Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road,
North Bethesda, MD 20852.
Contact Person: Michael B. Small, PhD,
Scientific Review Administrator, Research
Programs Review Branch, Division of
Extramural Activities, National Cancer
Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6116
Executive Boulevard, Room 8127, Bethesda,
MD 20892, 301–402–0996,
smallm@mail.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction;
93.393; Cancer Cause and Prevention
Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and
Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer
Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology
Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support;
93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399,
Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health,
HHS.)
Dated: March 3, 2006
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 06–2270 Filed 3–9–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140–01–M
Name of Committee: National Cancer
Institute Initial Review Group, Subcommittee
C—Basic & Preclinical.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
Examples
PO 00000
Frm 00037
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of the following
meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The contract proposals and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commerical
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the contract
proposals, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Cancer
Institute Special Emphasis Panel, SBIR Topic
219 (Phase I), Platform Biosensor
Technologies for Point-of-Care Cancer
Diagnostics.
Date: March 7, 2006.
Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate contract
proposals.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive
E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM
10MRN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12368-12369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3378]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Inspector General
Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank: Change in User
Fees
AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with final regulations at 45 CFR part 61,
implementing the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB),
the Department is authorized to assess a fee on all requests for
information, except requests from Federal agencies. In accordance with
Sec. 61.13 of the HIPDB regulations, the Department is announcing an
adjustment from $4.25 to $4.75 in the fee charged for each query
submitted by authorized entities. There will be no change to the
current $8 self-query fee.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This change will be effective May 9, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Schaer, Office of External
Affairs, (202) 619-0089.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
User Fee Amount
Section 1128E(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (the Act), as added
by section 221(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996, specifically authorizes the establishment
of fees for the costs of processing requests for disclosure and for
providing information from the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data
Bank (HIPDB). Final regulations at 45 CFR part 61 set forth the
criteria and procedures for information to be reported to and disclosed
by the HIPDB. The Act also requires that the Department recover the
full costs of operating the HIPDB through such user fees. In
determining any changes in the amount of the user fee, the Department
employs the criteria set forth in Sec. 61.13(b) of the HIPDB
regulations.
[[Page 12369]]
Specifically, Sec. 61.13(b) states that the amount of each fee
will be determined based on the following criteria:
Direct and indirect personnel costs;
Physical overhead, consulting, and other indirect costs,
including rent and depreciation on land, buildings, and equipment;
Agency management and supervisory costs;
Costs of enforcement, research, and establishment of
regulations and guidance;
Use of electronic data processing equipment to collect and
maintain information, i.e., the actual cost of the service, including
computer search time, runs, and printouts; and
Any other direct or indirect costs related to the
provision of services.
The current fee structure of $4.25 for each separate query
submitted by authorized entities was announced in a Federal Register
notice on April 22, 2003, (68 FR 19838) and became effective on July 1,
2003. Based on the above criteria and our analysis of operational costs
and the comparative costs of the various methods for filing and paying
for queries, the Department is now raising the fee by $.50 cents, from
$4.25 to $4.75, for each query submitted by authorized entities. The
practitioner self-query fee will remain at $8 and the investigative
research fee will remain at $10.
When an authorized entity query is submitted for information on one
or more health care practitioners, providers, or suppliers, the
appropriate total fee will be $4.75 multiplied by the number of
individuals or organizations about which information is being
requested.
To minimize administrative costs, the Department will accept
queries submitted by authorized entities by credit card or electronic
funds transfer. The Department will continue to accept payment for
self-queries only by credit card. The HIPDB accepts Visa, MasterCard,
and Discover. To submit queries, registered entities (including law
enforcement agencies) must use the HIPDB Web site at https://www.npdb-
hipdb.com.
The Department will continue to review the user fee periodically
and will revise it as necessary. Any future changes in the fee and its
effective date will be announced through a notice in the Federal
Register.
Examples
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fee per name
in query, by
Query method method of Examples
payment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authorized entity query........... $4.75 10 names in query:
10 x $4.75 =
$47.50.
Self-query........................ 8.00 10 self-queries: 10
x $8 = $80.
Investigative research query...... 10.00 10 investigative
research queries:
10 x $10 = $100.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: March 3, 2006.
Daniel R. Levinson,
Inspector General.
[FR Doc. E6-3378 Filed 3-9-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4152-01-P
