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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Proposed Project: Children’s Hospitals
Graduate Medical Education Payment
Program (CHGME Payment Program)
(OMB No. 0915–0247)—Revision
Health Resources and Services
Administration
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA)
publishes abstracts of information
collection requests under review by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of
the clearance requests submitted to
OMB for review, e-mail
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
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The CHGME Payment Program was
enacted by Public Law 106–129 and
reauthorized by Public Law 109–307 to
provide Federal support for graduate
medical education (GME) to
freestanding children’s hospitals. This
legislation attempts to provide support
for GME comparable to the level of
Medicare GME support received by
other, non-children’s hospitals. The
legislation indicates that eligible
children’s hospitals will receive
payments for both direct and indirect
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medical education. Direct payments are
designed to offset the expenses
associated with operating approved
graduate medical residency training
programs and indirect payments are
designed to compensate hospitals for
expenses associated with the treatment
of more severely ill patients and the
additional costs relating to teaching
residents in such programs. The
CHGME Payment Program application
forms received OMB clearance on June
30, 2010. Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule
regarding Sections 5503, 5504, 5505 and
5506 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010,
Public Law 111–148, published in the
Federal Register on Wednesday,
November 24, 2010, requires some
modification of the data collection
within the CHGME Payment Program
application. The CHGME Payment
Program application forms have been
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adjusted to accommodate CMS policy
and require OMB approval.
Data are collected on the number of
full-time equivalent residents in
applicant children’s hospitals’ training
programs to determine the amount of
direct and indirect medical education
payments to be distributed to
participating children’s hospitals.
Indirect medical education payments
will also be derived from a formula that
requires the reporting of discharges,
beds, and case mix index information
from participating children’s hospitals.
Hospitals will be requested to submit
such information in an annual
Number of
respondents
Form name
HRSA 99–1 (Initial) ..........................................................
HRSA 99–1 (Reconciliation) ............................................
HRSA 99–2 (Initial) ..........................................................
HRSA 99–2 (Reconciliation) ............................................
HRSA 99–3 (Initial) ..........................................................
HRSA 99–3 (Reconciliation) ............................................
HRSA 99–4 (Reconciliation) ............................................
HRSA 99–5 (Initial) ..........................................................
HRSA 99–5 (Reconciliation) ............................................
Total ..........................................................................
Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of this notice to
the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov
or by fax to 202–395–6974. Please direct
all correspondence to the ‘‘attention of
the desk officer for HRSA.’’
Dated: March 8, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011–6016 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am]
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National Advisory Council on Nurse
Education and Practice; Notice of
Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meetings:
Name: National Advisory Council on
Nurse Education and Practice
(NACNEP).
Dates and Times: April 11, 2011, 8:30
a.m.–4 p.m.
April 12, 2011, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Place: Webinar format.
Status: The meeting will be open to
the public.
Purpose: The purpose of this meeting
is to address diversity in nurse
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60
60
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60
60
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1
1
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education and practice. The objectives
of the meeting are to: (1) Articulate the
definition, goals and implications of
diversification of the nursing workforce;
(2) summarize the current data trends
and existing information on diversity in
the nursing workforce, including
nursing students; (3) examine existing
policies, practices and legal constraints
that influence or limit the recruitment of
diverse students into the profession of
nursing; (4) identify the key elements of
successful programs in nursing
education that have increased the
recruitment and graduation of diverse
individuals; and (5) identify the key
elements of success in innovative
models that have improved the
retention, professional development and
promotion of diverse individuals within
the nursing profession. Experts from
nursing professions of both public and
private organizations will make
presentations on a range of issues
related to diversity in the nursing
workforce and health professions. This
meeting will form the basis for
NACNEP’s legislatively mandated
Eleventh Annual Report to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services and the
Congress.
Agenda: The meeting will include a
panel presentation and discussion of
model diversity programs that have
demonstrated successful
implementation and results. There will
be a discussion to help identify best
practices to implement diversity in the
nursing workforce. The agenda will be
available on the NACNEP Web site
(https://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/
nacnep.htm) 1 day prior to the meeting.
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application. Hospitals will also be
requested to submit data on the number
of full-time equivalent residents a
second time during the Federal fiscal
year to participate in the reconciliation
payment process.
The estimated annual burden is as
follows:
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response
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60
60
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60
60
60
60
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Total burden
hours
26.5
6.5
11.33
3.67
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12.5
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0.33
1,590
390
679.8
220.2
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750
19.8
19.8
3,729.6
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
For
members of the public interested in
participating in the Webinar, please
contact CDR Serina Hunter-Thomas,
Executive Secretary by e-mail at
SHunter-Thomas@hrsa.gov. Requests to
attend can be made up to two days prior
to the meeting. Participants will receive
an e-mail response containing the link
to the Webinar. Requests to provide
written comments should be sent to
CDR Serina Hunter-Thomas by e-mail.
Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide written
comments before and after the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
For
further information regarding NACNEP,
to obtain a roster of members, minutes
of the meeting, or other relevant
information, contact CDR Serina
Hunter-Thomas, Executive Secretary,
National Advisory Council on Nurse
Education and Practice, Parklawn
Building, Room 9–61, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857,
SHunter-Thomas@Hrsa.gov, telephone
(301) 443–4499. Information can also be
found at the following Web site:
https://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/
nacnep.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: March 8, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request
a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, e-mail
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)
443-1129.
The following request has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995:
Proposed Project: Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education
Payment Program (CHGME Payment Program) (OMB No. 0915-0247)--Revision
The CHGME Payment Program was enacted by Public Law 106-129 and
reauthorized by Public Law 109-307 to provide Federal support for
graduate medical education (GME) to freestanding children's hospitals.
This legislation attempts to provide support for GME comparable to the
level of Medicare GME support received by other, non-children's
hospitals. The legislation indicates that eligible children's hospitals
will receive payments for both direct and indirect medical education.
Direct payments are designed to offset the expenses associated with
operating approved graduate medical residency training programs and
indirect payments are designed to compensate hospitals for expenses
associated with the treatment of more severely ill patients and the
additional costs relating to teaching residents in such programs. The
CHGME Payment Program application forms received OMB clearance on June
30, 2010. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule
regarding Sections 5503, 5504, 5505 and 5506 of the Affordable Care Act
of 2010, Public Law 111-148, published in the Federal Register on
Wednesday, November 24, 2010, requires some modification of the data
collection within the CHGME Payment Program application. The CHGME
Payment Program application forms have been
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adjusted to accommodate CMS policy and require OMB approval.
Data are collected on the number of full-time equivalent residents
in applicant children's hospitals' training programs to determine the
amount of direct and indirect medical education payments to be
distributed to participating children's hospitals. Indirect medical
education payments will also be derived from a formula that requires
the reporting of discharges, beds, and case mix index information from
participating children's hospitals. Hospitals will be requested to
submit such information in an annual application. Hospitals will also
be requested to submit data on the number of full-time equivalent
residents a second time during the Federal fiscal year to participate
in the reconciliation payment process.
The estimated annual burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total number Hours per Total burden
Form name respondents respondent of responses response hours
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HRSA 99-1 (Initial)............ 60 1 60 26.5 1,590
HRSA 99-1 (Reconciliation)..... 60 1 60 6.5 390
HRSA 99-2 (Initial)............ 60 1 60 11.33 679.8
HRSA 99-2 (Reconciliation)..... 60 1 60 3.67 220.2
HRSA 99-3 (Initial)............ 60 1 60 0.5 30
HRSA 99-3 (Reconciliation)..... 60 1 60 0.5 30
HRSA 99-4 (Reconciliation)..... 60 1 60 12.5 750
HRSA 99-5 (Initial)............ 60 1 60 0.33 19.8
HRSA 99-5 (Reconciliation)..... 60 1 60 0.33 19.8
Total...................... 60 60 3,729.6
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to
the desk officer for HRSA, either by e-mail to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974. Please direct all
correspondence to the ``attention of the desk officer for HRSA.''
Dated: March 8, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-6016 Filed 3-14-11; 8:45 am]
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