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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
CBOs only funded under PS11–1113 ...........
Dually funded CBOs (funded under both
PS11–1113 and PS10–1003).
CBO/CBA Needs Assessment ......................
CBO/CBA Needs Assessment ......................
Dated: July 25, 2012.
Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Science Integrity,
Office of the Associate Director for Science,
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Proposed Project
Workplace Violence Prevention
Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities
(0920–0914, Expiration 1/31/2015)—
Revision—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 and
send comments to Kimberly S. Lane, at
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
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Background and Brief Description
The long-term goal of the proposed
project is to reduce violence against
healthcare workers. The objective of the
proposed study is two-fold: (1) To
examine healthcare facility compliance
with the New Jersey Violence
Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act,
and (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of
the regulations in this Act in reducing
assault injuries to workers. Our central
hypothesis is that facilities with high
compliance with the regulations will
have lower rates of employee violencerelated injury. NIOSH received OMB
approval (0920–0914) to evaluate the
legislation at hospitals and to conduct a
nurse survey. Data collection is ongoing
at the hospitals and for the nurse
survey. We are revising our existing ICR
to include 2 new respondents which are
nursing homes and home healthcare
aides.
First, we will conduct face-to-face
interviews with the Chairs of the
Violence Prevention Committees in 20
nursing homes who are in charge of
overseeing compliance efforts. The
purpose of the interviews is to measure
compliance to the state regulations
(violence prevention policies, reporting
systems for violent events, violence
prevention committee, written violence
prevention plan, violence risk
assessments, post incident response and
violence prevention training). The
details of their Workplace Violence
Prevention Program are in their existing
policies and procedures. Second, we
will also collect assault injury data from
nursing home’s violent event reports 3
years pre-regulation (2009–2011) and 3
years post-regulation (2012–2014).This
data is captured in existing OSHA logs
and is publicly available. The purpose
of collecting these data is to evaluate
changes in assault injury rates before
and after enactment of the regulations.
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Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
3
1.5
A contractor will conduct the
interviews, collect the nursing home’s
policies and procedures, and collect the
assault injury data. Third, we will also
conduct a home healthcare aide survey
(4000 respondents or 1333 annually).
This survey will describe the workplace
violence prevention training home
healthcare aides receive. Healthcare
workers are nearly five times more
likely to be victims of violence than
workers in all industries combined.
While healthcare workers are not at
particularly high risk for job-related
homicide, nearly 60% of all nonfatal
assaults occurring in private industry
are experienced in healthcare. Six states
have enacted laws to reduce violence
against healthcare workers by requiring
workplace violence prevention
programs. However, little is understood
about how effective these laws are in
reducing violence against healthcare
workers. We will test our central
hypothesis by accomplishing the
following specific aims:
1. Compare the comprehensiveness of
nursing home workplace violence
prevention programs before and after
enactment of the New Jersey regulations
in nursing homes; Working hypothesis:
Based on our preliminary research, we
hypothesize that enactment of the
regulations will improve the
comprehensiveness of nursing home
workplace violence prevention program
policies, procedures and training.
2. Describe the workplace violence
prevention training home healthcare
aides receive following enactment of the
New Jersey regulations; Working
hypothesis: Based on our preliminary
research, we hypothesize that home
healthcare aides receive at least 80% of
the workplace violence prevention
training components mandated in the
New Jersey regulations.
3. Examine patterns of assault injuries
to nursing home workers before and
after enactment of the regulations;
Working hypothesis: Based on our
preliminary research, we hypothesize
that rates of assault injuries to nursing
home workers will decrease following
enactment of the regulations.
Healthcare facilities falling under the
regulations are eligible for study
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inclusion (i.e., nursing homes). A
contractor will conduct face-to-face
interviews with the chairs of the
Violence Prevention Committees at 20
nursing homes, who as stated in
regulations, are in charge of overseeing
compliance efforts. These individuals
will include nursing home
administrators. The purpose of the
interviews is to measure compliance to
the state regulations (Aim 1). The
interview form was pilot-tested by the
study team in the Fall 2010 and
includes the following components as
mandated in the regulations: violence
prevention policies, reporting systems
for violent events, violence prevention
committee, written violence prevention
plan, violence risk assessments, post
incident response and violence
prevention training. The nursing home’s
policy and procedures documents will
be obtained by the contractor to provide
details about their workplace violence
prevention program. Questions will also
be asked about barriers and facilitators
to developing the violence prevention
program. These data will be collected in
the post-regulation time period.
recruited from a mailing list of home
healthcare aides certified from the State
of New Jersey Division of Consumer
Affairs Board of Nursing. The mailing
list was selected as the population
source of workers due to the ability to
capture all home healthcare aides in
New Jersey. Therefore, a sampling frame
based on home healthcare aides will be
used to select workers to participate in
the study. A random sample of 4000
(1333 annually) home healthcare aides
will be recruited for study participation.
A third-party contractor will be
responsible for sending the survey to the
random sample of 4000 home healthcare
aides (1333 annually). The Health
Professionals and Allied Employees
union will promote the survey to their
members. To maintain the worker’s
anonymity, the home healthcare agency
in which he/she works will not be
identified. The survey will describe the
workplace violence prevention training
home healthcare aides receive following
enactment of the New Jersey regulations
(Aim 2). There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
A contractor will also collect assault
injury data from nursing home violent
event reports 3 years pre-regulation
(2009–2011) and 3 years post-regulation
(2012–2014). This data will be collected
from existing OSHA logs. The purpose
of collecting these data is to evaluate
changes in assault injury rates before
and after enactment of the regulations
(Aim 3). The following information will
be abstracted from the OSHA logs: date,
time and location of the incident;
identity, job title and job task of the
victim; identity of the perpetrator;
description of the violent act, including
whether a weapon was used;
description of physical injuries; number
of employees in the vicinity when the
incident occurred, and their actions in
response to the incident;
recommendations of police advisors,
employees or consultants, and; actions
taken by the facility in response to the
incident. No employee or perpetrator
identifiable information will be
collected.
In addition to nursing homes, home
healthcare aides will also be recruited.
These home healthcare aides will be
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
No. of
respondents
No. of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs)
Total burden
(in hrs)
Respondents
Form
Hospital Administrator .......................
Nursing Administrator .......................
Nurse Survey ....................................
Home Healthcare Aides ....................
Interview ...........................................
Interview ...........................................
Survey ..............................................
Survey ..............................................
17
7
1333
1333
1
1
1
1
1
1
20/60
20/60
17
7
445
445
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
914
Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Science Integrity,
Office of the Associate Director for Science,
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Mother and Infant Home
Visiting Program Evaluation: Follow-up
data collection on family outcomes.
OMB No.: 0970–0402.
Description: In 2011, the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) and Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA)
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within the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) launched a
national evaluation called the Mother
and Infant Home Visiting Program
Evaluation (MIHOPE). This evaluation,
mandated by the Affordable Care Act,
will inform the federal government
about the effectiveness of the Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting (MIECHV) program in its first
few years of operation, and provide
information to help states develop and
strengthen home visiting programs in
the future. MIHOPE has two phases.
Phase 1 includes baseline data
collection and implementation data;
Phase 2 includes follow up data
collection. OMB approved a data
collection package for Phase 1 in July
2012. The purpose of the current
document is to request approval of data
collection efforts for Phase 2.
Data collected during Phase 2 will
include the following: (1) A one-hour
interview with the parent, (2) 30-
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minutes of observed interactions
between the parent and child, (3) a
direct assessment of child development,
and (4) collection of saliva from the
parent or child for purposes of
measuring cotinine, an indicator of
smoking behavior and exposure to
second-hand smoke, and other health
and stress indicators. Saliva analysis
would not include assessment for illegal
drug use or DNA.
Data collected during Phase 2 will be
used to estimate the effects of MIECHVfunded programs on seven domains
specified for the evaluation in the ACA:
(1) Prenatal, maternal, and newborn
health; (2) child health and
development, including maltreatment,
injuries, and development; (3)
parenting; (4) school readiness and
academic achievement; (5) crime or
domestic violence; (6) family economic
self-sufficiency; and (7) coordination of
referrals for and provision of other
community resources. Data collected
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day 12-0914]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-7570
and send comments to Kimberly S. Lane, at 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities
(0920-0914, Expiration 1/31/2015)--Revision--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The long-term goal of the proposed project is to reduce violence
against healthcare workers. The objective of the proposed study is two-
fold: (1) To examine healthcare facility compliance with the New Jersey
Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act, and (2) to evaluate
the effectiveness of the regulations in this Act in reducing assault
injuries to workers. Our central hypothesis is that facilities with
high compliance with the regulations will have lower rates of employee
violence-related injury. NIOSH received OMB approval (0920-0914) to
evaluate the legislation at hospitals and to conduct a nurse survey.
Data collection is ongoing at the hospitals and for the nurse survey.
We are revising our existing ICR to include 2 new respondents which are
nursing homes and home healthcare aides.
First, we will conduct face-to-face interviews with the Chairs of
the Violence Prevention Committees in 20 nursing homes who are in
charge of overseeing compliance efforts. The purpose of the interviews
is to measure compliance to the state regulations (violence prevention
policies, reporting systems for violent events, violence prevention
committee, written violence prevention plan, violence risk assessments,
post incident response and violence prevention training). The details
of their Workplace Violence Prevention Program are in their existing
policies and procedures. Second, we will also collect assault injury
data from nursing home's violent event reports 3 years pre-regulation
(2009-2011) and 3 years post-regulation (2012-2014).This data is
captured in existing OSHA logs and is publicly available. The purpose
of collecting these data is to evaluate changes in assault injury rates
before and after enactment of the regulations. A contractor will
conduct the interviews, collect the nursing home's policies and
procedures, and collect the assault injury data. Third, we will also
conduct a home healthcare aide survey (4000 respondents or 1333
annually). This survey will describe the workplace violence prevention
training home healthcare aides receive. Healthcare workers are nearly
five times more likely to be victims of violence than workers in all
industries combined. While healthcare workers are not at particularly
high risk for job-related homicide, nearly 60% of all nonfatal assaults
occurring in private industry are experienced in healthcare. Six states
have enacted laws to reduce violence against healthcare workers by
requiring workplace violence prevention programs. However, little is
understood about how effective these laws are in reducing violence
against healthcare workers. We will test our central hypothesis by
accomplishing the following specific aims:
1. Compare the comprehensiveness of nursing home workplace violence
prevention programs before and after enactment of the New Jersey
regulations in nursing homes; Working hypothesis: Based on our
preliminary research, we hypothesize that enactment of the regulations
will improve the comprehensiveness of nursing home workplace violence
prevention program policies, procedures and training.
2. Describe the workplace violence prevention training home
healthcare aides receive following enactment of the New Jersey
regulations; Working hypothesis: Based on our preliminary research, we
hypothesize that home healthcare aides receive at least 80% of the
workplace violence prevention training components mandated in the New
Jersey regulations.
3. Examine patterns of assault injuries to nursing home workers
before and after enactment of the regulations; Working hypothesis:
Based on our preliminary research, we hypothesize that rates of assault
injuries to nursing home workers will decrease following enactment of
the regulations.
Healthcare facilities falling under the regulations are eligible
for study
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inclusion (i.e., nursing homes). A contractor will conduct face-to-face
interviews with the chairs of the Violence Prevention Committees at 20
nursing homes, who as stated in regulations, are in charge of
overseeing compliance efforts. These individuals will include nursing
home administrators. The purpose of the interviews is to measure
compliance to the state regulations (Aim 1). The interview form was
pilot-tested by the study team in the Fall 2010 and includes the
following components as mandated in the regulations: violence
prevention policies, reporting systems for violent events, violence
prevention committee, written violence prevention plan, violence risk
assessments, post incident response and violence prevention training.
The nursing home's policy and procedures documents will be obtained by
the contractor to provide details about their workplace violence
prevention program. Questions will also be asked about barriers and
facilitators to developing the violence prevention program. These data
will be collected in the post-regulation time period.
A contractor will also collect assault injury data from nursing
home violent event reports 3 years pre-regulation (2009-2011) and 3
years post-regulation (2012-2014). This data will be collected from
existing OSHA logs. The purpose of collecting these data is to evaluate
changes in assault injury rates before and after enactment of the
regulations (Aim 3). The following information will be abstracted from
the OSHA logs: date, time and location of the incident; identity, job
title and job task of the victim; identity of the perpetrator;
description of the violent act, including whether a weapon was used;
description of physical injuries; number of employees in the vicinity
when the incident occurred, and their actions in response to the
incident; recommendations of police advisors, employees or consultants,
and; actions taken by the facility in response to the incident. No
employee or perpetrator identifiable information will be collected.
In addition to nursing homes, home healthcare aides will also be
recruited. These home healthcare aides will be recruited from a mailing
list of home healthcare aides certified from the State of New Jersey
Division of Consumer Affairs Board of Nursing. The mailing list was
selected as the population source of workers due to the ability to
capture all home healthcare aides in New Jersey. Therefore, a sampling
frame based on home healthcare aides will be used to select workers to
participate in the study. A random sample of 4000 (1333 annually) home
healthcare aides will be recruited for study participation. A third-
party contractor will be responsible for sending the survey to the
random sample of 4000 home healthcare aides (1333 annually). The Health
Professionals and Allied Employees union will promote the survey to
their members. To maintain the worker's anonymity, the home healthcare
agency in which he/she works will not be identified. The survey will
describe the workplace violence prevention training home healthcare
aides receive following enactment of the New Jersey regulations (Aim
2). There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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No. of Average burden
Respondents Form No. of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs) (in hrs)
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Hospital Administrator........ Interview....... 17 1 1 17
Nursing Administrator......... Interview....... 7 1 1 7
Nurse Survey.................. Survey.......... 1333 1 20/60 445
Home Healthcare Aides......... Survey.......... 1333 1 20/60 445
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 914
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Science Integrity, Office of the Associate
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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