Updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion From Participation in Federal Health Care Programs, 27242-27243 [2013-11055]
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must review the Request for Benefits
Package, which includes the Request for
Benefits Form and Authorization for
Use or Disclosure of Health Information
Form(s), as well as the injured
countermeasure recipient’s medical
records and supporting documentation.
A requester who is an injured
countermeasure recipient may be
eligible to receive benefits for
unreimbursed medical expenses and/or
lost employment income. The estate of
a deceased countermeasure recipient
may also be eligible to receive medical
benefits and/or benefits for lost
employment income accrued prior to
the injured countermeasure recipient’s
death. If death was the result of the
administration or use of the
countermeasure, certain survivor(s) of
deceased eligible countermeasure
recipients may be eligible to receive a
death benefit, but not unreimbursed
medical expenses or lost employment
income benefits (42 CFR § 110.33). The
death benefit is calculated using either
the ‘‘standard calculation’’ or the
‘‘alternative calculation.’’ The ‘‘standard
calculation’’ is based on the death
benefit available under the Public Safety
Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program (42
CFR § 110.82(b)). The ‘‘alternative
calculation’’ is based on the deceased
countermeasure recipient’s income and
is only available to the recipient’s
dependent(s) who is (are) younger than
age 18.
Approval is requested for the required
continued information collection via the
Request for Benefits Package, which has
been updated to include all categories of
potentially eligible requesters, including
adult children, so that the CICP may
continue to accept and process requests
for benefits. The Request for Benefits
Form and Instructions have been
revised to remove the request for a
social security number, update the CICP
Web site address, and add a new
category of eligible requesters, adult
children. This new category was added
because the CICP is generally required
to use the same categories of survivors
in order of priority for benefits as
established and defined by the PSOB
Program (42 CFR § 110.11(b)). This new
category of survivors was added under
the PSOB Program.
Approval is requested for new
mechanisms of medical documentation
and supporting documentation
collection. During the eligibility review,
the CICP would like to provide
requesters with the opportunity to
supplement their case files with
additional medical records and
supporting documentation before a final
Program decision is made. The CICP
would ask requesters to complete and
sign a form indicating whether they
intend to submit additional
documentation prior to the final
determination of their case.
Number of
respondents
Form name
Request for Benefits Form and Supporting Documentation ............................................................
Authorization for Use or Disclosure of Health Information Form ...................................................
Additional Documentation and Certification ...........
Benefits Package and Supporting Documentation
Number of
responses per
respondent
Approval is requested for a benefits
documentation package the CICP plans
to send to requesters who may be
eligible for compensation, which
includes certification forms and
instructions outlining the
documentation needed to determine the
types and amounts of benefits. This
documentation is required under 42
CFR § 110.61–110.63 of the CICP’s
implementing regulations to enable the
Program to determine the types and
amounts of benefits the requester may
be eligible to receive.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this Information
Collection Request are summarized in
the table below.
The annual estimate of burden is as
follows:
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total responses
100
1
100
100
30
30
1
1
1
100
30
30
2
*.75
.125
200
22.5
3.75
260
Total ................................................................
11
Total burden
hours
1,100
4
260
13.875
1,326.25
*45 min.
Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–29,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857.
Deadline: Comments on this
Information Collection Request must be
received within 60 days of this notice.
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ADDRESSES:
Dated: May 3, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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Office of Inspector General
[Docket Number: OIG–1300–N]
Updated Special Advisory Bulletin on
the Effect of Exclusion From
Participation in Federal Health Care
Programs
Office of Inspector General
(OIG), HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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This notice announces the
release of an updated Special Advisory
Bulletin on the effect of exclusion from
participation in Federal health care
programs by OIG. The updated Special
Advisory Bulletin describes the scope
and effect of the legal prohibition on
payment by Federal health care
programs for items or services furnished
(1) by an excluded person or (2) at the
medical direction or on the prescription
of an excluded person. For purposes of
OIG exclusion, payment by a Federal
health care program includes amounts
based on a cost report, fee schedule,
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prospective payment system, capitated
rate, or other payment methodology.
The updated Bulletin describes how
exclusions can be violated and the
administrative sanctions OIG can
pursue against those who have violated
an exclusion. The updated Bulletin also
provides guidance to the health care
industry on the scope and frequency of
screening employees and contractors to
determine whether they are excluded
persons.
OIG has posted the full revision of the
Special Advisory Bulletin on its Web
site: https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/
advisories.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrice S. Drew, Congressional and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Inspector
General, (202) 619–1368.
Daniel R. Levinson,
Inspector General.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment
Request: Interactive Informed Consent
for Pediatric Clinical Trials
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
National Institute Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHBLI), the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish
periodic summaries of proposed
SUMMARY:
projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the function of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To Submit Comments and for Further
Information: To obtain a copy of the
data collection plans and instruments,
submit comments in writing, or request
more information on the proposed
project, contact: Ms. Victoria
Pemberton, Clinical Trials Specialist,
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, NIH, 6701 Rockledge Drive,
Room 8102, MSC 7940, Bethesda, MD,
or call non-toll-free number 301–435–
0510, or Email your request, including
your address to:
pembertonv@nhlbi.nih.gov. Formal
requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Parents .............................................................................................................
Children ............................................................................................................
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amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
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Number of
responses per
response
148
136
Dated: April 29, 2013.
Lynn Susulske,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National
Institutes of Health.
Michael S. Lauer,
Director, DCVS, National Institutes of Health.
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best assured of having their full effect if
received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
Proposed Collection: Interactive
Informed Consent for Pediatric Clinical
Trials, 0925-New, National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: This study will compare
parents’ and children’s understanding of
information about a hypothetical
clinical trial presented using either a
standard paper consent document or an
interactive computer-based consent
program. Parents’ and children’s
understanding, regardless of whether
they received the standard consent or
the interactive computer-based program,
will be assessed by face-to-face
interview. In addition, parents’ and
children’s perceptions of, and
satisfaction with, the information
presented will be evaluated by
completion of a short questionnaire. The
primary hypothesis to be tested is that
interactive computer-based research
consent information is better
understood and accepted by parents and
children compared with the standard
paper consent document. Given that
many individuals have difficulty
reading and interpreting standard
written consent documents, this
technology holds promise as a means to
optimize the consent and assent process
particularly among individuals with low
literacy and numeracy skills.
OMB approval is requested for 18
months. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The
total estimated annualized burden hours
are 201.
1
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hour)
40/60
45/60
Total annual
burden hours
99
102
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.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; RFA Panel:
Systems Science and Health in the
Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Date: June 6, 2013.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Inspector General
[Docket Number: OIG-1300-N]
Updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion From
Participation in Federal Health Care Programs
AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the release of an updated Special
Advisory Bulletin on the effect of exclusion from participation in
Federal health care programs by OIG. The updated Special Advisory
Bulletin describes the scope and effect of the legal prohibition on
payment by Federal health care programs for items or services furnished
(1) by an excluded person or (2) at the medical direction or on the
prescription of an excluded person. For purposes of OIG exclusion,
payment by a Federal health care program includes amounts based on a
cost report, fee schedule,
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prospective payment system, capitated rate, or other payment
methodology. The updated Bulletin describes how exclusions can be
violated and the administrative sanctions OIG can pursue against those
who have violated an exclusion. The updated Bulletin also provides
guidance to the health care industry on the scope and frequency of
screening employees and contractors to determine whether they are
excluded persons.
OIG has posted the full revision of the Special Advisory Bulletin
on its Web site: https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/advisories.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrice S. Drew, Congressional and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Inspector General, (202) 619-1368.
Daniel R. Levinson,
Inspector General.
[FR Doc. 2013-11055 Filed 5-8-13; 8:45 am]
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