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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Form name
Grantee ...........
Grantee ...........
NAT Application including attachments .............................
Table 1—NAT: Enrollment, Traineeship Support, Graduate, Graduates Supported, and Projected Data.
Table 2A—NAT: Graduate Data—Rural, Underserved, or
Public Health (7/01/XX–6/30/XX).
Table 2B—NAT: Graduates Supported by Traineeship
Data—Rural, Underserved, or Public Health (7/01/XX–
6/30/XX).
100
100
1
1
4.02
3.40
402
340
100
1
2.78
278
100
1
1.84
184
.............................................................................................
100
........................
........................
1204
Grantee ...........
Grantee ...........
Total .........
Dated: September 26, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013–24269 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) announces
plans to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR), described
below, to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the
ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments
from the public regarding the burden
estimate, below, or any other aspect of
the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this Information
Collection Request must be received
within 60 days of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 10–29, Parklawn
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
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Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Type of
respondent
or call the HRSA Information Collection
Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Understanding and Monitoring Funding
Streams in Ryan White Clinics.
OMB No. 0915–xxxx—New.
Abstract: The HRSA’s HIV/AIDS
Bureau (HAB) administers the Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP)
authorized under Title XXVI of the
Public Health Service Act as amended
by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment
Extension Act of 2009. Established in
1990, the RWHAP is a federally funded
program designed to provide HIVrelated medical care and treatment as
well as support service for individuals
and families affected by the disease who
are uninsured or underinsured. The
Program consists of several ‘‘Parts,’’
corresponding to sections of the statute,
through which funding is provided to
states, cities, providers, and other
organizations. Part A provides
emergency relief for areas with
substantial need for HIV/AIDS care and
support services that are most severely
affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic,
including eligible metropolitan areas
(EMAs) and transitional grant areas
(TGAs). Part B provides grants to states
and U.S. territories to improve the
quality, availability, and organization of
HIV/AIDS health care and support
services. Part B grants include a base
grant; the AIDS Drug Assistance
Program (ADAP) award; ADAP
Supplemental Drug Treatment Program
funds; and supplemental grants to states
with ‘‘emerging communities,’’ defined
as jurisdictions reporting between 500
and 999 cumulative AIDS cases over the
most recent 5 years. The Part C Early
Intervention Services (EIS) component
of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
funds comprehensive primary health
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Total burden
hours
care in outpatient settings for people
living with HIV disease. Part D grantees
provide outpatient or ambulatory
family-centered primary medical care
for women, infants, children, and youth
with HIV/AIDS.
In 2010, the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted
into law. The ACA is expansive and will
likely impact the RWHAP. Some of the
reforms have already been implemented
(including the creation of Pre-Existing
Insurance Plans) and the barring of
insurance carriers from denying
coverage to children with pre-existing
conditions such as HIV/AIDS,
cancelling coverage for adults with
health conditions because of
unintentional mistakes on the
application, and imposing lifetime
dollar caps on essential health benefits.
Effective January 2014, states will have
the option to expand Medicaid to
individuals younger than 65 years of age
with incomes up to 133 percent of the
federal poverty level (FPL). On October
1, 2013, insurance marketplaces
(exchanges) from which individuals can
purchase health insurance will begin
open enrollment, with coverage to begin
as early as January 1, 2014. Individuals
with incomes from up to 400 percent
FPL may be eligible for tax credits to
reduce premium costs. Individuals with
lower incomes may also be eligible for
reductions in cost-sharing.
The proposed study will provide HAB
and policymakers with a better
understanding of how the RWHAP
currently provides primary outpatient
health care and essential support
services to both uninsured and
underinsured clients. It will identify
what types of core medical services and
subservices, and support services are
currently not covered or not fully
covered by Medicaid, Medicare, and
private insurance, which are needed to
provide high quality HIV/AIDS care.
The study also will provide information
on how grantees monitor patient
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healthcare coverage (e.g., payer source,
type of insurance) and the cost of care.
Together, this information will help
HAB understand the abilities of Part C
and Part D grantees to support and track
expanded health insurance enrollment
for their clients and to adapt to the
changing funding landscape. The study
will also collect information on what
processes are used and what types of
data are stored within their data
information systems. Information about
data information systems will be used to
support the development of a technical
assistance tracker for RWHAP grantees
to monitor and assess changes in the
mix of funding sources used to pay for
primary health care and essential
support services to PLWHA as the ACA
is fully implemented.
Lastly, the study will gather
information regarding Part C and Part D
grantees’ level of participation in statesponsored initiatives for the
development of health homes, their
relationship with managed care
organizations, and their status regarding
recognition as a Patient Centered
Medical Home. This information will
provide some basic information
regarding grantees’ abilities to continue
to service PLWHA as the ACA is
implemented differently among the
states.
The Ryan White Funding Streams
Survey (Survey) will be used to collect
this information. The survey will collect
both qualitative and quantitative data
and will be administered online to
program directors from a representative
sample of Part C and Part D grantees.
The Survey contains 32 questions that
capture information about the different
funding streams used for the provision
of services to PLWHA; grantees’ abilities
to track health insurance, funding
sources, and costs of care; and their
relationship with managed care
organizations. The data provided
through the survey will not contain
individual or personally identifiable
information. This information will
inform HAB in the development of
future RWHAP policy. It will also assist
HAB in the final development of the
technical assistance tracking tool for
grantees.
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.
Total Estimated Annualized burden
hours:
Form
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Survey ..................................................................................
120
1
120
4.7
564
HRSA specifically requests comments
on (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.
Dated: September 26, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013–24251 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am]
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ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with Section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health
Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) has submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review
of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
OMB will accept further comments from
the public during the review and
approval period.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this ICR should be
received within 30 days of this notice.
DATES:
Submit your comments,
including the Information Collection
Request Title, to the desk officer for
HRSA, either by email to OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to
202–395–5806.
ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Health Resources and Services
Administration
To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance
Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call
(301) 443–1984.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
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Information Collection Request Title:
Advanced Education Nursing
Traineeship (AENT) Program
Application
OMB No. 0915–xxxx—NEW
Abstract: The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
provides advanced education nursing
training grants to educational
institutions to increase the numbers of
advanced education nurses through the
AENT Program. The AENT Program is
governed by Title VIII, Section 811(a)(2)
of the Public Health Service Act, (42
U.S.C. 296j(a)(2)). This new request
includes the Project Abstract, Program
Narrative, Attachments and Tables. The
proposed AENT Tables will include
data on the distribution of graduates
from the organization who are working
in rural, underserved, or public health
settings, as well as the distribution of
graduates who received traineeship
support and are working in rural,
underserved, or public health settings;
and the number of projected students to
receive traineeship support by their
enrollment status (full-time or parttime), the degree program (master’s,
post-nursing master’s certificate or
doctoral) and the specialty they are
enrolled in (nurse practitioner or nurse
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) announces plans to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any
other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received
within 60 days of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
draft instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Understanding and Monitoring
Funding Streams in Ryan White Clinics.
OMB No. 0915-xxxx--New.
Abstract: The HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) administers the Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) authorized under Title XXVI of the
Public Health Service Act as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Treatment Extension Act of 2009. Established in 1990, the RWHAP is a
federally funded program designed to provide HIV-related medical care
and treatment as well as support service for individuals and families
affected by the disease who are uninsured or underinsured. The Program
consists of several ``Parts,'' corresponding to sections of the
statute, through which funding is provided to states, cities,
providers, and other organizations. Part A provides emergency relief
for areas with substantial need for HIV/AIDS care and support services
that are most severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including
eligible metropolitan areas (EMAs) and transitional grant areas (TGAs).
Part B provides grants to states and U.S. territories to improve the
quality, availability, and organization of HIV/AIDS health care and
support services. Part B grants include a base grant; the AIDS Drug
Assistance Program (ADAP) award; ADAP Supplemental Drug Treatment
Program funds; and supplemental grants to states with ``emerging
communities,'' defined as jurisdictions reporting between 500 and 999
cumulative AIDS cases over the most recent 5 years. The Part C Early
Intervention Services (EIS) component of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program funds comprehensive primary health care in outpatient settings
for people living with HIV disease. Part D grantees provide outpatient
or ambulatory family-centered primary medical care for women, infants,
children, and youth with HIV/AIDS.
In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was
enacted into law. The ACA is expansive and will likely impact the
RWHAP. Some of the reforms have already been implemented (including the
creation of Pre-Existing Insurance Plans) and the barring of insurance
carriers from denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions
such as HIV/AIDS, cancelling coverage for adults with health conditions
because of unintentional mistakes on the application, and imposing
lifetime dollar caps on essential health benefits. Effective January
2014, states will have the option to expand Medicaid to individuals
younger than 65 years of age with incomes up to 133 percent of the
federal poverty level (FPL). On October 1, 2013, insurance marketplaces
(exchanges) from which individuals can purchase health insurance will
begin open enrollment, with coverage to begin as early as January 1,
2014. Individuals with incomes from up to 400 percent FPL may be
eligible for tax credits to reduce premium costs. Individuals with
lower incomes may also be eligible for reductions in cost-sharing.
The proposed study will provide HAB and policymakers with a better
understanding of how the RWHAP currently provides primary outpatient
health care and essential support services to both uninsured and
underinsured clients. It will identify what types of core medical
services and subservices, and support services are currently not
covered or not fully covered by Medicaid, Medicare, and private
insurance, which are needed to provide high quality HIV/AIDS care. The
study also will provide information on how grantees monitor patient
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healthcare coverage (e.g., payer source, type of insurance) and the
cost of care. Together, this information will help HAB understand the
abilities of Part C and Part D grantees to support and track expanded
health insurance enrollment for their clients and to adapt to the
changing funding landscape. The study will also collect information on
what processes are used and what types of data are stored within their
data information systems. Information about data information systems
will be used to support the development of a technical assistance
tracker for RWHAP grantees to monitor and assess changes in the mix of
funding sources used to pay for primary health care and essential
support services to PLWHA as the ACA is fully implemented.
Lastly, the study will gather information regarding Part C and Part
D grantees' level of participation in state-sponsored initiatives for
the development of health homes, their relationship with managed care
organizations, and their status regarding recognition as a Patient
Centered Medical Home. This information will provide some basic
information regarding grantees' abilities to continue to service PLWHA
as the ACA is implemented differently among the states.
The Ryan White Funding Streams Survey (Survey) will be used to
collect this information. The survey will collect both qualitative and
quantitative data and will be administered online to program directors
from a representative sample of Part C and Part D grantees. The Survey
contains 32 questions that capture information about the different
funding streams used for the provision of services to PLWHA; grantees'
abilities to track health insurance, funding sources, and costs of
care; and their relationship with managed care organizations. The data
provided through the survey will not contain individual or personally
identifiable information. This information will inform HAB in the
development of future RWHAP policy. It will also assist HAB in the
final development of the technical assistance tracking tool for
grantees.
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.
Total Estimated Annualized burden hours:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Form Number of responses per Total responses per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Survey............................................................. 120 1 120 4.7 564
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HRSA specifically requests comments on (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.
Dated: September 26, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-24251 Filed 10-2-13; 8:45 am]
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