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is authorized by subsection 511(g)(1) of
Title V of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 711(g)(1)) as added by section
2951 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–148) (Affordable Care Act) and
amended by Public Law 114–10
(Medicare Access and CHIP
Reauthorization Act of 2015), Section
218.
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review, and make recommendations on,
the design and plan for the evaluation
required under paragraph 511(g)(2);
maintain and advise the Secretary
regarding the progress of the evaluation;
and comment, if the Committee so
desires, on the report submitted to
Congress under subsection 511(g)(3).
The Department of Health and Human
Services has contracted with MDRC
(formerly known as Manpower
Demonstration Research Corporation), a
nonprofit, nonpartisan education and
social policy research organization, to
conduct the evaluation of the MIECHV
program.
As specified in the legislation, the
evaluation provided a state-by-state
analysis of the needs assessments and
the States’ actions in response to the
assessments. Additionally, as specified
in the legislation, the evaluation will
provide an assessment of: (a) The effect
of early childhood home visiting
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children, and communities with respect
to domains specified in the authorizing
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health status, school readiness, and
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the effectiveness of such programs on
different populations, including the
extent to which the ability to improve
participant outcomes varies across
programs and populations; and (c) the
potential for the activities conducted
under such programs, if scaled broadly,
to enhance health care practices,
eliminate health disparities, improve
health care system quality, and reduce
costs.
Naomi Goldstein,
Director, Office of Planning, Research, and
Evaluation, ACF.
Michael Lu,
Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child
Health Bureau, HRSA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than October 5, 2015.
ADDRESSES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Information Collection Request Title:
Providing Primary Care and Preventive
Medical Services in Ryan WhiteFunded Medical Care Settings, OMB
No. 0915–xxxx—New
Abstract: Since 1990, the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program (Ryan White
Program) has funded the provision of
HIV care to eligible persons living with
HIV (PLWH). With the advent of
effective antiretroviral treatment, PLWH
are living longer and normal lives. With
this shift, PLWH are beginning to
experience typical health issues that
come with aging. Ryan White Programfunded clinics are seeing their patients
develop other common preventable
chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart
disease, and hypertension. In addition,
clinicians need to address non-primary
care issues such mental health and
substance abuse issues that are
prevalent to PLWH and interferes with
managing and treating HIV and other
conditions. By shifting HIV care into a
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broader system of primary care,
including preventative care, clinics can
offer a more holistic approach to further
improving the lives of PLWH.
However, with limited resources,
these Ryan White-funded clinics may
struggle to provide primary and
preventative care services in-house or
have insufficient referral systems. This
study will examine how Ryan Whitefunded clinics are integrating the
provision of primary and preventative
care services to the overall HIV care
model. Specifically, it will look at the
protocols and strategies used by clinics
to manage care for PLWH, specifically
care coordination, referral systems, and
patient-centered strategies to keep
PLWH in care.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The proposed study will
provide the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
and policymakers with a better
understanding of how the Ryan White
Program currently provides primary and
preventative care to PLWH. The first
online survey will be targeted to clinic
directors from a sample of about 160
Ryan White-funded clinics and will
collect data on care models used;
primary care services, including
preventive services; and coordination of
care. Data collected from this survey
will provide the HIV/AIDS Bureau with
a general overview of the various HIV
care models used as well as insight to
possible facilitators and barriers to
providing primary and preventative care
services. More in-depth data collection
will be conducted with a smaller
number of 30 clinics representing clinic
type (publicly funded community
health organization, other communitybased organization, health department,
and hospital or university-based) and
size. There will be three data collection
instruments used: (1) an online survey
completed by three clinicians at each of
the clinics, (2) a data extraction of select
primary and preventative care services,
and (3) a telephone interview with the
medical director. The clinician survey
will provide a more in-depth look at the
clinic protocols and strategies and how
they are being used and implemented by
the clinicians. The data extraction will
provide quantitative information on the
provision of select primary and
preventative care services within a
certain time period. With these data, the
study team can assess the accuracy of
information provided in the online
surveys on the provision of care. Lastly,
the interviews with the medical director
will allow the study team to follow-up
on the results of the survey and data
extraction and collect qualitative data
and more in-depth details on the
provision of primary and preventative
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care services, specifically any
facilitators and barriers. These data will
provide the HIV/AIDS Bureau with the
background to make informed policies
and changes to the Ryan White Program
in this new era when the well-being of
PLWH demands a more complex and
long-term HIV care model.
Likely Respondents: Clinics funded by
the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
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
Number of
responses per
respondents
Number of
responses
Form name
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 ICR are
summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden—
Hours
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours for all
responses
Clinic Director Online Survey ...............................................
Clinician Online Survey ........................................................
Data Extraction ....................................................................
Medical Director Interview Guide .........................................
130
90
30
30
1
1
1
1
130
90
30
30
0.5
0.5
4.0
0.5
65
45
120
15
Total ..............................................................................
280
........................
280
........................
245
Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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Final Effect of Designation of a Class
of Employees for Addition to the
Special Exposure Cohort
This designation became effective on
August 27, 2015. Therefore, beginning
on August 27, 2015, members of this
class of employees, defined as reported
in this notice, became members of the
SEC.
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HHS gives notice concerning
the final effect of the HHS decision to
designate a class of employees from the
Westinghouse Electric Corp. in
Bloomfield, New Jersey, as an addition
to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC)
under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division
of Compensation Analysis and Support,
NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS
C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1938,
Telephone 877–222–7570. Information
requests can also be submitted by email
to DCAS@CDC.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42
U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C).
On July 28, 2015, as provided for
under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C), the
Secretary of HHS designated the
following class of employees as an
addition to the SEC:
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All Atomic Weapons Employees who
worked at the facility owned by
Westinghouse Electric Corp., in Bloomfield,
New Jersey, during the period from February
1, 1958, through May 31, 1958, or during the
period from June 1, 1959, through June 30,
1959, for a number of work days aggregating
at least 250 work days, occurring either
solely under this employment, or in
combination with work days within the
parameters established for one or more other
classes of employees included in the Special
Exposure Cohort.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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Secretarial Review and Publication of
the Annual Report to Congress and the
Secretary Submitted by the
Consensus-Based Entity Regarding
Performance Measurement
Office of the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice acknowledges the
Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services’ (HHS) receipt and
review of the 2015 Annual Report to
Congress and the Secretary submitted by
the consensus-based entity (CBE) in
contract with the Secretary as mandated
SUMMARY:
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by section 1890(b)(5) of the Social
Security Act, which was created by
section 183 of the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) and
amended by section 3014 of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of
2010. The statute requires the Secretary
to review and publish the report in the
Federal Register together with any
comments of the Secretary on the report
not later than six months after receiving
the report. This notice fulfills those
requirements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Corette Byrd, (410) 786–1158.
The order in which information is
presented in this notice is as follows:
I. Background
II. The 2015 Annual Report to Congress and
the Secretary: ‘‘National Quality Forum
Report of 2014 Activities to Congress and
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services’’
III. Secretarial Comments on the 2015 Annual
Report to Congress and the Secretary
IV. Future Steps
V. Collection of Information Requirements
I. Background
In recent years we have seen
significant improvements in many
important dimensions of the quality of
the nation’s health care. The 2014
National Quality and Disparities Report,
published in April 2015 by the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality and
available at https://www.ahrq.gov/
research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr14/
index.html, shows, for example,
significant improvement in the quality
of hospital care in 2013, with an
estimated 1.3 million fewer harmful
conditions acquired by patients while in
the hospital and 50,000 fewer deaths
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than October 5,
2015.
ADDRESSES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Providing Primary Care and
Preventive Medical Services in Ryan White-Funded Medical Care Settings,
OMB No. 0915-xxxx--New
Abstract: Since 1990, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (Ryan White
Program) has funded the provision of HIV care to eligible persons
living with HIV (PLWH). With the advent of effective antiretroviral
treatment, PLWH are living longer and normal lives. With this shift,
PLWH are beginning to experience typical health issues that come with
aging. Ryan White Program-funded clinics are seeing their patients
develop other common preventable chronic diseases such as diabetes,
heart disease, and hypertension. In addition, clinicians need to
address non-primary care issues such mental health and substance abuse
issues that are prevalent to PLWH and interferes with managing and
treating HIV and other conditions. By shifting HIV care into a broader
system of primary care, including preventative care, clinics can offer
a more holistic approach to further improving the lives of PLWH.
However, with limited resources, these Ryan White-funded clinics
may struggle to provide primary and preventative care services in-house
or have insufficient referral systems. This study will examine how Ryan
White-funded clinics are integrating the provision of primary and
preventative care services to the overall HIV care model. Specifically,
it will look at the protocols and strategies used by clinics to manage
care for PLWH, specifically care coordination, referral systems, and
patient-centered strategies to keep PLWH in care.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The proposed study will
provide the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau and policymakers with a better
understanding of how the Ryan White Program currently provides primary
and preventative care to PLWH. The first online survey will be targeted
to clinic directors from a sample of about 160 Ryan White-funded
clinics and will collect data on care models used; primary care
services, including preventive services; and coordination of care. Data
collected from this survey will provide the HIV/AIDS Bureau with a
general overview of the various HIV care models used as well as insight
to possible facilitators and barriers to providing primary and
preventative care services. More in-depth data collection will be
conducted with a smaller number of 30 clinics representing clinic type
(publicly funded community health organization, other community-based
organization, health department, and hospital or university-based) and
size. There will be three data collection instruments used: (1) an
online survey completed by three clinicians at each of the clinics, (2)
a data extraction of select primary and preventative care services, and
(3) a telephone interview with the medical director. The clinician
survey will provide a more in-depth look at the clinic protocols and
strategies and how they are being used and implemented by the
clinicians. The data extraction will provide quantitative information
on the provision of select primary and preventative care services
within a certain time period. With these data, the study team can
assess the accuracy of information provided in the online surveys on
the provision of care. Lastly, the interviews with the medical director
will allow the study team to follow-up on the results of the survey and
data extraction and collect qualitative data and more in-depth details
on the provision of primary and preventative
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care services, specifically any facilitators and barriers. These data
will provide the HIV/AIDS Bureau with the background to make informed
policies and changes to the Ryan White Program in this new era when the
well-being of PLWH demands a more complex and long-term HIV care model.
Likely Respondents: Clinics funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program.
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 ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden Total burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response hours for all
responses respondents responses (in hours) responses
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Clinic Director Online Survey... 130 1 130 0.5 65
Clinician Online Survey......... 90 1 90 0.5 45
Data Extraction................. 30 1 30 4.0 120
Medical Director Interview Guide 30 1 30 0.5 15
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Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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