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Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
(FORHP), OAT, has worked with its
grantees to develop performance
measures to be used to evaluate and
monitor the progress of the grantees.
Grantee goals are as follows: To improve
access to needed services, reduce rural
practitioner isolation, improve health
system productivity and efficiency, and
improve patient outcomes. In each of
these categories, specific indicators
were designed and are reported through
a performance monitoring Web site.
These measures cover the principal
topic areas of interest to FORHP. The
data are used for program improvement
and grantees use the data for
performance tracking and improvement.
Revisions include minor additions to
the OAT Performance Improvement
Measurement System (PIMS) to capture
minimal data on access to care,
population demographics, insurance
status, quality improvement and clinical
measures.
Likely Respondents: Telehealth
Network 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 ICR are
summarized in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
responses
Total
burden
hours
PIMS ....................................................................................
200
2
400
7
2,800
Total ..............................................................................
200
........................
400
........................
2,800
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program Core Medical Services
Waiver Application Requirements
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
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),
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 ICR should be
received no later than January 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
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Officer, Room 14N39, 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:
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Core
Medical Services Waiver Application
Requirements.
OMB No. 0915–0307—Extension.
Abstract: Title XXVI of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended
by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment
Extension Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program), Part A section 2604(c),
Part B section 2612(b), and Part C
section 2651(c), requires that grantees
expend 75 percent of Parts A, B, and C
funds on core medical services,
including antiretroviral drugs for
individuals with HIV, identified and
eligible under the legislation. For
grantees under Parts A, B, and C to be
exempted from the 75 percent core
medical services requirement, they must
request and receive a waiver from
HRSA, as required in the Act.
On October 25, 2013, HRSA
published revised standards for core
medical services waiver requests in the
Federal Register (78 FR 63990). These
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revised standards allow grant recipients
flexibility to adjust resource allocation
based on the current situation in their
local environment. These standards
ensure that grant recipients receiving
waivers demonstrate the availability of
core medical services, including
antiretroviral drugs, for persons with
HIV served under Title XXVI of the PHS
Act. The core medical services waiver
uniform standard and waiver request
process will apply to Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program Grant Awards under
Parts A, B, and C of Title XXVI of the
PHS Act. Core medical services waivers
will be effective for a 1-year period that
is consistent with the grant recipient
award period. Grant recipients may
submit a waiver request before the
annual grant application, with the
application, or up to 4 months after the
grant recipient award has been made.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: HRSA uses the
documentation submitted in core
medical services waiver requests to
determine if the applicant/grant
recipient meets the statutory
requirements for waiver eligibility
including: (1) No waiting lists for AIDS
Drug Assistance Program services; and
(2) evidence of core medical services
availability within the grant recipient’s
jurisdiction, state, or service area to all
individuals with HIV identified and
eligible under Title XXVI of the PHS
Act. See sections 2604(c)(2), 2612(b)(2),
and 2651(c)(2) of the PHS Act.
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Likely Respondents: Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program Part A, B, and C grant
recipients.
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
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
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
Waiver Request ...................................................................
20
1
20
5.5
110
Total ..............................................................................
20
1
20
5.5
110
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.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Indian Health Service
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Organization and Functional
Statement; Part GFG; California Area
Office; Proposed Functional Statement
Part G, of the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), as amended most
recently at 63 FR 1486, January 9, 1998,
is hereby amended to reflect a
realignment of the California Area
Indian Health Service.
The California Area Indian Health
Service (CAIHS) provides the healthcare
delivery system to the State of
California, the home of the largest
population of American Indians/Alaska
Natives (AI/AN) in the country.
According to the 2010 Census,
California’s Indian population was
333,346 in 2010. The 2010 Census also
indicated that there were 294,216
additional people who stated that they
were American Indian and a
combination of one or more other races.
California is home to 107 Federally-
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recognized Tribes. There are presently
31 California Tribal health programs
operating 57 ambulatory clinics under
the authority of the Indian SelfDetermination Act. The IHS funds ten
California Area urban health programs
that operate under the authority of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act. In
fiscal year 2014, California Tribal health
programs had 119,362 registered users
and 69,238 active users. Registered
users are a cumulative total for all
Indian patients ever seen at Tribal
facilities, and active users are those that
have accessed care during the past three
years. None of the Tribal facilities and
programs currently operating in
California originated as facilities
previously operated by the IHS, as is the
case in other IHS areas. Population sizes
and dispersion of Tribal groups in the
CAIHS makes it unlikely that a hospitalbased service program will develop
within the area, similar to other IHS
areas where the Federal government has
built, staffed and maintained hospitals
and satellite clinics on Indian
reservations. Tribal programs will
continue to rely on private and public
hospitals to meet inpatient and
emergency needs. Some Tribal health
program physicians have privileges at
local hospitals and follow their patients
through the local hospital system.
Otherwise, the patients are referred to
private physicians using Purchased
Referred Care (PRC) funding, as well as
other alternate resources. Most programs
have not developed laboratory,
pharmacy or x-ray specialties, so these
services are purchased from the private
sector through PRC funding or other
Tribal resources. The CAIHS is
proposed to be organized as follows:
Office of the Area Director (GFGA)
Provides overall direction and
leadership for the CAIHS by: (1)
Encouraging maximum consultation and
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participation by California area Tribes
and Tribal and urban Indian
organizations in establishing the goals,
objectives and development of policies
of the CAIHS; (2) coordinating the
CAIHS activities and resources
internally and externally with those of
other Federal, state, local and privately
funded health care programs to
maximize quality health care services to
Tribal and urban Indians in the State of
California; (3) ensuring compliance to
the IHS guidelines and administrative
procedures pertinent to Indian selfdetermination contracting processes and
Tribal self-governance compacting; (4)
assuring that Indian Tribes and Indian
organizations are informed regarding
pertinent health policy and program
management issues and coordinates
meetings and other communications
with Tribal delegations; (5) advocating
for the health needs and concerns of AI/
AN; (6) developing and demonstrating
methods and techniques for continuous
improvement of health services
management and delivery by California
area Tribes and Tribal and urban Indian
organizations; (7) ensuring that the
principles of Equal Employment
Opportunity laws and the Civil Rights
Act are applied in the management of
the human resources of the CAIHS; (8)
advising the Director, IHS, of issues and
potential issues, relevant to the
California area, or to the IHS in general,
and recommending and participating in
actions to prevent or correct problems;
(9) providing leadership for the
development of emergency
preparedness plans, policies, and
services, including the continuity of
operations plans, deployment, public
health infrastructure, and emergency
medical services for the CAIHS
responsibilities; and (10) advocating and
coordinating support for Tribal
emergency medical services programs,
including training and equipment.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Core Medical
Services Waiver Application Requirements
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
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), 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 ICR should be received no later than January 3,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 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: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Core Medical Services Waiver Application Requirements.
OMB No. 0915-0307--Extension.
Abstract: Title XXVI of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as
amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009
(Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Part A section 2604(c), Part B section
2612(b), and Part C section 2651(c), requires that grantees expend 75
percent of Parts A, B, and C funds on core medical services, including
antiretroviral drugs for individuals with HIV, identified and eligible
under the legislation. For grantees under Parts A, B, and C to be
exempted from the 75 percent core medical services requirement, they
must request and receive a waiver from HRSA, as required in the Act.
On October 25, 2013, HRSA published revised standards for core
medical services waiver requests in the Federal Register (78 FR 63990).
These revised standards allow grant recipients flexibility to adjust
resource allocation based on the current situation in their local
environment. These standards ensure that grant recipients receiving
waivers demonstrate the availability of core medical services,
including antiretroviral drugs, for persons with HIV served under Title
XXVI of the PHS Act. The core medical services waiver uniform standard
and waiver request process will apply to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Grant Awards under Parts A, B, and C of Title XXVI of the PHS Act. Core
medical services waivers will be effective for a 1-year period that is
consistent with the grant recipient award period. Grant recipients may
submit a waiver request before the annual grant application, with the
application, or up to 4 months after the grant recipient award has been
made.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA uses the
documentation submitted in core medical services waiver requests to
determine if the applicant/grant recipient meets the statutory
requirements for waiver eligibility including: (1) No waiting lists for
AIDS Drug Assistance Program services; and (2) evidence of core medical
services availability within the grant recipient's jurisdiction, state,
or service area to all individuals with HIV identified and eligible
under Title XXVI of the PHS Act. See sections 2604(c)(2), 2612(b)(2),
and 2651(c)(2) of the PHS Act.
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Likely Respondents: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A, B, and C
grant recipients.
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
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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Waiver Request.................. 20 1 20 5.5 110
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Total....................... 20 1 20 5.5 110
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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.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-26408 Filed 11-1-16; 8:45 am]
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