Agency Information Collection Activity: Expanded Access to Non-Va Care Through the MISSION Program: Establishing a Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs), 56890-56891 [2019-23044]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0872]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Expanded Access to Non-Va
Care Through the MISSION Program:
Establishing a Process for
Certification, Discontinuance, and
Disputes for Veterans Care
Agreements (VCAs)
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before December 23,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory
and Administrative Affairs (10B4),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@
va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0872’’ in any correspondence.
During the comment period, comments
may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian McCarthy at (202) 615–9241.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VHA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VHA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
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information; (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
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Expanded Access to Non-Va
Care Through the MISSION Program:
Establishing a Process for Certification,
Discontinuance, and Disputes for
Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0872.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 102 of the VA
Maintaining Internal Systems and
Strengthening Integrated Outside
Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018 (Pub.
L. 115–182) authorizes VA to enter into
Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) to
furnish required care and services when
such care and services are not feasibly
available to certain individuals through
a VA facility, a contract, or a sharing
agreement. VA seeks to establish a new
collection to implement three
requirements under section 102 of the
MISSION Act:
a. Certification: Eligible entities and
providers will be required to submit to
VA information concerning relevant
credentials, licenses, and other
information as requested by VA to
evaluate eligibility for certification. The
information to be collected is authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(c).
b. Discontinuation: Eligible entities
and providers would be required to
submit to VA a written notice of intent
to discontinue a Veterans Care
Agreement prior to the date of such
discontinuation. The information to be
collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C.
1703A(f)(1).
c. Disputes: Eligible entities and
providers would be required to submit
to VA written notices of dispute that
contain specific information to allow
VA to assess and resolve the matter in
dispute. The information to be collected
is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(h).
Certification
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,263
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,152.
Discontinuation
Affected Public: Private Sector.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
152.
Disputes
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 268 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
803.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Performance and Risk (OQPR),
Department of Veterans Affairs.
parties may also provide written
comments for review by the Council
prior to the meeting or at any time, via
email to Larissa.Emory@va.gov, or by
mail to Larissa A. Emory PMP, CBP, MS,
Designated Federal Officer, Office of
Academic Affiliations (10X1), 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420. Any member of the public
wishing to participate or seeking
additional information should contact
Ms. Emory via email or by phone at
(915) 269–0465.
Dated: October 18, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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VA National Academic Affiliations
Council, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act that the VA
National Academic Affiliations Council
(NAAC) will meet via conference call on
December 11, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. EST. The meeting is open to
the public.
The purpose of the Council is to
advise the Secretary on matters affecting
partnerships between VA and its
academic affiliates.
On December 11, 2019, the Council
will receive updates from its
Subcommittees and Work Groups:
Diversity and Inclusion, Electronic
Health Record Modernization, and
Affiliation Partnership Councils; receive
briefings on the status of VA MISSION
Act educational sections; and discuss
Graduate Medical Education expansion
and other follow-up items. The Council
will receive public comments from 2:40
p.m. to 2:50 p.m. EST.
Interested persons may attend and/or
present oral statements to the Council.
The dial in number to attend the
conference call is: 1–800–767–1750. At
the prompt, enter access code 12095
then press #. Individuals seeking to
present oral statements are invited to
submit a 1–2 page summary of their
comments at the time of the meeting for
inclusion in the official meeting record.
Oral presentations will be limited to five
minutes or less, depending on the
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Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden, and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0160’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green, Office of Quality,
Performance and Risk (OQPR),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420, (202) 421–1354 or email
danny.green2@va.gov Please refer to
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‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0160’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.
Title: State Home Programs for
Veterans (VA Forms 10–5588, 10–
5588A, and 10–10SH).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0160.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: Congress passed Public Law
115–159, the State Veterans Home Adult
Day Health Care Improvement Act of
2017, requiring VA to pay State homes
for medical model adult day health care
to certain eligible Veterans, and Title 38,
CFR part 52, which provides for the
payment of per diem to State homes that
provide adult day health care to eligible
Veterans. It also continues to provide for
the payment of per diem to State homes
that provide care to eligible Veterans in
accordance with Title 38, CFR part 51.
The intended effect of these provisions
is to provide a safeguard that Veterans
are receiving high quality care in State
homes.
This information collection is
necessary to ensure that VA per diem
payments are limited to facilities
providing high quality care. To verify
this level of care, VA requires those
facilities providing nursing home care,
domiciliary, and adult day health care
programs to Veterans to supply various
kinds of information. The information
required includes an application/
eligibility for admission and
justification for payment; records and
reports which facility management must
maintain regarding activities of payment
for eligible residents or participants; and
the records and reports that facilities
management and health care
professionals must maintain regarding
the level of care approved for residents
or participants.
This OMB Control Number previously
included six additional forms, VA
Forms 10–0460, 10–0143, 10–0143A,
10–0144, 10–0144A, and 10–3567,
which have now been separated out into
another information collection (to be
approved under a separate OMB Control
Number). This information collection,
under OMB Control Number 2900–0160,
now includes only three forms: VA
Forms 10–5588, 10–5588A, and 10–
10SH.
a. VA Form 10–5588: State Home
Report and Statement of Federal Aid
Claimed—38 CFR 51, 52 and Title 38,
U.S.C., Sections 1741, 1742, 1743 and
1745—is used to assess and provide per
diem to State homes. This collection is
used by the State home employees and
VA Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0872]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Expanded Access to Non-Va
Care Through the MISSION Program: Establishing a Process for
Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes for Veterans Care
Agreements (VCAs)
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before December 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or to Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs
(10B4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0872'' in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy at (202) 615-9241.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, VHA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VHA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (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 respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Expanded Access to Non-Va Care Through the MISSION Program:
Establishing a Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes
for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0872.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 102 of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and
Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018 (Pub.
L. 115-182) authorizes VA to enter into Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs)
to furnish required care and services when such care and services are
not feasibly available to certain individuals through a VA facility, a
contract, or a sharing agreement. VA seeks to establish a new
collection to implement three requirements under section 102 of the
MISSION Act:
a. Certification: Eligible entities and providers will be required
to submit to VA information concerning relevant credentials, licenses,
and other information as requested by VA to evaluate eligibility for
certification. The information to be collected is authorized by 38
U.S.C. 1703A(c).
b. Discontinuation: Eligible entities and providers would be
required to submit to VA a written notice of intent to discontinue a
Veterans Care Agreement prior to the date of such discontinuation. The
information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(f)(1).
c. Disputes: Eligible entities and providers would be required to
submit to VA written notices of dispute that contain specific
information to allow VA to assess and resolve the matter in dispute.
The information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(h).
Certification
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,263 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,152.
Discontinuation
Affected Public: Private Sector.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 152.
Disputes
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 268 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 803.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk
(OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs.
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