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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Form name
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
PC CDS Projects—Site Leader ...................................................................................................
PC CDS Projects—Informaticist ..................................................................................................
PC CDS Projects—Clinician ........................................................................................................
PC CDS Projects—Patient ..........................................................................................................
Web Survey of CDS Connect Users ...........................................................................................
18
10
20
4
453
1
1
1
1
.17
18
10
20
4
77
Total ......................................................................................................................................
600
........................
224
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annual
cost burden associated with the
respondents’ time to participate in this
information collection, which comes to
$14,371.85.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
interviews*
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate**
Total cost
burden
PC CDS Learning Network—Leader ...............................................................
PC CDS Learning Network—Governance/Non-Executive Steering Committee ............................................................................................................
PC CDS Learning Network—Contributor ........................................................
CDS Connect—Leader ....................................................................................
CDS Connect—Contributor .............................................................................
CDS Connect—Consumer ...............................................................................
CDS Connect—Participant ..............................................................................
Quantifying Efficiencies—Leader .....................................................................
Quantifying Efficiencies—Informaticist .............................................................
Quantifying Efficiencies—Clinician ..................................................................
PC CDS Projects—Site Leader .......................................................................
PC CDS Projects—Informaticist ......................................................................
PC CDS Projects—Clinician ............................................................................
PC CDS Projects—Patient ..............................................................................
Web Survey of CDS Connect Users ...............................................................
7
7
1 $59.54
$416.78
3
8
5
20
25
10
5
4
8
18
10
20
4
453
3
8
5
20
25
10
5
4
8
18
10
20
4
77
1 59.54
1 59.54
178.62
476.33
297.71
1,190.82
1,488.53
595.41
297.71
238.16
811.46
1,071.74
595.40
2,028.60
99.93
4,584.66
Total ..........................................................................................................
600
224
........................
14,371.85
1 59.54
1 59.54
1 59.54
1 59.54
1 59.54
1 59.54
1 59.54
2 101.43
1 59.54
1 59.54
2 101.43
3 24.98
** Wage rates were calculated using the mean hourly wage from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2018 National
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for the United States, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm.
1 Average rate for Computer Information and Research Scientists
2 Average rate for Physicians and Surgeons
3 Average rate for All Occupations
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s
information collection are requested
with regard to any of the following: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of AHRQ’s health care
research and health care information
dissemination functions, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including
hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Dated: June 18, 2020.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request;
National Beneficiary Survey of State
Health Insurance Assistance Program
(SHIP) OMB# 0985–0057
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AGENCY:
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Administration for Community
Living, Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
that the proposed collection of
information listed above has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance as required under the
SUMMARY:
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
30-Day notice collects comments on the
information collection requirements
related to the Proposed Revision and
solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to the
National Beneficiary Survey of State
Health Insurance Assistance Program
(SHIP) OMB# 0985–0057.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by July 24,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information by:
(a) Email to: OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB Desk Officer
for ACL;
(b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for ACL; or
(c) by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725
17th St. NW, Rm. 10235, Washington,
DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for
ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Vogler, Administration for Community
Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202–
795–7461, Sara.Vogler@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, ACL has submitted the
following proposed information
collection to OMB for review and
clearance. The SHIP–SMP Survey of
One-on-One Assistance is a survey of
individuals who meet with team
members from the State Health
Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) or
the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP). These
services help Medicare beneficiaries
understand their Medicare benefits and
options. These services also increase the
ability of beneficiaries to identify and
report fraud, waste, and abuse within
health care programs generally, and
Medicare/Medicaid specifically.
The State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) was created under the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990. This section of the law authorized
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to make grants to states
to establish and maintain health
insurance advisory service programs for
Medicare beneficiaries. Grant funds
were made available to support
information, counseling, and assistance
activities related to Medicare, Medicaid,
and other health insurance options.
SHIP grantees provide free, in-depth,
unbiased, one-on-one health insurance
counseling and assistance to Medicare
beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers. The Senior Medicare Patrol
(SMP) program was authorized in 1997
under Titles II and IV of the Older
Americans Act, the Omnibus
Consolidated Appropriation Act of 1997
and the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996. The SMP
mission is to empower and assist
Medicare beneficiaries, their families,
and caregivers, to prevent, detect, and
report suspected healthcare fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education.
SMP grantees support ACL’s goals of
promoting increased choice and greater
independence among older adults and
individuals with disabilities. SMP
activities also serve to enhance the
financial, emotional, physical, and
mental well-being of older adults,
thereby increasing their capacity to
maintain security in retirement and
make better financial and healthcare
choices.
SMP team members provide one-onone assistance, and when needed, serve
as consumer advocates to resolve billing
disputes/issues.
The SHIP–SMP Survey of One-on-One
Assistance will gauge individuals’
satisfaction with the services provided
by SHIP and SMP team members.
This survey is a renewal of the
existing ‘‘National Beneficiary Survey of
State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP)’’, which received
clearance on August 28, 2017, with ICR
Number of
respondents
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Respondent/data collection activity
Reference Number 201702–0985–002
and OMB Control Number 0985–0057.
That survey was conducted over a threeyear period beginning on October 1,
2017, and concluded on March 30,
2020. To date, this survey has generated
over 2500 responses, all of which were
submitted voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to
continue the collection performed in
Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Reports developed for FY18 and FY19
participants have provided an overall
measure of satisfaction with SHIP’s oneon-one assistance services and have
provided insight into the relationship
between inputs (information provided,
time between initial contact and
services received) and overall
satisfaction. The renewed collection
will survey recipients of both SHIP and
SMP one-on-one assistance but will not
increase the number of surveys
collected.
The renewed survey will provide an
annual collection at the national level,
with an estimated collection of 800
responses per year. To generate a
sample with a 95% confidence level at
the national level 400 responses will be
required from each program
(n=2,000,000 SHIP one-on-one
assistance sessions in 2018; n=275,000
SMP one-on-one assistance sessions in
2018).
ACL will draw a representative
sample of customers who received
assistance from each program by
focusing only on non-redundant
individuals (i.e., a random sample
without replacement of individuals who
receive SHIP and/or SMP one-on-one
assistance).
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL
estimates the burden associated with
this collection of information as follows:
Responses
per respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Survey, Stratified Random Sample ...............................................................
800
1
6/60
80
Total: .......................................................................................................
800
1
6/60
80
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Dated: June 17, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020–13578 Filed 6–23–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request;
SHIP–SMP Survey of Group Outreach
and Education Events, Formerly the
‘‘Senior Medicare Program National
Beneficiary Survey’’, OMB #0985–0056
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
that the proposed collection of
information listed above has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance as required under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
30-Day notice collects comments on the
information collection requirements
related to the Proposed Revision and
solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to the
‘‘National SHIP–SMP Beneficiary
Survey of Group Outreach and
Education Events’’.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by July 24,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information by:
(a) Email to: OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB Desk Officer
for ACL;
(b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for ACL; or
(c) by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725
17th St. NW, Rm. 10235, Washington,
DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for
ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Vogler, Administration for Community
Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202–
795–7461, Sara.Vogler@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with the Paperwork
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Reduction Act, ACL has submitted the
following proposed information
collection to OMB for review and
clearance.
The SHIP–SMP Survey of Group
Outreach and Education Events is a
survey of individuals who attend
outreach and education events provided
by the State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) or Senior Medicare
Patrol (SMP). These events help
Medicare beneficiaries understand their
Medicare benefits and options. These
events also increase the ability of
beneficiaries to identify fraud, waste,
and abuse within health care programs
generally, and Medicare/Medicaid
specifically.
The State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) was created under the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990. This section of the law authorized
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to make grants to states
to establish and maintain health
insurance advisory service programs for
Medicare beneficiaries. Grant funds
were made available to support
information, counseling, and assistance
activities related to Medicare, Medicaid,
and other health insurance options.
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
program was authorized in 1997 under
Titles II and IV of the Older Americans
Act, the Omnibus Consolidated
Appropriation Act of 1997 and the
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996. The SMP
mission is to empower and assist
Medicare beneficiaries, their families,
and caregivers, to prevent, detect, and
report suspected healthcare fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education.
SMP grantees support ACL’s goals of
promoting increased choice and greater
independence among older adults and
individuals with disabilities. SMP
activities enhance the financial,
emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing of older adults, thereby increasing
their capacity to maintain security in
retirement and make better financial
and healthcare choices.
SHIP–SMP grantees provide group
outreach and education through
presentation events, and this collection
will survey the attendees of those
events. The SHIP–SMP Survey of Group
Outreach and Education Events will
focus on group outreach and education
events and the individuals who attend
them, to determine if the target audience
is satisfied with the information they are
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receiving. This is a renewal of the
existing Senior Medicare Program
National Beneficiary Survey, which
received clearance on August 28, 2017,
with ICR Reference Number 201702–
0985–003 and OMB Control Number
0985–0056. That survey was conducted
over a three-year period beginning on
October 1, 2017, and will conclude on
March 30, 2020.
To date, the Senior Medicare Program
National Beneficiary Survey has
generated over 5000 responses, all of
which were submitted anonymously
and voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to
continue the collection performed in
Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Reports developed for FY18 and FY19
participants have provided an overall
measure of presentation attendee
satisfaction and have provided insight
into the relationship between
presentation inputs (information
provided, access to presentations) and
overall satisfaction. The renewed survey
will include both SHIP and SMP
presentations and will survey every
participating state and territory at least
once each year.
To generate a sample with a 95%
confidence level at the national level
400 responses will be required, which is
based on over 500,000 group outreach
and education event attendees in 2018.
ACL will draw a representative sample
of event attendees by surveying each of
the 54 participating states and territories
at least once. An average event surveyed
in FY18 or FY19 generated 11
completed surveys, resulting in an
estimated minimal collection of 600
responses.
In the first three years of the existing
survey states and territories had the
opportunity to exceed the minimum
requirements, in order to collect a larger
overall dataset for their state or territory.
This opportunity will continue with the
renewed survey. Assuming that an
average state or territory collects 100
surveys per year, the maximum burden
estimate is 5400 responses per year.
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated
with this collection of information as
follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; National Beneficiary Survey of State
Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) OMB# 0985-0057
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing
that the proposed collection of information listed above has been
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance as required under the
[[Page 37950]]
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-Day notice collects comments
on the information collection requirements related to the Proposed
Revision and solicits comments on the information collection
requirements related to the National Beneficiary Survey of State Health
Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) OMB# 0985-0057.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by July
24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
by:
(a) Email to: [email protected], Attn: OMB Desk Officer
for ACL;
(b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL; or
(c) by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Vogler, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202-795-7461,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act, ACL has submitted the following proposed information collection to
OMB for review and clearance. The SHIP-SMP Survey of One-on-One
Assistance is a survey of individuals who meet with team members from
the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) or the Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP). These services help Medicare beneficiaries
understand their Medicare benefits and options. These services also
increase the ability of beneficiaries to identify and report fraud,
waste, and abuse within health care programs generally, and Medicare/
Medicaid specifically.
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) was created
under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. This section of
the law authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to
make grants to states to establish and maintain health insurance
advisory service programs for Medicare beneficiaries. Grant funds were
made available to support information, counseling, and assistance
activities related to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurance
options. SHIP grantees provide free, in-depth, unbiased, one-on-one
health insurance counseling and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries,
their families, and caregivers. The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
program was authorized in 1997 under Titles II and IV of the Older
Americans Act, the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriation Act of 1997 and
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The
SMP mission is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their
families, and caregivers, to prevent, detect, and report suspected
healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and
education.
SMP grantees support ACL's goals of promoting increased choice and
greater independence among older adults and individuals with
disabilities. SMP activities also serve to enhance the financial,
emotional, physical, and mental well-being of older adults, thereby
increasing their capacity to maintain security in retirement and make
better financial and healthcare choices.
SMP team members provide one-on-one assistance, and when needed,
serve as consumer advocates to resolve billing disputes/issues.
The SHIP-SMP Survey of One-on-One Assistance will gauge
individuals' satisfaction with the services provided by SHIP and SMP
team members.
This survey is a renewal of the existing ``National Beneficiary
Survey of State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)'', which
received clearance on August 28, 2017, with ICR Reference Number
201702-0985-002 and OMB Control Number 0985-0057. That survey was
conducted over a three-year period beginning on October 1, 2017, and
concluded on March 30, 2020. To date, this survey has generated over
2500 responses, all of which were submitted voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to continue the collection
performed in Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Reports developed for
FY18 and FY19 participants have provided an overall measure of
satisfaction with SHIP's one-on-one assistance services and have
provided insight into the relationship between inputs (information
provided, time between initial contact and services received) and
overall satisfaction. The renewed collection will survey recipients of
both SHIP and SMP one-on-one assistance but will not increase the
number of surveys collected.
The renewed survey will provide an annual collection at the
national level, with an estimated collection of 800 responses per year.
To generate a sample with a 95% confidence level at the national level
400 responses will be required from each program (n=2,000,000 SHIP one-
on-one assistance sessions in 2018; n=275,000 SMP one-on-one assistance
sessions in 2018).
ACL will draw a representative sample of customers who received
assistance from each program by focusing only on non-redundant
individuals (i.e., a random sample without replacement of individuals
who receive SHIP and/or SMP one-on-one assistance).
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden associated with
this collection of information as follows:
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Survey, Stratified Random Sample............... 800 1 6/60 80
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Total:..................................... 800 1 6/60 80
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Dated: June 17, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-13578 Filed 6-23-20; 8:45 am]
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