Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-13-97]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a

list of information collection requests under review by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call

the CDC Reports Clearance Office on (404) 639-7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 7 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

1. The National Home and Hospice Care Mail Survey (NHHCMS)--(0920-

0298)--Revision--The National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) was

conducted in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. It is part of the Long-Term

Care component of the National Health Care Survey. Section 306 of the

Public Health Service Act states that the National Center for Health

Statistics ``shall collect statistics on health resources * * * [and]

utilization of health care, including utilization of * * * services of

hospitals, extended care facilities, home health agencies, and other

institutions.''--NCHS data are used to examine this most rapidly

expanding sector of the health care industry. Data from the NHHCS are

widely used by the health care industry and policy makers for such

diverse analyses as the need for various medical supplies; minority

access to health care; and planning for the health care needs of the

elderly. The NHHCS also reveals detailed information on utilization

patterns, as needed to make accurate assessments of the need for and

costs associated with such care. Data from earlier NHHCS collections

have been used by the Congressional Budget Office, the Bureau of Health

Professions, the Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission, the

National Association for Home Care, and by several newspapers and

journals. Additional uses are expected to be similar to the uses of the

National Nursing Home Survey. The mail survey version is an abbreviated

form used to collect basic trend data in years in which the full NHHCS

is not in the field. NHHCMS data cover: baseline data on the

characteristics of home health agencies and hospices including number

of patients served, ownership, Medicare and Medicaid certification, and

services provided. Data collection is planned for the period October

1997--January 1998. Survey design is in process now. The total annual

burden hours are 200.

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Number of Avg. burden/

Respondents Number of responses/ response (in

respondents respondent hrs.)

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Hospices and Home Health Care Agencies....................... 1,200 1 0.166

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Dated: June 24, 1997.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 97-17126 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]

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