[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-842]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (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.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: Physician Certifications/
Recertifications in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) Manual
Instructions and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 424.20;
Form No.: HCFA-R-5 (OMB# 0938-0454);
Use: The Medicare program requires as a condition for Medicare Part
A payment for post-hospital skilled nursing facility (SNF) services,
that a physician must certify and periodically recertify that a
beneficiary requires an SNF level of care. The physician certification
and recertification is intended to ensure that the beneficiary's need
for services has been established and then reviewed and updated at
appropriate intervals. The documentation is a condition for Medicare
Part A payment for post-hospital SNF care.
Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit
institutions;
Number of Respondents: 2,038,248;
Total Annual Responses: 947,816;
Total Annual Hours: 417,239.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's Web Site Address
at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your request,
including your address and phone number, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB Desk Officer
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: December 22, 1999.
John Parmigiani,
Manager, HCFA, Office of Information Services, Security and Standards
Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 00-842 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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