[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72356-72357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33399]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection 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 on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank for
Final Adverse Information on Health Care Providers, Suppliers, and
Practitioners--(OMB 0915-0239)--Extension
Section 221(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 specifically directs the Secretary
to establish a national health care fraud and abuse data collection
program for the reporting and disclosure of certain final adverse
actions taken against health care providers, suppliers, and
practitioners. A final rule was published October 26, 1999 in the
Federal Register to implement the statutory requirements of section
1128E of the Social Security Act (The Act) as added by Section 221(a)
of HIPAA. The Act requires the Secretary to implement the national
health care fraud and abuse data collection program. This data bank is
known as the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB). It
contains the following types of information: (1) Civil judgments
against a health care provider, supplier, or practitioner in Federal or
State court related to the delivery of a health care item or service;
(2) Federal or State criminal convictions against a health care
provider, supplier, or practitioner related to the delivery of a health
care item or service; (3) actions by Federal or State agencies
responsible for the licensing and certification of health care
providers, suppliers, or practitioners; (4) exclusion of a health care
provider, supplier, or practitioner from participation in Federal or
State health care programs; and (5) any other adjudicated actions or
decisions that the Secretary shall establish by regulations. Access to
this data bank is limited to Federal and State Government agencies and
health plans.
The estimated response burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Regulation citation respondents respondent responses responses hours
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61.6, Errors & Omissions........ 1,200 1 1,200 \1\ 25 500
61.6, Revisions/Appeal Status... 1,000 1 1,000 \1\ 75 1,250
61.7, Licensure actions:
Disclosure by State 1,836 22 40,400 \1\ 75 50,500
Licensing Boards...........
Reporting By State Licensing 216 187 40,400 \1\ 15 10,100
Authorities................
61.8, Reporting of State 54 13 700 \1\ 75 875
Criminal Convictions...........
61.9, Reporting of Civil 62 8 500 \1\ 75 625
Judgments......................
61.11, Reporting of Adjudicated 66 12 800 \1\ 75 1,000
Actions/Decisions..............
61.12, Access to Data (Queries/
Self Queries):
State Licensure Boards...... 1,000 75 75,000 \1\ 5 6,250
State Certification Agencies 54 3 162 \1\ 5 14
States/District Attorneys & 2,000 25 50,000 \1\ 5 4,166
Law Enforcement............
State Medicaid Fraud Units.. 47 50 2,350 \1\ 5 196
Health Plans................ 2,500 400 1,000,000 \1\ 5 83,333
Health Care Providers, 60,000 1 60,000 \1\ 25 25,000
Suppliers and Practitioners
(self query)...............
Entity Registration......... 5,000 1 5,000 \1\ 30 2,500
Entity Registration Update.. 250 1 250 \1\ 15 62
Authorized Agent Designation 100 1 100 \1\ 10 16
Authorized Agent Designation 5 1 5 \1\ 5 0.42
Update.....................
61.15, Disputed Reports/
Secretarial Review:
Initial Request............. 750 1 750 \1\ 10 125
Request for Secretarial 37 1 37 \1\ 480 296
Review.....................
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Total................... 76,177 .............. 1,278,654 .............. 186,808
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Other forms used in the management of the HIPDB include the
following:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Form name respondents respondent responses responses hours
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Account Discrepancy............. 2,000 1 2,000 \1\ 5 166
Electronic Funds Transfer 850 1 850 \1\ 5 70
Authorization..................
Entity Reactivation............. 500 1 500 \1\ 15 125
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Total....................... 3,350 .............. 3,350 .............. 361
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: December 17, 1999.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-33399 Filed 12-23-99; 8:45 am]
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