[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 13205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7222]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHs.
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Requirement abstracted below has been submitted to the Office of
Management and budget (OMB) for review and comment. 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 agencys
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: Reinstatement, with change,
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired;
Title of Information Collection: Medicare Uniform Institutional
Provider Bill; Form No.: HCFA-1450; Use: Medicare reimbursement of
claims. This form is the standardized form used in the Medicare/
Medicaid program to apply for reimbursement for covered services by all
providers that accept Medicare/Medicaid assigned claims. It will reduce
cost and administrative burdens associated with claims since only one
coding system is used and maintained. Frequency: On occasion; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit, not- for-profit institutions,
Federal Government, and State, local or tribal government; Number of
Respondents: 123,432,041; Total Annual Hours Requested: 1,890,490.
To request copies of the proposed paperwork collections referenced
above, E-mail your request, including your address, to
Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-
1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections should be sent 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: March 14, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-7222 Filed 3-25-96; 8:45 am]
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