[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23781-23782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11269]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-0097]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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
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(HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of proposed collections for public 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 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: Requirement to
Disclose HMO Financial Information to Members, 42 CFR 417.124; HCFA-R-
0097; Use: Federally qualified HMOs must meet the full and fair
disclosure requirements at 42 CFR 417.124. It requires a written
description of an HMOs benefits, coverage, procedures for obtaining
benefits, circumstances under which benefits may be denied, premium
rates, grievance procedures, service area, provider location(s), hours
of service, participating providers, and the financial condition of the
HMO. Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for
profit, and Not for profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 386;
Total Annual Hours: 193.
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 to obtain the supporting
statement and any related forms, 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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Attention:
Louis Blank, Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: April 23, 1997.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 97-11269 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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