[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20098]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-205 & HCFA-R-206]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration.
ACTION: Comment request; notice.
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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, is
publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
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.
(1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: Information Collection
Requirements Referenced in HIPAA for the Individual Market and
Supporting Regulations in 45 CFR section 148;
Form No.: HCFA-R-205 (OMB# 0938-0703);
Use: These information collection requirements help ensure access
to the individual insurance market for certain individuals and allows
the States to implement their own program to meet the HIPAA
requirements for access to the individual market. The information
collection requirements outlined in this document are necessary for
issuers and States to ensure individuals receive protection under
section 111 of HIPAA.
Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or
Households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State,
Local or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 1,040;
Total Annual Responses: 3,230,000;
Total Annual Hours: 921,000.
(2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: Information Collection
Requirements Referenced in HIPAA for the Group Market and Supporting
Regulations in 45 CFR Section 146;
Form No.: HCFA-R-206 (OMB# 0938-0702);
Use: This regulation and related information collection
requirements will ensure that group health plans provide individuals
with documentation necessary to demonstrate prior creditable coverage,
and the group health plans notify individuals of their special
enrollment rights in the group health insurance market.
Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or
Households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State,
Local or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 2,030;
Total Annual Responses: 43,000,000;
Total Annual Hours: 2,700,000.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
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, phone number, OMB number, and
HCFA document identifier, 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
Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA
Enterprise Standards, Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2-14-26, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: July 29, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-20098 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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