[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47671-47672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23887]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
The following request has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995:
Proposed Project: AIDS Drug Assistance Program [ADAP]: Monthly
Client Utilization and Program Expenditure Assessment Project--NEW--
State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs [ADAP], funded under section 2611
of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as Title II of the
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency [CARE] Act) are
designed to provide low income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals
with access to HIV/AIDS medications that prevent serious deterioration
of health arising from HIV disease, including prevention and treatment
of opportunistic diseases.
Due to the increasing need for pharmaceuticals among uninsured and
underinsured low-income individuals who are HIV+ or diagnosed with
AIDS, and recognizing the importance of program planning and budget
forecasting to maximize resources, the Division of Service Systems
[DSS], Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], proposes to
collect relevant client utilization data and program expenditure
information on a voluntary monthly reporting basis from State ADAPs.
This effort is designed to assist Title II grantees, State ADAPs, the
DSS/HRSA funding agency staff, and policymakers at both the Federal and
State level to better understand the level of client need for
medications that the programs are functioning under and the resources
used to meet the needs, and to provide indicators of where future
action may be required and the most appropriate response(s).
A report is proposed that will collect monthly data on the level of
expenditures and client utilization of services. In addition, the
report will provide a forum for tracking the most current changes in
each State ADAP with respect to available funding, eligibility
criteria, clinical guidelines, and formulary changes. On a quarterly
basis, the report will also request the prices of eight specified
pharmaceuticals dispensed by each program. The individual State reports
will be compiled into summary reports and distributed back to grantees
and State ADAPs on a monthly basis, and will be available for use by
HRSA and the Office of Management and Budget. These results will be
used to guide program planning, to formulate budget recommendations,
and to monitor the balance between available resources and State needs.
The burden estimates are as follows:
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Total
Type of form Number of Responses per Hours per burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ADAP Monthly Update..................................... 54 12 1 648
ADAP Quarterly Drug Pricing Update...................... 54 4 1 216
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Total............................................. 54 16 1 864
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:
Laura Oliven, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C.
20503.
Dated: September 4, 1997.
Jane Harrison,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-23887 Filed 9-9-97; 8:45 am]
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