[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50390-50391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25470]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-97]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration.
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.
Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement, without
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has
expired; Title of Information Collection: Requirement to Disclose HMO
Financial Information to Members and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
417.124; Form No.: HCFA-R-0097 (OMB 0938-0472); Use: Federally
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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 Responses: 386;
Total Annual Hours: 1.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: September 19, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-25470 Filed 9-24-97; 8:45 am]
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