HOME HEALTH AGENCY (HHA) MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SURVEY REPORT FORMS FOR REVISED HHA CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

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113508	HOME HEALTH AGENCY (HHA) MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SURVEY REPORT FORMS FOR REVISED HHA CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0355	ICR Reference No: 199006-0938-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 198908-0938-011
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: HOME HEALTH AGENCY (HHA) MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SURVEY REPORT FORMS FOR REVISED HHA CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/25/1990
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/13/1990
Terms of Clearance: The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) should be commended for designing a flexible survey process satisfying its OBRA 87 mandate. OMB approves the use of these forms through 1/92 under the following conditions: 1) HCFA will provide additional guidance to surveyors regarding clinical record and home visit selection. This may be accomplished through providing additional guidance issuance or revising section 2200 of the manual. Sampling approaches should be adopted from the Abt Associates "Final Report on Pilot Test for a Patient Oriented Survey for Home Health Surveys" 2) Question A.20 of the Home Health Functional Assessment Instrument should not impose paperwork requirements beyond the HCFA 485 and HCFA 486 3) no later than 1/91 the Department should develop a work plan to evaluate methods for improving interrater reliability in patient observation and deficiency weighting and summaries. The work plan should commit to clarifying the survey guidelines for resubmission for OMB review no later than 11/91.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/1992	01/31/1992	06/30/1990
Responses	5,700	0	3,180
Time Burden (Hours)	14,250	0	5,565
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM AS AN HHA PROVIDER, TH HHA MUST MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS. THIS FORM WILL BE USED TO RECORD PROVIDERS COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS AND REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
HOME HEALTH AGENCY (HHA) MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SURVEY REPORT FORMS FOR REVISED HHA CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION	HCFA-1515, HCFA-1572

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	5,700	3,180	0	2,520	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,250	5,565	0	8,685	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/13/1990

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