Change Request Justification Enrollment/Instructions

Change Memo for

“National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Patient Impact Module for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities”

(OMB Control No. 0920-1290)

Expiration Date: 09/30/2020

Program Contact

Lauren Wattenmaker

Surveillance Branch

Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Phone: 404-718-5842

Email: nlh3@cdc.gov

Submission Date: April 30, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) requests a nonmaterial/non-substantive of the currently approved Information Collection Request: “National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Patient Impact Module for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities (OMB Control No. 0920-1290).”

As of April 14, 2020, there are approximately 15,446 long term care facilities listed in the CMS Nursing Home Compare database. CMS will require these facilities to participate in data collection and reporting, we estimate that 95% of these facilities will report COVID-19 case data. As of April 29, 2020, there are 3,101 LTCFs enrolled in NHSN. We estimate that an additional 11,500 facilities will enroll in NHSN pursuant to the CMS reporting requirement. This estimate is based on previous response rates for data collections within NHSN completed by NHSN enrolled facilities.

Type of Respondent	Form Name	No. of Respondents	No. Responses per Respondent	Avg. Burden per response (in hrs.)	Total Burden (in hrs.)
LTCF personnel	NHSN and Secure Access Management Services (SAMS) enrollment	11,500	1	60/60	11,500

The original burden calculated for this data collection consisted of 1,051,056 hours. As a result of the changes proposed in this change memo, the new burden will consist of 1,062,556 hours.

Type of Respondent	Form Name	No. of Respondents	No. Responses per Respondent	Avg. Burden per response (in hrs.)	Total Burden (in hrs.)
Microbiologist (IP)	COVID-19 Patient Impact Module Form	2079	180	25/60	155,925
Business and financial operations occupations	COVID-19 Patient Impact Module Form	519	180	25/60	38,925
State and local health department occupations	COVID-19 Patient Impact Module Form	519	180	25/60	38,925
Microbiologist (IP)	COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Form	2079	180	25/60	155,925
Business and financial operations occupations	COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Form	519	180	25/60	38,925
State and local health department occupations	COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Form	519	180	25/60	38,925
Microbiologist (IP)	COVID-19 Supplies Form	2079	180	25/60	155,925
Business and financial operations occupations	COVID-19 Supplies Form	519	180	25/60	38,925
State and local health department occupations	COVID-19 Supplies Form	519	180	25/60	38,925
LTCF personnel	NHSN and Secure Access Management Services (SAMS) enrollment	11,500	1	60/60	11,500
LTCF personnel	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Staff and Personnel Impact form	9,782	26	15	63,583
Business and financial operations occupations	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Staff and Personnel Impact form	2,446	26	15/60	15,899
State and local health department occupations	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Staff and Personnel Impact form	2,446	26	15/60	15,899
LTCF personnel	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Resident Impact and Facility Capacity form	9,782	26	20/60	84,777
Business and financial operations occupations	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Resident Impact and Facility Capacity form	2,446	26	20/60	21,199
State and local health department occupations	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Resident Impact and Facility Capacity form	2,446	26	20/60	21,199
LTCF personnel	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Ventilator Capacity & Supplies form	9,782	26	5/60	21,194
Business and financial operations occupations	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Ventilator Capacity & Supplies form	2,446	26	5/60	5,300
State and local health department occupations	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Ventilator Capacity & Supplies form	2,446	26	5/60	5,300
LTCF personnel	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Supplies & Personal Protective Equipment form	9,782	26	15/60	63,583
Business and financial operations occupations	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Supplies & Personal Protective Equipment form	2,446	26	15/60	15,899
State and local health department occupations	COVID-19 Module, Long Term Care Facility: Supplies & Personal Protective Equipment form	2,446	26	15/60	15,899
Total					1,062,556