Notice2022-06647
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Application for Health Center Program Recipients for Deemed Public Health Service Employment With Liability Protections Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 0906-0035, Revision
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Published
March 30, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 day comment period for this notice has closed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18373-18374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06647]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Application for Health
Center Program Recipients for Deemed Public Health Service Employment
With Liability Protections Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 0906-
0035, Revision
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the
review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30
day comment period for this notice has closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than April 29,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the acting
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e696879683949189948da68e949587c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7b7a6b7a2b5b0a8b5ac87afb5b4a6e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a> or
call (301) 443-9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Application for Health Center
Program Recipients for Deemed Public Health Service Employment with
Liability Protections Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), OMB No.
0906-0035--Revision.
Abstract: Section 224(g)-(n) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act
(42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)), as amended, authorizes the ``deeming'' of
entities receiving funds under section 330 of the PHS Act as PHS
employees for the purposes of receiving FTCA coverage. The Health
Center Program is administered by HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care
(BPHC). Health centers submit deeming applications annually to BPHC in
the prescribed form and manner in order to obtain deemed PHS employee
status for this purpose.
The FTCA Program has a web-based application system, the Electronic
Handbooks. These electronic application forms decrease the time and
effort required to complete the older, paper-based OMB approved FTCA
application forms. The application includes: Contact Information;
Section 1: Review of Risk Management Systems; Section 2: Quality
Improvement/Quality Assurance; Section 3: Credentialing and
Privileging; Section 4: Claims Management; and Section 5: Additional
Information, Certification, and Signatures.
HRSA is proposing several changes to the Application for Health
Center Program Award Recipients for Deemed PHS Employment with
Liability Protections under the FTCA, to be used for health center
deeming applications for calendar year 2022 and thereafter, to clarify
questions posed and required documentation. Specifically, the
Application includes the following proposed changes:
<bullet> Updated application language: Throughout the application,
alternate terminology was utilized to provide greater clarity and
specificity. These changes were based on stakeholder feedback and
information received from the HRSA Health Center Program Support. These
changes are not substantive in nature.
<bullet> Some questions were removed from Quality Improvement/
Quality Assurance Section, as these questions are similar to
information that is also collected in the Risk Management Section. This
change is intended to reduce duplicative information collection.
<bullet> For the Credentialing and Privileging Section, in this
cycle, the application will return to the previous process of
submitting a Credentialing List with providers' credentialing and
privileging information.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 86 Fed Reg.
72250 (December 21, 2021). There were no public comments.
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Need and Proposed Use of the Information Deeming applications are
required by law and must address certain specific criteria in order for
deeming determinations to be issued. The application submissions
provide BPHC with the information essential for evaluation of
compliance with legal requirements and making a deeming determination
under Section 224(g)-(n) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)).
Likely Respondents: Respondents include recipients of Health Center
Program funds seeking deemed PHS employee status under Section 224(g)-
(n) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)).
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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FTCA Health Center Program 35 1 35 2.5 87.5
Initial Application............
FTCA Health Center Program 1,125 1 1,125 2.5 2,812.5
Redeeming Application..........
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Total....................... 1,160 .............. 1,160 .............. 2,900
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HRSA specifically requests comments on (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.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-06647 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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