Notice2022-27157
Agency Information Collection Activity: Preauthorization and Request for Payment of Bowel and Bladder Services
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Published
December 15, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 240 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27157]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Preauthorization and
Request for Payment of Bowel and Bladder Services
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including each proposed extension of a
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before February 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>
or to Janel Keyes, Office of Regulations, Appeals, and Policy (10BRAP),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#155f747b70793b5e706c70665563743b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="367c5758535a187d534f534576405718515940">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No.
2900-NEW'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments
may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f29f93809b90979edc93829d9c8697b28493dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97faf6e5fef5f2fbb9f6e7f8f9e3f2d7e1f6b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, VHA
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VHA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Preauthorization and Request for Payment of Bowel and
Bladder Services, VA Forms 10-314a, 10-314b.
OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: Legal authority for this information collection is found
in 38 U.S.C., Chapter 17, for Veterans seeking health care services.
Data collected may be used to establish, determine, and monitor
eligibility to receive VA benefits and for authorizing and paying Non-
VA healthcare services furnished to Veterans and beneficiaries. VA Form
10-314a will be used by physicians to request preauthorization of bowel
and bladder services and certify that caregivers have been properly
trained and meet all requirements for safely rendering care to
Veterans. VA Form 10-314b is required for caregivers to receive
reimbursement for bowel and bladder care services. The form is used to
list the dates and times the care was rendered to the Veteran and is
then submitted monthly to VA to request payment for those services.
Total Annual Number of Responses = 44,200.
Total Annual Time Burden = 7,367 hours.
VA Form 10-314a:
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 567 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,400.
VA Form 10-314b:
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,800 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: 12 times per year.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,400.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-27157 Filed 12-14-22; 8:45 am]
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