Approved through
10/88 under the condition that prior to the next printing of the
HCFA-25 and transmittal of the submission schedule, the agency: o
revises the first certification statement on the HCFA-25a to state
that the estimated expenditures will be used to determine the
amount of Federal funds to be made available to the State in the
form of a grant award(s) for the quarter indicated, subject to the
timely submission of this report o add a paragraph at the end of
the submission schedule in section 2602 of the Medicaid manual
stating that the Medicaid Program Budget Report (HCFA-25) must be
received by HCFA on or before the submission date, and failure to
submit on a timely basis may result in the delay of grant
awards.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/1988
10/31/1988
09/30/1987
228
0
228
5,700
0
5,700
0
0
0
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM BUDGET REPORT
(FORM HCFA-25 IS PREPARED BY THE STATE MEDICAID AGENCIES AND IS
USED BY HCFA FOR (1) DEVELOPING NATIONAL MEDICAID BUDGET ESTIMATES,
(2) QUANTIFICATION OF BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS, AND (3) THE ISSUANCES OF
QUARTERLY MEDICAID GRANT AWARDS.
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:
(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;
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.