Approved for use through 10/95 under the following conditions: 1) HCFA proceeds with "Targeted mailing #1" as described in the enclosed options paper dated June 7, 1994; 2) HCFA assists SSA with the pilot design of the initiative entitled "SSA Benefit Application" described in the enclosed options paper. HHS should provide OMB with a written description of the pilot's design and its implementation schedule by 8/94; 3) by 8/94, HCFA provides OMB a more detailed Action Plan articulating the necessary steps and milestones for the dissemination of enhanced race/ethnicity data to HHS offices and the general public; 4) HCFA works with ASPE to develop an agency-wide pamphlet describing available race/ethnicity data through all Department information collections; 5) HCFA provides OCR with needed technical assistance in the development of OCR's own data plan. Such coordination between HHS offices should ensure that OCR's efforts complement HCFA's and are not redundant and unnecessarily burdensome on the public; and 6) as appropriate, HCFA should reassess these efforts in the context of the emerging timeframes for Health Care Reform and the revised race an ethnicity categories.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/1995
10/31/1995
06/30/1994
100,168,729
0
170,000,000
3,590,518
0
6,235,500
0
0
0
THE 1450 IS A CLAIM FORM COMPLETED BY INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. ALL INTERMEDIARY PROCESSED MEDICARE CLAIMS ARE BILLED ON THE HCFA-1450.
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.