This information
collection request is approved for a period of one year. The
abbreviated clearance period is necessary to give the agency time
to address the following: (1) Development of a realistic burden
estimate that accounts for QISMC's use in both Medicare &
Medicaid managed care contexts (2) Provision to OMB in next
submission of any monitoring guides used by the agency to determine
compliance with QISMC (3) Provision to OMB in next submission of
information on actual implementation in Medicaid contexts. Such
information should provide an indication of the level of
implementation. Additionally, the abbreviated clearance period will
allow the agency to incorporate any appropriate changes resulting
from issuance of new Medicaid managed care rules.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2002
07/31/2002
07/31/2001
261
0
263
1
0
1
0
0
0
The QISMC standards and guidelines are
designed to implement the quality assurance provisions of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (as amended by the Balanced Budget
Refinement Act of 1999) and the regulations they generated,
HCFA-1030-FC and HCFA-2001-P.
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.