Approved
consistent with VA revisions to the supporting statement and
additional supporting documentation.
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Public Law 111-163, Caregivers and
Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 was enacted on May 5,
2010. This request pertains to Title 1, Caregiver Support, Section
101, Assistance and support services for caregivers. The law
requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consult with
Veterans, family caregivers, Veteran Service Organizations and
Non-Governmental Organizations that specialize in the provision of
assistance to individuals with disabilities and their family
caregivers while developing the implementation plan and report. In
the report, the law also specifies that VA shall include a
description of the stakeholders consulted, a description of the
consultations, the recommendations of the stakeholders, including
those that were not adopted and incorporated in the plan and the
reasons the Secretary did not adopt such recommendations.
The Care Management and
Social Work, in the Office of Patient Care Services, in
collaboration with the Chief Business Office, has the lead
responsibility for implementation of Public Law 111-163, Caregivers
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010. The law was
signed on May 5, 2010 by President Barack Obama, which states: No
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a plan for the
implementation of the program of comprehensive assistance for
family caregivers and submit to the Committee on Veterans Affairs
of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans Affairs of the House
of Representatives a report on such plan. VA has a contract with
Gallup in the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) 5 and 22
to conduct 4 Veteran focus groups, 6 Caregiver focus groups, one
focus group with VSOs, and one focus group with Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGO). The focus groups will consist of 6 to 8
participants. The moderator guides have been developed and are
attached. It is imperative that these focus groups are conducted no
later than August 31 in order for VA to incorporate the information
into the plan.
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.
NGO Mod Guide.docx
OMB Justification Template PL 111-163 Focus Groups.doc
P L 111-163 CAREGIVERS AND VETERANS OMNIBUS HEALTH SERVICES ACT OF 2010.pdf
Moderator Guides for Caregivers Support Focus Groups