Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) is an initiative to promote primary care residency training in community-based settings. The THCGME model is one of many different training models supported by the Affordable Care Act to address the shortage in primary care health providers.
The statute allows THCs to receive payments for both direct and indirect costs associated with training residents in community-based ambulatory patient care centers. The Reconciliation Tool will be used to collect information relating to the number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) supported with THCGME payments in order to reconcile costs for both direct and indirect costs.
This is a program change of a annual estimated 255 hours for Teaching Health Centers to report information related to the number of Full-Time Equivalent residents supported with THCGME payments in order to reconcile costs for both direct and indirect costs.
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.