The Affordable Care Act of 2010
specifically requires that Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical
Education Programs report annually on the types of primary care
residents trained, the number trained, the number who complete
residency, the number who care for vulnerable populations and any
other information as deemed appropriate by the Secretary. In order
to comply with the law and ensure goals and reporting requirements
of the THCGME program are met, four data collection instruments
have been developed to collect information from each THC program
and their residents: 1) Program Data Collection Tool, 2) THC
Matriculant Survey, 3) THC Graduate Survey, and 4) THC Alumni
Survey. Section 5508 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA)
established the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education
(THCGME) program to support the expansion of new and existing
primary care residency training programs in community-based
settings. The primary goals of this program are to increase the
production of primary care doctors who are well prepared to
practice in community settings, particularly with underserved
populations, and to improve the overall number and geographic
distribution of primary care providers.
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 148 5508 Name of Law: Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010
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.