National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
OPD Screenshots	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Ambulatory Surgery	Form	Modified	Available
ED Screenshots	Form	Modified	Available
Hospital Induction Interview	Form	Modified	Available
Form unnumbered Att. T. Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement	Form	Removed	Repair queued
NHAMCS 2014 nonsub supp statement 103013.doc	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2013-10-30	Available
Attachment D - ASL PRF Changes.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-10-30	Available
Attachment C - ED PRF Changes.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-10-30	Available
Attachment B - OPD PRF Changes.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-10-30	Available
Attachment A - NHAMCS EHR changes 102513.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-10-30	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43613	Ambulatory Unit Induction	Instruction	Modified
201697	Medical Record Reabstraction	Instruction	Modified
201696	Reabstraction Telephone Call	Instruction	Modified
181868	Pulling and re-filing Patient Records	Instruction	Modified
181867	OPD Patient Record Form	Form	Modified	OPD Screenshots
181866	ASL Patient Record Form	Form	Modified	Ambulatory Surgery
181865	ED Patient Record Form	Form	Modified	ED Screenshots
181864	Hospital Induction Form	Form	Modified	Hospital Induction Interview
181863	Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement	Form	Removed	Att. T. Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0920-0278	ICR Reference No: 201311-0920-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201210-0920-009
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No: 20786
Title: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/05/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/05/2013
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2014	12/31/2014	12/31/2014
Responses	132,443	0	132,698
Time Burden (Hours)	7,352	0	8,456
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This request is for approval of minor changes for 2014. The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) is a national survey of patient visits to emergency departments, outpatient departments, and ambulatory surgery locations of general and short-stay hospitals, as well as freestanding ambulatory surgery centers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 306 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
ASL Patient Record Form	none	Ambulatory Surgery
Ambulatory Unit Induction
Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement	unnumbered	Att. T. Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement
ED Patient Record Form	none	ED Screenshots
Hospital Induction Form	none	Hospital Induction Interview
Medical Record Reabstraction
OPD Patient Record Form	none	OPD Screenshots
Pulling and re-filing Patient Records
Reabstraction Telephone Call

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	132,443	132,698	0	-255	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,352	8,456	0	-1,104	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This change request results in a reduction in burden due to changes in one form. In addition, burden was not adjusted previously for one temporary component of this data collection and this also reduces the currently approved burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,032,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/05/2013

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