Section 401(a) of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), Pub. L. 111-3, amended the Social Security Act (the Act) to enact section 1139A (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a). AHRQ is requesting approval to extend and revise a currently approved qualitative study to evaluate the children's health care quality demonstration grants authorized under section 1139A(d) of the Act. The first round of qualitative data collection (OMB# 0935-0190) was approved by the Office of Management and Budget with an expiration date of February 28, 2015. Key informant interviews conducted during the first round of qualitative data collection provided information on early demonstration strategies and lessons learned by the demonstration States during the first two years of their grant projects. This revised information collection request seeks approval to: (1) conduct a second round of key informant interviews; and (2) conduct parent and adolescent focus groups in demonstration States. Evaluating whether the CHIPRA demonstration grants improve the quality of care received by children in Medicaid and CHIP aligns with AHRQ's mission of improving the quality and effectiveness of health care in the United States.
US Code:
42 USC 299
Name of Law: Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
Under the revised information collection request, we are requesting to conduct a second round of interviews with all interview respondents as well as a round of focus groups. Therefore, the number of responses per respondent increased from one to two for interview respondents, and burden hours were added to account for focus group recruitment and participation. In the original information collection request, we requested to conduct follow up telephone interviews with key informant staff and telephone interviews with staff in non demonstration States. We did not collect this information, and those hours are no longer included in the burden estimates.
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.
Adolescent Pre-Focus Group Interview Script