Pursuant to 5
CFR 1320, on the condition that all required data collection
instruments associated with the information collection request
display OMB control number and current expiration date, the
information collection is approved for three (3) years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2016
104
0
595
802
0
6,740
0
0
0
The Graduate Nurse Education
Demonstration (GNE) project is mandated under Section 5509 of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). Section 5509 of the ACA requires to
conduct a research evaluation study of the GNE project. Per the ACA
mandate, the evaluation study will include an analysis of the
following at a minimum: (1) Growth in the number of advanced
practice registered nurses (APRNs) with respect to a specific base
year as a result of the demonstration; (2) growth for each of the
following specialties: clinical nurse specialist, nurse
practitioner, certified nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwife;
and (3) costs to the Medicare program as result of the
demonstration. The purpose of this request is to revise the data
collection efforts, specifically to reduce the data collection
burden. Quantitative and qualitative data will be collected from
each of the hospitals, SONS, and CCSs in the five demonstration
sites. The qualitative data will be obtained through key
stakeholder interviews, small discussion groups, and focus groups,
and telephone interviews with administrators, preceptors, and APRN
students. Quantitative data elements include characteristics of:
APRN applicants, current students, and alumni Preceptors Nursing
faculty Partner hospitals SONs CCSs
The program changes/adjustments
that affect burden include reducing the overall number of
respondents, adjustments to the data collection instruments, and
site visits will no longer be conducted with each demonstration
network. Currently, the CMS is approved for 6,740 burden hours.
With this ICR, the total burden hours for all years for the
Evaluation of the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration Program is
approximately 2,405 (802 annual) hours, which is a decrease in
burden.
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.