The Uniform Data System (UDS) is the Bureau of Primary Health Care's annual reporting system for grantees. The UDS includes reporting requirements for grantees of the following programs: the Community Health Center program, the Migrant Health Center program, the Health Care for the Homeless program, and other 330 funded grantees. The UDS is the tool that is used for monitoring and evaluating health center performance, and for ensuring compliance with legislative mandates.
This request is for 232,318 hours. This change is due to a revision in the burden estimate for the Universal and Grant report after consultation with a sample of eight potential respondent health centers. The increase in burden is attributable to the collection of patients dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and sealants on first molars, the reduction in the number of HbA1c categories reported in the diabetes clinical measure, hours attributable to the existing UDS data collection, and an increase of 186 respondents completing the Universal or Grant report.
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.