The Children’s Hospitals Graduate
Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program was enacted by Public Law
106-129, and reauthorized by the CHGME Support Reauthorization Act
of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–98) to provide Federal support for graduate
medical education (GME) to freestanding children’s hospitals. The
legislation indicates that eligible children’s hospitals will
receive payments for both direct and indirect medical education.
The CHGME Payment Program application and full-time equivalent
(FTE) resident assessment forms received OMB clearance on June 30,
2014. The CHGME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 included a
provision to allow certain newly qualified children’s hospitals to
apply for CHGME Payment Program funding. The CHGME Payment Program
application forms have been revised to accommodate the new statute.
In addition, a payment question included in the CHGME Payment
Program application forms has been removed, since the participating
children’s hospitals are now required to electronically communicate
their financial information to the Payment Management System
through the Electronic Handbook. The form changes are only
applicable to the HRSA 99-1 (also known as Exhibit O(2)) and the
HRSA 99-5. All other hospital and auditor forms are the same as
currently approved. The changes to the HRSA 99-1 and HRSA 99-5
forms require OMB approval.
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 98 0 Name of Law: CHGME Support Reauthorization
Act of 2013
Two forms have been added to
the original package, 99-1 Reconciliation and the 99-1
Supplemental, that would cause an increase in the number of
responses and burden. There was no reduction.
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.