Change Memo for
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities
(OMB Control Nos. 0920-1317)
Expiration Date: 03/31/2026
Program Contact
Paula Farrell
Surveillance Branch
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: 404-498-4019
Email: [email protected]
Submission Date: March 11, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) requests approval of a new data collection instrument in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) OMB Package (OMB Control No. 0920-1317).
Point of Care Testing Results (57.155)
The changes to the forms and associated burden are described below. The changes are minor and do not constitute more than a 10% change to the original OMB package. The NHSN COVID-19 Modules are designed to standardize the data elements collected across the country regarding the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare facilities. Current efforts at data collection are individualized at each state and local region. In collecting standardized data, NHSN provides a vendor-neutral platform and a national lens into the burden facilities are experiencing in a way that is designed to support the public health response. NHSN is a platform that exists in nearly all acute-care hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis facilities in the US and can provide a secure, sturdy infrastructure.
Point of Care Testing Results (57.155)
The Point of Care Testing Results (57.155) form was inadvertently overlooked and was not included in the NHSN COVID-19 Package 0920-1317. The data collection form is being submitted for approval. This form provides national surveillance for the tracking of SARS-CoV-2 test results in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
Justification: The Point-of-Care (POC) Test Results form is a separate reporting option for LTCFs to report SARS-CoV-2 test results provided by a POC device. A POC device allows for COVID testing at the bedside and provides quick test results, without the need to submit a specimen to a laboratory. NHSN routes reported POC laboratory test result data to the public health agency at the local or state level with jurisdictional authority and responsibility for receiving those data.
Time Burden: estimate 10 minutes to complete the form.
Burden Estimates – 0920-1317
As a result of proposed changes to the forms, the estimated annualized burden is expected to increase by 78,375 hours, from 5,614,755 to 5,693,130.
Form Name |
No. of Respondents |
No. Responses per Respondent |
Avg. Burden per response (in hrs.) |
Total Burden (in hrs.) |
Hourly Wage Rate |
Total Respondent Cost |
Type of Respondent |
Point of Care Testing Results (57.155) |
6,270 |
75 |
10/60 |
78,375 |
$36.53 |
$2,863,039 |
Registered Nurse |
Total Burden Hours for 0920-1317 5,693,130 |
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Author | Wattenmaker, Lauren (CDC/DDID/NCEZID/DHQP) |
File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
File Created | 2024-10-31 |