The Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) provides compensation to eligible individuals (requesters) seriously injured by a covered countermeasure administered or used pursuant to a Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 (PREP Act) Declaration, or to their estates and/or survivors. The CICP requires the Request for Benefits Package to determine whether a requester is eligible for Program benefits (compensation) for their injury and if applicable, to calculate the amount of program benefits a requester is eligible to receive. The Request for Benefits Package includes the Request for Benefits Form and Authorization for Use or Disclosure of Health Information Form(s), as well as the injured countermeasure recipientâs medical records and supporting documentation. A requester who is an injured countermeasure recipient, the requesterâs legal representative, or the estate or survivor(s) of an injured countermeasure recipient is responsible for submitting the Request for Benefits Package, as well as the injured countermeasure recipientâs medical records and supporting documentation.
US Code:
42 USC 247d-6d
Name of Law: Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act
The burden hours are expected to increase from 1,327 hours to 5,223 hours, due to an increase in the expected number of respondents (from 260 to 1,074). The reason for the increase is because since the last package approval there was an increase in the number of RFB packages submitted to HRSA annually.
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.