Approved for use
through 12/95 under the following conditions: 1) NCHS and AHCPR
meet with OMB on August 7th to discuss the integration of the 1996
NMES nursing home survey with the 1997 provider-based survey. In
preparation for this meeting, PHS staff should prepare a chart that
compares question by question the data collected on each of these
surveys. Subsequent to this meeting, OMB may request that Round 3
of the NMES nursing home pretest and its CAPI version be amended;
and 2) the description of PHS' data consolidation effort included
as an amendment to the Pretest Rounds 1-3 and Main Rounds 1-3 of
the 1996 Household Survey (FAMES) includes a detailed description
of integration plans for nursing home data collections. This
description should be available for public comment as part of the
FAMES submission pending OMB review and PHS' conference outreach
efforts as soon as possible (but no later than July 24, 1995) to
allow for preliminary consideration of such comments in the August
7th meeting.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/1995
12/31/1995
11/30/1995
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Nursing home staffs and community
respondents will provide data on a sample of facilities and a
sample of residents of those facilities. Data will be collected on
use of nursing homes, expenditures for care, resident
characteristics, and services provided. This survey is a pretest of
instruments and procedures for the nursing home component of the
1996 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES-3).
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.