Teaching Health Centers Graduate
Medical Education (THCGME) is an initiative to promote primary care
residency training in community-based settings. The THCGME model is
one of many different training models supported by the Affordable
Care Act to address the shortage in primary care health providers.
The statute allows THCs to receive payments for both direct and
indirect costs associated with training residents in
community-based ambulatory patient care centers. The Reconciliation
Tool will be used to collect information relating to the number of
Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) supported with THCGME payments in order
to reconcile costs for both direct and indirect costs.
This is a program change of a
annual estimated 255 hours for Teaching Health Centers to report
information related to the number of Full-Time Equivalent residents
supported with THCGME payments in order to reconcile costs for both
direct and indirect costs.
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.