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0938-0760 199912-0938-007
Historical Active 199902-0938-007
HHS/CMS
Medicare and Medicaid Programs Use of the OASIS as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 484.55 -- HCFA-3007-F
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 03/10/2000
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 12/22/1999
Extension (without change) of this PRA submission is approved through 9/30/2000 to allow for publication of the final HIPAA medical privacy regulation that will include policies related to the definition of identifiable data and minimum necessary disclosure. Upon publication of this rule, HCFA should immediately reevaluate the Systems of Records (SOR) notice for OASIS and its applicability to accrediting organizations. Over the next six months, HCFA must coordinate and discuss these policies on a regular basis with JCAHO and other deeming organi- zations. At this time, HCFA may not disclose to accrediting organizations identifiable OASIS data for performance of quality of care functions. However, it is possible that such organiza- tions may receive data for legitimate research purposes consistent with the SOR's routine use and HCFA's administrative procedures. In the meantime, HCFA must carefully evaluate its technical capabilities to encrypt/mask OASIS data and should be prepared to implement the medical privacy regulation when it is finalized. In a few months, HCFA should update OMB on its technical capabilities. The next submission for OMB review must include a copy of HCFA's industry software specifications and a summary description of vendor software and characteristics. Finally, HCFA must continue to evaluate opportunities to reduce burden, including enhanced population of data fields in recerti- fication and the refinement of the HAVEN software to reflect differing data needs based upon patient condition and severity (e.g. certain conditions may change infrequently and/or may be less vulnerable to deterioration in data quality during recertification.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2000 09/30/2000 03/31/2000
8,200 0 10,492
967,600 0 1,238,056
25,780,000 0 32,987,000