Secretary for Health Abstract: These reports contain the final results of evaluation and research studies covering a broad range of Head Start activities, including the effectiveness of demonstration projects, how well they are proceeding, and an evaluation of various facets of the basic Head Start Program. Agency Contact: Administration for Children, Youth, and Families. (202) 472-6590. Assistant Secretary for Health R00522-001 Annual Report to Congress on Continuation Pay for Dentists. OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services Authority: Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, as amended (P.L. 96-513, § title IV, sec. 414(b); 94 Stat. 2906; 37 U.S.C. 311(c)). Availability: Internal Use Only Geographic Relevance: National Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services regarding the special pay program providing continuation pay for dentists who extend their service on active duty in the Public Health Service. The report should include justification for continuing the special pay programs. Abstract: This is an annual report on the operation of the Special Pay Program for dental officers on active duty in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioners Corps. The report provides statistics on the amount, number, and grades of the recipients in the Special Pay Program. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (301) 443-2608. R00522-007 A Five-Year Plan for Family Planning Services and Population Research. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ April 30 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Family Planning and Population Research Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-63, § 1009(a); 89 Stat. 307; 42 U.S.C. 300a). Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit an annual progress report to the Congress setting forth a plan for implementation of family planning and population research programs. (This requirement was repealed by Public Law 94-63, title II, sec. 203 (b).); P.L. 94-68 sec. 1009(a). Abstract: This report includes an annually updated 5 year plan and progress reports by agencies of the federal government engaged in population research, family planning services, and related activities, and contains information on the work of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, including biomedical research, behavioral sciences research, institutional development and coordination and communication; the Food and Drug Administration; and including the Health Services Administration, Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Human Development Services, and the Agency for International Development. Information on the current status of the family planning services program includes geographic coverage, family planning services to individuals by organized programs and private physicians, characteristics of women served in organized family planning programs, services of organized programs, information and education activities in family planning, training and manpower, program implementation, projected requirements for family planning services programs, and several statistical tables. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (202) 245-0231. R00522-015 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Public Health Service Act (P.L. 78-410, § 511; 58 Stat. 711; 42 U.S.C. 229). Requirement: The Surgeon General shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources for transmission to the Congress setting forth a full statement of the administration of the functions of the Public Health Service, including a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements. Abstract: The report contains information on the National Institutes of Health, including research reports on cancer, eye diseases, heart and lung problems, allergies and infectious diseases, arthritis, metabolism, digestive diseases, human development, child health, adult development and aging, dental problems, environmental health, neurological diseases and stroke, and general medical sciences. In addition, the report provides information on nursing, manpower, the Institutes' library, clinics, biologics standards, research grants, research resources, and employment. The report also provides information on the Health Services and Mental Health Administration, including reports on the Center for Disease Control, occupational safety and health, community environmental management, family planning services, child health services, community health services, Indian health services, federal health programs, comprehensive health planning, alcohol abuse and alcoholism; and the Food and Drug Administration, including food protection activities, drug regulation, cosmetics and color additives, and product safety activities, as well as other information. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (202) 472-5663. R00522-010 The Health Consequences of Smoking. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ January 1 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-552 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (P.L. 89-92, § 8; 79 Stat. 283; 15 U.S.C. 1337(a)). Availability: Agency; GPO Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall transmit an annual report to the Congress containing current information on the health consequences of smoking and such recommendations for legislation as he may deem appropriate. Abstract: This report is a review of the scientific data related to the health consequences of smoking. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (301) 443-1575. R00522-011 Annual Report on Status of Health Information and Health Promotion. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/June 23 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: National Consumer Health Information and Health Promotion Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-317, § 102; 90 Stat. 699; 42 U.S.C. 300u-4). Availability: Agency; Office of Public Affairs (EEOC) Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress an annual report on the status of health information and health promotion, preventive health services, and education in the appropriate use of health care. Abstract: The report includes: (1) a statement of activities and progress in health promotion, (2) assessment of personnel resources needed to carry out the programs, (3) description of health promotion services and future activities, and (4) goals and strategies. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (202) 245-7611. R00522-009 Annual Report of the Public Health Service. Frequency/Due Date: Congressional Session (Annually)/ Beginning of congressional session R00522-015 Health, United States. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ December 1 R00522-015 OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Health Services Extension Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-626, § 401; 92 Stat. 3591; 42 U.S.C. 242p). Availability: GPO Geographic Relevance: International/Foreign; National; State; County; City Requirement: The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, acting through the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Health Services Research, shall assemble and submit to the President and the Congress not later than December 1 of each year reports on health care costs and financing, health resources, utilization of health resources, and the health of the Nation's people. Detailed reports are to be submitted every two years. Update reports are to be submitted in alternate years. Abstract: Health, United States, 1981, is the sixth in a series of reports being prepared jointly by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the National Center for Health Services Research. Health, United States will consist of a section of analytical articles and a section of detailed statistical tables accompanied by expository text. While drawing heavily upon NCHS data, the report also includes data from other HHS components and from private and professional organizations. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (301) 436-5975. R00522-020 National Disease Prevention Data Profile. Frequency/Due Date: Triennially/ Every 3 years OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-552 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978 (P.L. 95-626 § 404(a); 92 Stat. 3591; 42 U.S.C. 242p). Availability: GPO Geographic Relevance: National; State; County Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the National Center for Health Statistics, shall submit to Congress on December 1, 1980, and on December 1 of every third year thereafter, a national disease prevention data profile in order to provide a data base for the effective implementation of this act and to increase public awareness of the prevalence, incidence, and any trends in the preventable causes of death and disability in the United States. Such profile shall include at a minimum: mortality rates for preventable diseases; morbidity rates associated with preventable diseases; the physical determinants of health of the population of the United States and the relationship between these determinants of health and the incidence and prevalence of preventable causes of death and disability; and the behavioral determinants of health of the population of the United States including, but not limited to, smoking, nutritional and dietary habits, exercise, and alcohol consumption, and the relationship between these determinants of health and the incidence and prevalence of preventable causes of death and disability. Abstract: A national disease prevention data profile is designed to provide a data base for the effective implementation of this act and to increase public awareness of prevalence, incidence, and any trends in the preventable causes of death and disability in the United States. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (301) 436-7032. Secretary for Health Geographic Relevance: National Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with other heads of agencies, shall conduct an ongoing study of present and projected future health costs of pollution and other environmental conditions resulting from human activity. The first report shall be made to the Senate Committee on Human Resources and the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce not later than 18 months after November 9, 1978. Subsequent reports shall be made every 3 years after the date the first report is submitted. Abstract: The report discusses a plan for the initiation and conduct of an ongoing study designed to determine that portion of the Nation's health costs associated with environmental factors. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (301) 436-5978. R00522-023 Annual Report on Public Advisory Committees Pursuant to Section 1114(f) of the Social Security Act. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ Unspecified OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Education and Labor; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Social Security Amendments of 1967 (P.L. 90-248, § 403(e); 81 Stat. 932; 42 U.S.C. 1314(f)). Availability: Agency Requirement: The Secretary shall report to the Congress annually on the number of such advisory committees and on the membership and activities of each such committee. Abstract: This report contains information on the Public Advisory Committees which advise and consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services or designee in carrying out the function under the Social Security Act. The information pertaining to each committee consists of the authority for its existence, its structure and function, when meetings were held, and the names and addresses of the members of the committees. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (202) 443-2004. R00522-024 Evaluations of Activities Carried Out Under Title XX. Requirement: Of the funds appropriated for the Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Program, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 1 per centum and not more than 3 per centum for the evaluation of activities. The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of each evaluation. Abstract: The report will consist of summaries of the evaluation of activities carried out under the Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Program. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (202) 245-0231. R00522-022 Study of Costs of Environmentally Related Health Effects. OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-35, title IX, § 918; 95 Stat. 565; 42 U.S.C. 242b(d)(1)). Availability: Agency R00522-027 Research for the Cause, Treatment, and Prevention of Public Health Emergencies. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ Ninety days after end of fiscal year OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1101-0-1-551 / Public health service management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Public Health Service Act Amendment (P.L. 98-49, § 319; 97 Stat. 245; 42 U.S.C. 247d(b)(2)). Availability: Agency Requirement: The Secretary shall report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate not later than 90 days after the end of a fiscal year: (1) on expenditures made from the Public Health Emergency Secretary for Human Development Services Fund in such fiscal year; and (2) describing each public emergency for which the expenditures were made and the activities undertaken with respect to each emergency which were conducted or supported by expenditures form the fund. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (202) 245-6162. R00522-030 Annual Report on the Orphan Products Board. OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0600-0-1-554 / Program expenses Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Orphan Drug Act (P.L. 97-414, § 3; 96 Stat. 2053; 42 U.S.C. 236(e)). Availability: Agency Requirement: The Orphan Products Board shall submit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an annual report: (1) identifying the drugs which have been designated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for a rare disease or condition; (2) describing the activities of the Board; and (3) containing the result of the evaluations carried out by the Board. Abstract: This document contains a report that describes the activities of the Orphan Products Board, the rare disease research activities and the orphan drug development activities of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, and future concerns of the Orphan Products Board. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health. (301) 443-4903. R00523-005 R00523-009 Fiscal Year Report to Congress on Children in Foster Care Under Voluntary Placement Agreements. Frequency/Due Date: Fiscal Year (Annually)/ 90 days after end of the Fiscal Year OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-1636-0-1-506 / Human development services Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Finance Authority: Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272, § 102(e); 94 Stat. 515; 42 U.S.C. 672 note). Availability: Agency Geographic Relevance: National; State Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress, within 3 months after the close of each fiscal year between September 30, 1979, and October 1, 1983, a full and complete report on the number of children placed in foster care pursuant to voluntary placement agreements under section 408 and 472 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608 and 672) and the reasons for such placements, together with a description of the extent to which such placements have contributed to the achievement of the objectives of title I of Public Law 96-272. The report shall also contain any recommendations with respect to the continuation of authority to make federal payments for dependent children voluntarily placed in foster care. Abstract: This report contains information about how states have implemented the voluntary placement provisions of P.L. 96-272. The report includes information on levels of state participation, reasons for those levels, and information on children receiving voluntary placement services which receive federal funds. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services. (202) 755-7418. Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services R00523-004 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research and Research Reports. Frequency/Due Date: Fiscal Year (Annually)/ 90 days after the end of Fiscal Year OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0350-0-1-551/Health resources and services Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Public Health Service Act, as amended (P.L. 96-142, title Requirement: Not later than 90 days after the close of fiscal year 1979, Summaries of Results of Activities Carried Out Under the Head-Start Act. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Education and La- Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall publish summaries of the results of activities of research, demonstration, and pilot project grants or contracts not later than 90 days after the completion thereof. The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress copies of all such summaries. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services. (202) 245-7246. R00523-010 Secretary for Human Development Services R00523-010 Research Studies and Evaluation Summaries of the Impact and Effectiveness of Programs and Projects Carried Out Under the Head-Start Act. Frequency/Due Date: As Required/ 90 days after completion OMB Funding Code/Title: 75–1636-0-1-506 / Human development services Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Education and Labor; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-35, title VI, § 651; 95 Stat. 506; 42 U.S.C. 9846(e)). Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall publish the results of evaluative research and summaries of evaluations of program and project impact and effectiveness not later than 90 days after the completion thereof. The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress copies of all such research studies and evaluation summaries. Agency Contact: Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services. (202) 245-7246. Health Care Financing Administration R00524-001 Report of Excess Cost Providers. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ Unspecified OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0512-0-1-551 / Grants to States for Medicaid Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Finance Authority: H. Rept. 92-231, p. 85. S. Rept. 92-1230, p. 187. Requirement: The Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate requested that the Secretary of Health and Human Services submit annually a report identifying all providers that make charges to beneficiaries for excess costs and, furnish information on the amounts being charged by such providers. Abstract: This report aims to identify those providers, if any, that charge beneficiaries for excess costs as described under section 223 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-603) and to furnish information as to the amount of any such charges. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (301) 594-9437. R00524-004 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. (3-CONG(SRG)). Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ April 1 OMB Funding Code/Title: 20-8005-0-7-551 / Federal hospital insurance trust fund Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Education and Labor; House Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Finance, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Health Insurance for the Aged Act (P.L. 89-97, title I, § 102(a); 79 Stat. 299; 42 U.S.C. 1395i(b)(2)). Requirement: The Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund shall submit an annual report to the Congress not later than the first day of April of each year on the operation and status of the trust fund during the preceding fiscal year and on its expected operation and status during the current fiscal year and the next 2 fiscal years. Abstract: This report provides information on the activities of the trustees as well as information on the nature of the fund, and on the Advisory Council on Social Security. The report contains appendices that provide data on the actuarial assumptions and bases employed in determining the inpatient hospital deductible and the hospital insurance premium rate for the uninsured aged; the actuarial methodology and principal assumptions for cost estimates for the Hospital Insurance Program (HIP); and a summary of the principal provisions of HIP. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (301) 594-2826. R00524-006 Annual Report--National Professional Standards Review Council. Frequency/Due Date: Fiscal Year (Annually)/ 90 days after end of fiscal year OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0511-0-1-551 / Program management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Education and Labor; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Social Security Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-603, title II, § 249; 86 Stat. 1442; 42 U.S.C. 1320c-12(f)). Requirement: This report summarizes activities of a council of 11 physicians which was established to review health care services paid for, in whole or in part, with federal funds. Findings of the Council's studies and investigations are reported, and recommendations for more effective implementation and operation of programs are included. The report also contains comparative data on the results of review activities conducted in each state. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (303) 594-9207. R00524-003 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. (4-CONG(SRG)). Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ April 1 OMB Funding Code/Title: 20-8004-0-7-551 / Federal supplementary medical insurance trust fund Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Education and Labor; House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Finance; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Health Insurance for the Aged Act (P.L. 89-97, § 102(a); 79 Stat. 308; 42 U.S.C. 1395t(b)(2)). Requirement: The Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the operation and status of the trust fund during the preceding fiscal year and on its expected operation and status during the current fiscal year and the next 2 fiscal years. Abstract: This report provides information on the activities of the trustees as well as information on the nature of the fund, and on the Advisory Council on Social Security. Appendices that provide data on the actuarial assumptions and bases employed in determining the adequate actuarial rates and the standard premium rate for the supplementary medical insurance program; the actuarial methodology and principal assumptions for cost estimates for the Supplementary Medical Insurance Program (SMIP); and a summary of the principal provisions of SMIP. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (301) 594-2826. R00524-007 Effectiveness of State Medicaid Utilization Control. Frequency/Due Date: Quarterly/ 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0512-0-1-551 / Grants to States for Medicaid Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments (P.L. 95-142 § 20(a)(6); 91 Stat. 1207; 42 U.S.C. 139b(g)(6)). Availability: Agency Geographic Relevance: National; State Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall sub mit to the Congress, not later than 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter, a report on the determination as to whether or not each state agency responsible for the administration of the Medicaid plan has made a satisfactory showing that there is in operation in the state an effective program to control overutilization of inpatient hospital services, mental hospital services, skilled nursing facility services, intermediate care facility services; or psychiatric services for individuals under 21; a review of the validity of the showings previously submitted by the states; and any reduction in the federal medical assistance percentage which has been imposed on a state due to submission of unsatisfactory or invalid showings. Abstract: This report contains all utilization control activities performed by participating state medicaid agencies and the Care Financing Administration Department. It also identifies those states that did not meet utilization control requirements. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (301) 597-1383. R00524-010 Validation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0511-0-1-551 / Program management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources Authority: Social Security Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-603, title II, § 244(d); 86 Stat. 1423; 42 U.S.C. 139511(b)). Availability: Agency Geographic Relevance: National Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make a continuing study of the operation and administration of the health insurance programs for the aged and disabled (including a validation of the accreditation procedures of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals . . .) and shall transmit to the Congress annually a report concerning the operation of these programs. Abstract: This report explains the results of the validation of hospitals participating in the Medicare program by virtue of their meeting accreditation standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (301) 594-9714. R00524-013 Report on Implementing AFDC Home Health Aides Demonstration Project. Frequency/Due Date: Annually/ Unspecified OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0511-0-1-551 / Program management Congressional Relevance: House Committee on The Budget; Senate Committee on The Budget Authority: Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-499, § 966(h); 94 Stat. 2655; 42 U.S.C. 632a). Geographic Relevance: National Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit annual reports to the Congress evaluating demonstration projects relating to training of home health aides. Abstract: The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services will report to Congress on the steps taken by January 1, 1982, to enter into agreements with states to train recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children as homemakers/home health aides under demonstration projects. A general description of each of these agreements entered into by that date and a timetable for entering any other such agreements will be provided. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (301) 597-2306. Requirement: The Secretary shall submit to Congress, not later than April 1 of each year, a report on the administration, impact and cost of the program during the preceding fiscal year, including the: (1) number, status, and service areas of all utilization and quality control peer review organizations participating in the program; (2) number of health care institutions and practitioners whose services are subject to review by such organizations, and the number of beneficiaries and recipients who received services subject to such review during such year; (3) various methods of reimbursement utilized in contracts and the relative efficiency of each such method of reimbursement; (4) imposition of penalties and sanctions for violations of law and for failure to comply with the OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0511-0-1-551 / Program management Availability: Limited (available upon request) Requirement: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transmit to the Congress an annual report on programs providing hospital insurance benefits and supplementary medical insurance benefits for the aged, blind and disabled. Abstract: This report discusses the operation and administration of the Medicare insurance program. It includes data such as beneficiaries enrolled, benefit payments made, contractors' performance, etc. It is an excellent resource document for health care researchers and others. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (301) 594-7712. R00524-021 Waivers of Percentum Reductions for States Not Meeting Requirements for Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Energy and Com- Geographic Relevance: National; State Requirement: Per centum reductions shall not apply to a state for any quarter with respect to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that such state is unable to comply with the relevant requirements for developing a mechanized claims processing and information retrieval system: for good cause (but such a waiver may not be for a period in excess of 2 quarters), or due to circumstances beyond the control of such state. If the Secretary determines that such a reduction will not apply to a state, he shall report to the Congress on the basis for each such determination and on the modification of all time limitations and deadlines. Abstract: Under the provisions of title IX of Public Law 96-398, the Department of Health and Human Services is required to report to the Congress any waivers granted to states whereby a percentum reduction would not apply and reflect in the report the basis for each such determination and on the modifications of all time limitations and deadlines as described in the law. Agency Contact: Health Care Financing Administration. (301) 594-9212. R00524-023 Medicare Parts A and B Information Exchange. OMB Funding Code/Title: 75-0511-0-1-551 / Program management |