[Federal Register: December 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 250)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-4766 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Helping to End Lead Poisoning (HELP): A Questionnaire Study of
Medicaid Providers' Self-Reported Attitudes, Practices, Beliefs, and
Barriers to Childhood Blood Lead Testing--New--National Center for
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
According to the United States Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), lead poisoning is one of the most serious
environmental threats to children in the United States. Very high blood
lead levels in children can cause encephalopathy, coma, and even death.
At lower levels, lead poisoning is a silent attacker because most
children who are lead poisoned do not show symptoms. Low levels of lead
poisoning are often associated with reductions in IQ and attention
span, and with learning disabilities, hyperactivity, and behavioral
problems. Because of these subtle effects, the best way to determine if
a child has lead poisoning is by giving the child a blood lead test.
Children eligible for Medicaid are typically at highest risk for
lead exposure. DHHS policies require blood lead testing for all
children participating in Federal health care programs. However, most
children in or targeted by Federal health care programs have not been
tested.
Although blood lead testing is important, it is ineffective unless
it is performed when the child is young enough to receive the full
benefits of effective environmental interventions. Thus, it was
determined by the CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (LPPB) that more
information is needed to understand the barriers Medicaid providers
face when it comes to blood lead testing.
Helping To End Lead Poisoning (HELP) is a comparison study between
two communities in Wisconsin. To determine why some areas in Wisconsin
have high blood lead testing rates and others do not, Medicaid
providers in two areas will be studied. Community 1 has high and
Community 2 has low blood lead testing rates. Questionnaires will be
mailed to all Medicaid providers in these two Wisconsin communities.
The questionnaires will be sent from and returned to the CDC LPPB in
Atlanta, Georgia. CDC will analyze the data from the questionnaires.
CDC and the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program staff
will use this information to understand the barriers Medicaid providers
face concerning blood lead testing and to develop effective strategies
that promote blood lead testing among Medicaid providers. There is no
cost to respondents, other than their time.
National Center for Environment Health (NCEH), is requesting a year
to complete the study. The total estimated burden hours are 14.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
No. of No. of burden per
Respondents respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Targeted Medicaid Providers in Wisconsin........................ 13 1 10/60
(mailed questionnaire)
Targeted Medicaid Providers in Wisconsin........................ 60 1 10/60
(telephone follow-up): ``Yes''
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Targeted Medicaid Providers in Wisconsin........................ 49 1 2/60
(telephone follow-up): ``No'' or mailed.
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Dated: December 23, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E5-8098 Filed 12-29-05; 8:45 am]
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