Health Care Financing Administration. Privacy Act of 1974; report of new system. Notice of new system of records.

This notice describes a new system of records, The Evaluation of the Long-Term Home Health Care Program, HCFA No. 09--70--0025, in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974. The purpose of this system is to provide a valid and reliable research base which is essential for an accurate evaluation of this program. The new system of records will contain patient-specific information about the health status and the service utilization and cost of Long-Term Home Health Care Program (LTHHCP) participants. In addition, the system will contain information necessary to evaluate the health status and service utilization and costs of a selected comparison group of patients who meet the eligibility requirements for the LTHHCP but are not enrolled in the program. There is a more detailed explanation of both the evaluation and the records system under the section entitled "Supplementary Information." HCFA invites public comments by June 15, 1981, with respect to routine uses of the system.