[Federal Register: May 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 99)]
[Notices]
[Page 28009]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-240]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) (formerly known as the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
(1) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Prospective Payments for Hospital Outpatient Services and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 413.24, 413.65, and 419.42; Form No.: CMS-R-240
(OMB 0938-0798); Use: As required by sections 4521, 4522, and
4523 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, CMS-1005FC eliminates the
formula driven overpayment for certain outpatient hospital services,
extends reductions in payment for costs of hospital outpatient
services, and establishes in regulations a prospective payment system
for hospital outpatient services. The rule also establishes in
regulations the requirements for designating certain entities as
provider-based or as a department of a hospital; Frequency: Other--as
needed; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 750; Total Annual
Responses: 2,272; Total Annual Hours: 41,063.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web
site address at http://cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/default.asp, or e-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Brenda Aguilar, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax
Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: May 15, 2003.
Dawn Willinghan,
CMS Reports Clearance Officer, Division of Regulations Development and
Issuances, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-12800 Filed 5-21-03; 8:45 am]
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