[Federal Register: September 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 182)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-263 and CMS-10082]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS.
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: On-site
Inspection for Durable Medicare Equipment (DME) Supplier Location and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 424.57; Form No.: CMS-R-263
(OMB 0938-0749); Use: CMS collects information on any
supplier who submits bills to Medicare or who applies for a Medicare
Billing Number before allowing the supplier to enroll. This information
must minimally clearly identify the provider and its place of business
as required in Public Law 99-272 Section 9202(g) and provide all
necessary documentation to prove that they are qualified to perform the
services for which they are billing. The on-site inspection for Durable
Medical Equipment (DME) Supplier Location verifies this information;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal Gov.; Number of Respondents:
20,000; Total Annual Responses: 20,000; Total Annual Hours: 10,000.
(2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: CMSO
Survey of States: Performance Measurement Reporting Capability; Form
No.: CMS-10082 (OMB 0938-0898); Use: Because of the wide
variability of Medicaid and SCHIP financing and service delivery
approaches, there is little common ground from which to develop uniform
reporting on performance measures by states. While CMS has decided on
the first seven measures to be used, the ability of states to calculate
those measures using HEDIS directly or HEDIS specifications (e.g., when
calculating measures from fee-for-service claims data) is highly
variable. Current efforts are focused on assessing the capability of
each state to report on the selected measures and on helping states to
make necessary adjustments in order to be able to report measures
uniformly so that state-to-state comparisons can be made. To accomplish
this, states will be requested to report available numerator and
denominator data for the seven core HEDIS measures via a survey
instrument created for this purpose. The data will be requested for
each state's Medicaid and SCHIP programs by delivery system; Frequency:
Once; Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government; Number of
Respondents: 51; Total Annual Responses: 51; Total Annual Hours: 2,360.
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://www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/, 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: Christopher Martin, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: September 9, 2004.
John P. Burke, III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 04-21028 Filed 9-20-04; 8:45 am]
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