[Federal Register: February 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-234]
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
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minimize the information collection burden.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Subpart D--
Private Contracts and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 405.410,
405.430, 405.435, 405.440, 405.445, 405.455, 410.61, 415.110, and
424.24; Form No.: CMS-R-234 (OMB 0938-0730); Use: Section 4507
of the BBA of 1997 amended section 1802 of the Social Security Act to
permit certain physicians and practitioners to opt-out of Medicare and
to provide through private contracts services that would otherwise be
covered by Medicare. Under such contracts the mandatory claims
submission and limiting charge rules of section 1848(g) of the Act
would not apply. Subpart D and the supporting regulations contained in
42 CFR 405.410, 405.430, 405.435, 405.440, 405.445, and 405.455,
counters the effect of certain provisions of Medicare law that, absent
section 4507 of BBA 1997, preclude physicians and practitioners from
contracting privately with Medicare beneficiaries to pay without regard
to Medicare limits; Frequency: Biennially; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 26,820; Total Annual
Responses: 26,820; Total Annual Hours: 7,197. 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 (202) 395-6929.
Dated: February 19, 2004.
John P. Burke III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer,
Office of Strategic Operations and Strategic Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 04-4216 Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]
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