[Federal Register: December 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 241)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS 1880/1882, CMS 10142 and CMS 10036]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 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 & Medicaid
Services (CMS), 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 function; (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: The Request for
Certification as a Supplier of Portable X-Ray Services and Portable X-
Ray Survey Report Form under the Medicare and Medicaid Program--
Portable X-Ray Survey Report and Supporting Regulations under 42 CFR
486.100-486.110; Form Number: CMS-1880/1882 (OMB: 0938-0027);
Use: The Medicare program requires portable X-ray suppliers to be
surveyed for health and safety standards. The CMS-1882 is the survey
form that records survey results. The CMS-1880 is used by the surveyor
to determine if a portable X-ray applicant meets the eligibility
requirements. This information serves as a screen for the State survey
agency to determine if the portable X-ray supplier has the basic
capabilities to participate in the Medicare program. CMS will use this
information to make certification decisions; Frequency: Reporting--On
occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 655; Total Annual Responses: 98; Total Annual Hours: 172.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Bid Pricing Tool
(BPT) for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)
contained in 42 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR): 422.250, 422.252,
422.254, 422.256, 422.258, 422.262, 422.264, 422.266, 422.270, 422.300,
422.304, 422.306, 422.308, 422.310, 422.312, 422.314, 422.316, 422.318,
422.320, 422.322, 422.324, 423.251, 423.258, 423.265, 423.272, 423.279,
423.286, 423.293, 423.301, 423.308, 423.315, 423.322, 423.329, 423.336,
423.343, 423.346, 423.350; Form Number: CMS-10142 (OMB: 0938-
0944); Use: Under the Medicare Modernization Act, Medicare Advantage
Organizations (MAO) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) are required to
submit an actuarial pricing bid to CMS for approval. The BPT software
is used by MAOs and PDPs to price their plan benefit package. The BPT
software is used by CMS to review and approve the plan pricing proposed
by each organization; Frequency: Reporting--On occasion, Annually and
As required by new legislation; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 350;
Total Annual Responses: 350; Total Annual Hours: 12,050.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Inpatient
Rehabilitation Assessment Instrument and Data Set for Prospective
Payment System for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR Sections 412.23, 412.604, 412.606, 412.610,
412.614, 412.618, 412.626, 413.64; Form Number: CMS-10036
(OMB: 0938-0842); Use: This is a request to use the Inpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) and
its supporting manual for the implementation phase of the Inpatient
Rehabilitation) Prospective Payment System (PPS). This payment system
is to cover both operating and capital costs for inpatient
rehabilitation hospital services. It will apply to rehabilitation units
of acute care hospitals as well as to rehabilitation hospitals, both of
which are exempt from the current Inpatient PPS which is generally
applicable for inpatient hospital services. Use of this instrument will
enable CMS to implement a classification and payment system for the
legislatively mandated inpatient rehabilitation hospital and the
aforementioned exempt units. Frequency: Recordkeeping, Third party
disclosure and Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 1,165; Total Annual Responses: 390,000; Total Annual
Hours: 421,939.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for these 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@cms.hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB Desk
Officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on January 17, 2006.
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett,
CMS Desk Officer, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: December 9, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-24112 Filed 12-15-05; 8:45 am]
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