[Federal Register: September 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 184)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-282, CMS-R-240, CMS-10204 and CMS 10209]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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: Medicare Health
Plan Appeals and Grievance Data Collection and Reporting Requirements,
Data Disclosure Requirements Sec. 422.111; Use: Medicare Advantage
(MA) organizations and demonstrations are required to disclose
information pertaining to the number of disputes, and their disposition
in the aggregate. Organizations provide appeals and grievance
information to individuals eligible to elect an MA organization, or
persons or entities making the request on behalf of the individuals who
request this information. MA eligible individuals will use this
information to help them make informed decisions about their
organization's performance in the area of appeals and grievances. Form
Number: CMS-R-0282 (OMB: 0938-0778); Frequency: Recordkeeping,
Third Party Disclosure and Reporting--Semi-annually; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number
of Respondents: 434; Total Annual Responses: 868; Total Annual Hours:
876.
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2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Provider-based
Status Regulations in 42 CFR 413.24 and 413.65; Use: Section 1833(t) of
the Social Security Act (of the Act), as amended by section 4523 of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the BBA) requires the Secretary to
establish a prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient
services. Successful implementation of an outpatient PPS requires that
CMS distinguish facilities or organizations that function as
departments of hospitals from those that are freestanding, so that CMS
can determine which services should be paid under the PPS. Regulations
found at 42 CFR 413.65(b)( 3) and (c) require the submission of the
information CMS needs to make the determination of whether an
organization functions as a department of a hospital or functions as a
freestanding facility. In addition, section 1866(b)(2) of the Act
authorizes hospitals and other providers to impose deductible and
coinsurance charges for facility services, but does not allow such
charges by facilities or organizations which are not provider-based.
Implementation of this provision requires that CMS have information
from the required reports, so it can determine which facilities are
provider-based. Form Number: CMS-R-240 (OMB: 0938-0798);
Frequency: Recordkeeping--On occasion; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents:
750; Total Annual Responses: 872; Total Annual Hours: 26,063.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Evaluation of the Medical Adult Day-Care
Services Demonstration, Phase I; Use: This request seeks Office of
Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of (1) collection of enrollment
data by demonstration sites and (2) face-to-face interviews with
Medicare beneficiaries (not to exceed 45 minutes in length). These data
collection and interviews are to be completed during Phase I of the
Evaluation of the Medical Adult Day-Care Services Demonstration
(Contract Number 500-00-0038/5).
Section 703 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173) authorizes a three-
year demonstration to assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of
providing medical adult day-care services as a substitute for a portion
of home health services that would otherwise be provided in the
beneficiary's home. Under this authority, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), through its Office of Research, Development
and Information (ORDI), is conducting the Medical Adult Day-Care
Services Demonstration. Five Medicare certified home health agencies
were selected by CMS through a competitive process to participate in
the demonstration. These five demonstration sites are Aurora Visiting
Nurse Association (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Doctor's Care Home Health
(McAllen, Texas), Landmark Home Health Care Services (Allison Park,
Pennsylvania), Metropolitan Jewish Health System (Brooklyn, New York)
and Neighborly Care Network (St. Petersburg, Florida). Form Number:
CMS-10204 (OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Reporting--One-time;
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Business or other for-
profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 55;
Total Annual Responses: 110; Total Annual Hours: 297.5.
4. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Chronic Care Improvement Program (CCIP) and
Medicare Advantage Quality Improvement Project (QIP); Use: 42 CFR
422.152 requires each Medicare Advantage Organization (MAOs) (other
than Medicare Advantage (MA) private fee for service and MSA plans)
that offers one or more MA plan to have an ongoing quality assessment
and performance improvement program. Information collected in the QIP
and CCIP Reporting Templates will be an integral resource for
oversight, monitoring compliance and auditing activities necessary to
ensure high quality provision of general health services and chronic
care services to Medicare beneficiaries. Form Number: CMS-10209
(OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: Recordkeeping, and Reporting--
Annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 426; Total Annual
Responses: 852; Total Annual Hours: 38,050.
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/PaperworkReductionActof1995,
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 at the address below,
no later than 5 p.m. on November 21, 2006. CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations
Development--C, Attention: Bonnie L Harkless, Room C4-26-05, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: September 15, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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