[Federal Register: July 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 140)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10180, CMS-319, CMS-317, CMS-R-199, and CMS-
588]
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: State Children's
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Report on Payables and Receivables;
Use: Collection of SCHIP data and the calculation of the SCHIP Incurred
But Not Reported (IBNR) estimate are pertinent to CMS' financial audit.
The CFO auditors have reported the lack of an estimate for SCHIP IBNR
payables and receivables as a reportable condition in the FY 2005 audit
of CMS's financial statements. It is essential that CMS collect the
necessary data from State agencies in FY 2006, so that CMS continues to
receive an unqualified audit opinion on its financial statements.
Program expenditures for the SCHIP have increased since its inception;
as such, SCHIP receivables and payables may materially impact the
financial statements. The SCHIP Report on Payables and Receivables will
provide the information needed to calculate the SCHIP IBNR.; Form
Number: CMS-10180 (OMB : 0938-0988); Frequency: Reporting--
Annually; Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments; Number
of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours:
336.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Medicaid
Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) Sample Selection Lists and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 431.800-431.865; Use: State Medicaid
Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) is operated by the State Title XIX
agency to monitor and improve the administration of its Medicaid
system. The MEQC system is based on State reviews of Medicaid
beneficiaries identified through statistically reliable statewide
samples of cases selected from the eligibility files. These reviews are
conducted to determine whether or not the sampled cases meet applicable
State Title XIX eligibility requirements by States performing the
traditional sample process. The reviews are also used to assess
beneficiary liability, if any, and to determine the amounts paid to
provide Medicaid services for these cases. At the beginning of each
month, State agencies still performing the traditional sample are
required to submit sample selection lists which identify all of the
cases selected for review in the States' samples. The sample selection
lists contain identifying information on Medicaid beneficiaries such
as: State agency review number; beneficiary's name and address; the
name of the county where beneficiary resides; Medicaid case number,
etc. The submittal of the sample selection lists is necessary for
regional office (RO) validation of State reviews. Without these lists,
the integrity of the sampling results would be suspect and the ROs
would have no data on the adequacy of the States' monthly sample draw
or review completion status.; Form Number: CMS-319 (OMB :
0938-0147); Frequency: Reporting--Monthly; Affected Public: State,
local or tribal governments; Number of Respondents: 10; Total Annual
Responses: 120; Total Annual Hours: 960.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Medicaid
Eligibility Quality Control Sampling Plan and Supporting Regulations in
42 CFR 431.800-431.865; Use: MEQC is operated by the State Title XIX
agency to monitor and improve the administration of its Medicaid
system. The MEQC system is based on monthly State reviews of Medicaid
cases by States performing the traditional sampling process identified
through statistically reliable statewide samples of cases selected from
the eligibility files. These reviews are conducted to determine whether
or not the sampled cases meet applicable State Title XIX eligibility
requirements. The reviews are also used to assess beneficiary
liability, if any, and to determine the amounts paid to provide
Medicaid services for these cases.; Form Number: CMS-317 (OMB
: 0938-0146); Frequency: Recordkeeping and Reporting--Semi-
annually; Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments; Number
of Respondents: 10; Total Annual Responses: 20; Total Annual Hours:
480.
4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Report
on Payables and Receivables; Use: The Chief Financial Officers (CFO)
Act of 1990, as amended by the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA)
of 1994, requires government agencies to produce auditable financial
statements.
Because the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fulfills
its mission through its contractors and the States, these entities are
the primary source of information for the financial statements. There
are three basic categories of data: Expenses, payables, and
receivables. The CMS-64 is used to collect data on Medicaid expenses.
The CMS-R-199 collects Medicaid payable and receivable accounting data
from the States.; Form Number: CMS-R-199 (OMB : 0938-0697);
Frequency: Reporting--Annually; Affected Public: State, local or tribal
governments; Number of Respondents: 57; Total Annual Responses: 57;
Total Annual Hours: 342.
5. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Electronic Funds
Transfer Authorization Agreement; Use: Section 1815(a) of the Social
Security Act provides the authority for the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to pay providers/suppliers of Medicare services at such
time or times as the Secretary determines appropriate (but no less
frequently than monthly). Under Medicare, CMS, acting for the
Secretary, contracts with Fiscal Intermediaries and Carriers to pay
claims submitted by providers/suppliers who furnish services to
Medicare beneficiaries. Under CMS' payment policy, Medicare providers/
suppliers have the option of receiving payments electronically. Form
number CMS-588 authorizes the use of electronic fund transfers (EFTs).;
Form Number: CMS-588 (OMB : 0938-0626); Frequency:
Recordkeeping and Reporting--On occasion; Affected
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Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and
State, local or tribal governments; Number of Respondents: 100,000;
Total Annual Responses: 100,000; Total Annual Hours: 100,000.
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.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections must be mailed or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: July 14, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-11576 Filed 7-20-06; 8:45 am]
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