[Federal Register: December 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 236)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10209, CMS-R-282, CMS-10197, and CMS-R-240]
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: 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 Medical
Savings Account (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.
2. 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.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Evaluation of the Medicare National Competitive
Bidding Program for DME; Use: Section 302(b) of The Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA)
requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to begin
a program of competitive bidding for durable medical equipment (DME),
supplies, certain orthotics, and enteral nutrients and related
equipment and supplies. Section 303(d) of the MMA requires a Report to
Congress on the program, covering program savings, reductions in cost
sharing, impacts on access to and quality of affected goods and
services, and beneficiary satisfaction. This project's purpose is to
provide information for this Report to Congress. Form Number: CMS-10197
(OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: Reporting--Other: Baseline and
Follow-up; Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or
other for-profit, Federal Government and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 12,671; Total Annual Responses: 12,671; Total
Annual Hours: 6,557.
4. 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
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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.
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: November 30, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-20679 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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