[Federal Register: November 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 217)]
[Notices]
[Page 63611-63612]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09no07-74]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10220 and CMS-10224]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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: Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System
(PECOS) Web Security Consent Form; Form No.: CMS-10220 (OMB
0938-NEW); Use: In establishing a web based application process, we
allow providers and suppliers the ability to enroll in the Medicare
program via the Internet. For these applicants, no security consent
form is needed to enroll or make a change in their Medicare enrollment
information. These applicants receive complete access to
[[Page 63612]]
their own enrollments through the web based version of the Provider
Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).
In order to allow a provider or supplier to delegate the Medicare
credentialing process to another individual or organization, it is
necessary to establish a Security Consent Form for those providers and
suppliers who choose to have another individual or organization access
their enrollment information and complete enrollments on their behalf.
These users could consist of administrative staff, independent
contractors, or credentialing departments and are represented as a User
group. User groups and its members must request access to enrollment
data through a Security Consent Form. The security consent form
replicates business service agreements between Medicare applicants and
organizations providing enrollment services.
We have revised the information collection request since the
publication of the 60-day Federal Register notice (72 FR 13793). Rather
than the four original forms, we are proposing only two different
versions of the Security Consent Form. The form, once signed, mailed
and approved, grants a user group or its member's access to all current
and future enrollment data for the Medicare provider. The user group
administrator, within the user group, assigns to each member of the
group, a security role that will define their levels of functionality
within PECOS via the web for an individual or organization. Frequency:
Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit,
not-for-profit institutions, individuals or households; Number of
Respondents: 177,500; Total Annual Responses: 177,500; Total Annual
Hours: 44,375.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: HCPCS Level II Code Modification Request
Process; Use: For Medicare and other health insurance programs to
ensure that claims are processed in an orderly and consistent manner,
standardized coding systems are essential. The Healthcare Common
Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level I1 Code Set is one of the
standard code sets used for this purpose. Level I1 of the HCPCS, also
referred to as alpha-numeric codes, is a standardized coding system
that is used primarily to identify products, supplies, and services not
included in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, such as
ambulatory services and durable medical equipment, prosthetics,
orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) when used in the home or outpatient
setting. As technology evolves and new products are developed, there
are continuous changes to the HCPCS code set. Modifications to the
HCPCS are initiated via application form submitted by any interested
stakeholder. These applications have been received on an on-going basis
with an annual deadline for each cycle. In October 2003, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services delegated CMS authority to maintain and
distribute HCPCS Level I1 Codes. As a result, the National Panel was
delineated and CMS continued with the decision-making process under its
current structure, the CMS HCPCS Workgroup.
CMS' Council on Technological Innovation (CTI) has instituted a
number of improvements to the HCPCS process. Specific process
refinements include public notification of CMS' preliminary decisions,
and a new opportunity to respond to CMS' preliminary decisions at a
public meeting before a final decision is reached by the workgroup. CMS
has streamlined the form into a user-friendly application. The content
of the material is the same, but the questions have been refined. CMS
is also preparing a system of records (SOR) notice.
Applications are received, and distributed to all workgroup
members. Workgroup members review the material and provide comments at
the HCPCS workgroup meetings. Discussions are posted to CMS' HCPCS Web
site. Final decisions are released to the applicant via letter; and all
resulting modifications to the HCPCS codes are reflected on the HCPCS
update. Form Number: CMS-10224 (OMB: 0938-New); Frequency:
Reporting: Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit
and State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 300;
Total Annual Responses: 300; Total Annual Hours: 3,300.
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 by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on December 10,
2007. OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Carolyn
Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: October 26, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 07-5480 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P