[Federal Register: August 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 154)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-118 and CMS-2088-92]
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: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Quality Improvement (formerly Peer Review) Organization
Contracts: Solicitation of Statements of Interest from In-State
Organizations, General Notice and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR,
475.102, 475.103, 475.104, 475.105, 475.106; Use: The criteria that an
organization must satisfy in order to be eligible for a Medicare
Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) contract are specified by law
and set forth in Sections 1152 and 1153 of the Social Security Act (the
Act). In very basic terms, the applicant organization must demonstrate
that it is either a physician-sponsored or physician-access
organization. The qualifications for in-State status for an otherwise
qualified QIO organization are also set forth in Section 1153(i) (3) of
the Act.
To comply with Section 1153 of the Act, we must publish the
solicitation of statements of interest from qualified in-State
organizations no later than January 31, 2008. We wish to publish notice
of contract expiration dates and the time periods during which
interested, qualified organizations may submit
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statements of interest and proposals for these contracts substantially
sooner than the January 2008 deadline, in order to give maximal notice
and opportunity to all qualified and potentially interested
organizations. We are soliciting information in the form of responses
to our request for statements of interest from qualified in-State
organizations who may wish to compete for the QIO contracts for their
respective States. The responses should contain an indication of
interest and information demonstrating the interested organizations'
eligibility to qualify as a QIO under the requirements of Sections 1152
and 1153 of the Act. Form Number: CMS-R-118 (OMB: 0938-0526);
Frequency: Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other
for-profit; Number of Respondents: 53; Total Annual Responses: 53;
Total Annual Hours: 1.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Outpatient Rehabilitation Provider Cost Report; Use: In accordance with
sections 1815(a), 1833(e) and 1861(v)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security
Act, providers of service in the Medicare program are required to
submit annual information to achieve reimbursement for health care
services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. Section 42 CFR 413.20(b)
requires that cost reports be required from providers on an annual
basis. Such cost reports are required to be filed with the provider's
fiscal intermediary. The CMS 2088-92 cost report is needed to determine
the amount of reimbursable cost that is due these providers for
furnishing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries. Form Number:
CMS-2088-92 (OMB: 0938-0037); Frequency: Reporting--Yearly;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 623; Total Annual Responses: 623;
Total Annual Hours: 62,300.
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 at the address below,
no later than 5 p.m. on October 9, 2007.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development--B, Attention: William N. Parham, III, Room C4-
26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: August 2, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-15681 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am]
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