[Federal Register: November 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 229)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS
[Document Identifier: CMS-10165, CMS-2552-96 and CMS-10008]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Electronic Health
Record; Use: The purpose of this demonstration project is to reward the
delivery of high-quality care supported by the adoption and use of
electronic health records in small to medium-sized primary care
physician practices. While this is separate and distinct from the
Medicare Care Management Performance (MCMP) Demonstration, it expands
upon the foundation created by the MCMP Demonstration, which was
mandated by Section 649 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003. The electronic health record
demonstration will be operational for a 5-year period and will be
operated under section 402 demonstration waiver authority. The
information to be obtained as part of the application form is necessary
to document basic information for physician practices that intend to
participate in this demonstration initiative. Form Number: CMS-10165
(OMB: 0938-0965); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private
sector--Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 2,400;
Total Annual Responses: 2,400; Total Annual Hours: 520.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospital and
Health Care Complexes Cost Report and supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
413.20 and 413.24; Use: This Cost Report Form is filed annually by
freestanding providers participating in the Medicare program to effect
year end cost settlement for providing services to Medicare
beneficiaries. The CMS-2552-96 cost report is needed to determine the
amount of reimbursable cost, based upon the cost limits, that is due
these providers furnishing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Form Number: CMS-2552-96 (OMB : 0938-0050); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Private sector--Business or other for-profit and Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 6,175; Total Annual
Responses: 6,175; Total Annual Hours: 4,090,474.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Process and
Information Required to Determine Eligibility of Drugs, Biologicals,
and Radiopharmaceutical Agents for Transitional Pass-Through Status
Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS); Use:
Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act provides for temporary
additional payments or ``transitional pass-through payments'' for
certain drugs and biological agents. Interested parties such as
hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and physicians can apply for
transitional pass-through payment for drugs and biologicals used with
services covered under the OPPS. CMS uses this information to determine
if the criteria for making a transitional pass-through payment are met
and if an interim Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
code for a new drug or biological is necessary. Form Number: CMS-10008
(OMB : 0938-0802); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private
sector--Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 10; Total
Annual Responses: 10; Total Annual Hours: 160.
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 January 28, 2008.
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: November 21, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-23164 Filed 11-28-07; 8:45 am]
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