[Federal Register: May 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 101)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-138, CMS-10147, CMS-10146 and CMS-10064]
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare
Geographic Classification Review Board (MGCRB) Procedures and Criteria
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 412.256 & 412.230; Use: Section
1886(d)(10) of the Social Security Act established the MGCRB, an entity
that has the authority to accept short-term hospital inpatient
prospective payment system (IPPS) hospital applications requesting
geographic reclassification for wage index or standardized payment
amounts and to issue decisions on these requests. Since it is important
to ensure the accuracy of the MGCRB decisions and remain apprised of
potential payment impacts, the regulations note that CMS should also
receive a copy of any hospital's application to the MGCRB. The
information submitted by the hospitals is used by CMS staff to
determine the validity of the hospitals' requests and the discretion
used by the MGCRB in reviewing and making decisions regarding
hospitals' requests for geographic reclassification. Since CMS wrote
the guidelines for the MGCRB, it is essential that CMS staff monitor
this process. Form Number: CMS-R-138 (OMB 0938-0573);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and
not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 300; Total Annual
Responses: 300; Total Annual Hours: 300.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare
Prescription Drug Coverage and Your Rights; Use: Section 42 CFR
423.562, requires each Part D plan sponsor to arrange with its network
pharmacies to post or distribute the Medicare Prescription Drug
Coverage and Your Rights notice to Part D plan enrollees at each
pharmacy visit when the enrollee disagrees with the information
provided by the pharmacist. The purpose of this notice is to provide
enrollees with information about how to contact their Part D plans to
request a coverage determination, including a request for an exception
to the Part D plan's formulary. Form Number: CMS 10147 (OMB
0938-0975); Frequency: Daily; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 40,000; Total Annual Responses:
30,000,000; Total Annual Hours: 500,000.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Notice of Denial
of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage; Use: Section 1860D-4(g)(1) of
the Social Security Act, requires Part D plan sponsors that deny
prescription drug coverage to provide a written notice of the denial to
the enrollee. The written
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notice must include a statement, in clear language, of the reasons for
the denial and a description of the appeals process. Form Number: CMS
10146 (OMB 0938-0976); Frequency: Daily; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 758; Total Annual
Responses: 290,344; Total Annual Hours: 145,172.
4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Minimum Data Set
(MDS) for Swing Bed Hospitals and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
413.114(a)(2) and 413.343(a); Use: Exercising CMS' authority under
section 1888(e)(7) of the Social Security Act to determine the most
appropriate manner in which to implement the Skilled Nursing Facility
Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for swing bed hospitals, CMS
designed a 2-page MDS instrument for use by swing bed hospitals that
includes all resident assessment data needed to reimburse swing bed
hospitals for SNF-level care furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to
provide CMS with the basic demographic and utilization data for future
planning and analysis. Form Number: CMS-10064 (OMB 0938-0872);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profits, not-for-profit institutions and State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents: 481; Total Annual Responses:
50,505; Total Annual Hours: 328,283.
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.
In commenting on the proposed information collections please
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of
the following ways by July 22, 2008:
1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number --------, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: May 15, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-11386 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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