[Federal Register: July 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 141)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-21, CMS-10150, and CMS-484]
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 without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Withholding Medicare Payments to Recover Medicaid Overpayments and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 44.31; Use: Overpayments may occur in
either the Medicare and Medicaid program, at times resulting in a
situation where an institution or person that provides services owes a
repayment to one program while still receiving reimbursement from the
other. Certain Medicaid providers which are subject to offsets for the
collection of Medicaid overpayments may terminate or substantially
reduce their participation in Medicaid, leaving the State Medicaid
Agency unable to recover the amounts due. These information collection
requirements give CMS the authority to recover Medicaid overpayments by
offsetting payments due to a provider under the program. Form Number:
CMS-R-21 (OMB 0938-0287); Frequency: On occasion; Affected
Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 54;
Total Annual Responses: 27; Total Annual Hours: 81.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Collection of Drug Pricing and Network Pharmacy Data from Medicare
Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs and MA-PDs) and Supporting Regulations in
42 CFR 423.48; Use: Both stand alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) and
Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PDs) plans are required to
submit drug pricing and pharmacy network data to CMS and these data are
made publicly available to people with Medicare through the Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Finder Web tool on http://www.medicare.gov. Drug
prices vary across a plans pharmacy network based on the contracts that
each plan negotiates with each pharmacy or pharmacy chain in their
networks. The pharmacy networks can change during the course of the
year as new pharmacies open, close, change ownership, or plans
negotiate new contracts with pharmacies resulting in different
dispensing fees for prescriptions. Drug prices also change frequently
due to the daily fluctuation of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP), thus
plans increase or decrease their drug prices to reflect these changes.
The purpose of the data is to enable prospective and current Medicare
beneficiaries to compare, learn, select and enroll in a plan that best
meets their needs. The database structure provides the necessary drug
pricing and pharmacy network information to accurately communicate plan
information in a comparative format. Form Number: CMS-10150
(OMB 0938-0951); Frequency: Bi-weekly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 680; Total Annual
Responses: 17,680; Total Annual Hours: 70,720.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Durable Medical
Equipment Regional Carrier, Certificate of Medical Necessity for Oxygen
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 410.38 and 424.5; Use: The oxygen
certificate of medical necessity (CMN) collects information required to
help determine the medical necessity of home oxygen therapy for
Medicare beneficiaries. CMS requires CMNs where items may present a
vulnerability to the Medicare program. Each claim for these items must
have an associated CMN for the beneficiary. In order to determine if a
beneficiary needs home oxygen therapy, a qualifying blood gas study
must be performed and it must comply with the DMERCs Oxygen Medical
Policy on the standards for conducting the test and also be covered
under Medicare Part B. A beneficiary must be seen and evaluated by the
treating physician within specific timeframes as indicated by the
Oxygen Medical Policy in order to complete an Initial CMN
Certification, a Recertification CMN and a Revised CMN Certification.
Form Number: CMS-484 (OMB 0938-0534); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents:
15,000; Total Annual Responses: 1,630,000; Total Annual Hours: 326,000.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS's
Web Site 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 September 22, 2008:
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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: July 11, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-16777 Filed 7-21-08; 8:45 am]
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