[Federal Register: May 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 86)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-37, CMS-10097 and CMS-10257]
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: Medicaid Program
Budget Report; Use: The Medicaid Program Budget Report is prepared by
the State Medicaid agencies and is used by CMS for developing national
Medicaid budget estimates, qualification of budget estimate changes,
and the issuance of quarterly Medicaid grant awards.
Form Number: CMS-37 (OMB 0938-0101); Frequency: Quarterly;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of
Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 224; Total Annual Hours:
7,616.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: The Annual
Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS); Use: Medicare
Contractors are charged with processing Medicare claims and related
activities and providers interact with them on a daily basis. The
Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) measures this
Provider-Contractor relationship. The Contractors are currently using,
and will continue to use, the MCPSS results to implement performance
improvement activities within their organizations. The MCPSS
questionnaire includes the following topics: Provider inquiries,
provider outreach & education, claims processing, appeals, provider
enrollment, medical review, and provider audit & reimbursement. The
Survey is designed to measure provider satisfaction, attitudes,
perceptions and opinions about the services provided by their
respective Contractor. The results include quantitative data (a
satisfaction score) and qualitative information (comments relevant to
specific topics).
The 2009 MCPSS will differ from 2008 in two ways, (refer to the
specific documents for additional changes): (1) The questionnaire will
be slightly modified, including the net addition of two questions; and
(2) the definition of a completed survey will be revised. Form Number:
CMS-10097 (OMB 0938-0915); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number
of Respondents: 24,279; Total Annual Responses: 24,279; Total Annual
Hours: 8346.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection;
3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection;
Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: National Medicare Training Program Training Needs
Assessment Survey; Use: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) is requesting clearance for an Online Needs Assessment Survey
that will inform the National Medicare Training Program (NMTP) in their
efforts to develop materials vital to the performance of key Medicare
partners. NMTP communicates information about a wide array of Medicare
topics to a diverse audience of partner organizations through in-person
workshops, teleconferences, and Online training materials. These
partner organizations include other state and federal agencies, health
plans, aging networks/coalitions, long term care institutions,
disability/mental health providers and advocates, HIV/AIDS providers,
other health care providers and disease-specific advocacy groups, faith
based organizations, and racial/ethnic minority organizations. These
partners extend the reach of NMTP to population segments that have
information barriers, including language, literacy, location, and
culture, to help them understand the varied and sometimes complex
choices about how they receive their Medicare benefits. This survey
will allow NMTP to assess
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the education and training needs of its partner organizations on an
annual basis, to ensure that they have the information and materials
they need to assist the beneficiaries they serve. Form Number: CMS-
10257 (OMB 0938-New); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions, State, Local and Tribal governments, Federal
Government; Number of Respondents: 4,000; Total Annual Responses:
4,000; Total Annual Hours: 1,000.
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 1, 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: April 24, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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