[Federal Register: July 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 126)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-2552-10 and CMS-10097]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service.
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: Hospital and
Health Care Complexes Cost Report and supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
413.20 and 413.24; Use: Part A institutional providers participating in
the Medicare program are required under sections 1815(a) and
1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act to submit annual information
to achieve settlement of costs for health care services rendered to
Medicare beneficiaries. 42 CFR 413.20 states that the principles of
cost reimbursement require that providers maintain sufficient financial
records and statistical data for proper determination of cost payable
under the program. The section also requires providers submit cost
reports on an annual basis with reporting periods based on the
provider's accounting year. The cost report must be based on the
provider's financial and statistical records which must be capable of
verification by qualified auditors. The cost data must be based on an
approved method of cost finding and on the accrual basis of accounting.
Part A institutional providers must provide adequate cost data to
receive Medicare reimbursement (42 CFR 413.24). Providers must submit
the cost data to their Medicare Fiscal Intermediary (FI)/Medicare
Administrative Contractor (MAC) through the Medicare cost report (MCR).
CMS requests the Office of Management and Budget review and approve
revisions made to the Hospital and Hospital Health Care Complex Cost
Report FORM CMS-2552-10 (for cost reporting periods beginning on or
after February 1, 2010) which replaces the existing FORM CMS-2552-96.
Revisions made to update the forms currently in use are incorporated
within this request for approval. Form Number: CMS-2552-10
(OMB: 0938-0050); Frequency: Reporting--Yearly; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 6,168; Total Annual Responses: 6,168; Total
Annual Hours: 4,151,064. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Nadia Massuda at 410-786-5834. For all other issues
call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: The Medicare
Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS); Use: Section 911 of
the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA) mandated that CMS develop contract performance requirements
and standards for measuring provider satisfaction. CMS developed the
MCPSS to meet this requirement. Each year CMS obtains information from
Medicare providers and suppliers via a survey about satisfaction,
attitudes, and perceptions regarding the services provided by Medicare
fee-for-service (FFS) contractors, i.e., carriers, fiscal
intermediaries (FIs), regional home health intermediaries (RHHIs),
durable medical equipment Medicare administrative contractors (DME
MACs) and Part A/Part B MACs. The survey focuses on basic business
functions provided by the Medicare contractors, such as provider
inquiries, provider outreach and education, claims processing, appeals,
provider enrollment, medical review, and provider audit and
reimbursement. CMS uses the survey to monitor its contractors and to
provide incentives for improved performance.
CMS seeks to minimally revise the survey instrument for the 2010
administration. CMS would like to obtain more focused feedback on the
providers' perception of their interactions with their contractor. By
narrowing the focus of the questions, CMS can provide more specific
feedback to the contractors in targeted areas of performance. Form
Number: CMS-10097 (OMB: 0938-0915); Frequency: Reporting--
Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 25,000; Total Annual
Responses: 25,000; Total Annual Hours: 9,349. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Teresa Mundell at 410-786-9176. For
all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
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 August 31, 2009:
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: June 25, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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