[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 39696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16658]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10335, CMS-R-240 and CMS-10267]
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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Current State Practices Related to Payments to
Providers for Health Care-Acquired Conditions; Use: The Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act),
enacted March 23, 2010 includes provisions prohibiting Federal
Financial Participation to States for payments for health care-acquired
conditions (HCACs). Section 2702(a) specifically requires that the
Secretary identify current State practices that prohibit payment for
HCACs and incorporate those practices or elements of those practices
which she determines appropriate for application to the Medicaid
program. In accordance with section 2702(a) of the Affordable Care Act,
CMS is issuing this survey to States to obtain information on current
State Medicaid practices for prohibiting payments for HCACs. Form
Number: CMS-10335 (OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 50;
Total Annual Responses: 50; Total Annual Hours: 50 (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Venesa Day at 410-786-8281.
For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Prospective
Payments for Hospital Outpatient Service and Supporting Regulations is
42 CFR 413.65; Use: Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act requires
the Secretary to establish a prospective payment system (PPS) for
hospital outpatient services. Successful implementation of an
outpatient PPS requires that CMS distinguish facilities or
organizations that function as departments of hospitals from those that
are freestanding, so that CMS can determine which services should be
paid under the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), the
clinical laboratory fee schedule, or other payment provisions
applicable to services furnished to hospital outpatients. Information
from the sections 413.65(b)(3) and (c) reports is needed to make these
determinations. In addition, section 1866(b)(2) of the Act authorizes
hospitals and other providers to impose deductible and coinsurance
charges for facility services, but does not allow such charges by
facilities or organizations which are not provider-based.
Implementation of this provision requires that CMS have information
from the required reports, so it can determine which facilities are
provider-based. Form Number: CMS-R-240 (OMB: 0938-0798);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits
and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 905; Total
Annual Responses: 500,405; Total Annual Hours: 26,563 (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Daniel Schroder at 410-786-
7452. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: QualityNet
Identity Management System (QIMS) Account Form; Use: The QualityNet
Identity Management System (QIMS) account registration form must be
completed by any new persons needing access to Consolidated Renal
Operations in a Web Enabled Network (CROWNWeb). The 8,561 existing
accounts owners will not have to reregister for new user accounts. The
CROWNWeb user community is composed of CMS employees, ESRD Network
Organization staff and dialysis facilities staff. The CROWNWeb system
is the system used as the collection point of data necessary for
entitlement of ESRD patients to Medicare benefits and Federal
Government monitoring and assessing of quality and type of care
provided to renal patients. The data collected in QIMS will provide the
necessary security measures for creating and maintaining active
CROWNWeb user accounts and collection of audit trail information
required by the CMS Information Security Officers (ISSO). Form Number:
CMS-10267 (OMB: 0938-1050); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 7,439; Total Annual Responses: 7,439; Total
Annual Hours: 3,720. (For policy questions regarding this collection
contact Michelle Tucker at 410-786-0376. 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 [email protected], 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 10, 2010:
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.
Date: July 2, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-16658 Filed 7-8-10; 4:15 pm]
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