[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65350-65351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26519]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-2088-92, CMS-10054, CMS-10102 and CMS-10358]
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: Outpatient
Rehabilitation Provider Cost Report utilized by Community Mental Health
Centers; Use: In accordance with sections 1815, 1833 and 1861 of the
Social Security Act, providers of service in the Medicare program are
required to submit annual information to achieve reimbursement for
health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition,
42 CFR 413.20(b) requires that cost reports will be required from
providers on an annual basis. Such cost reports are required to be
filed with the provider's Fiscal Intermediary (FI)/Medicare
Administrative Contractor (MAC).
The FI/MAC uses the cost report not only to make settlement with
the provider for the fiscal period covered by the cost report, but also
in deciding whether to audit the records of the provider. Form Number:
CMS-2088-92 (OMB: 0938-0037); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits and not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 596; Total Annual
Responses: 596; Total Annual Hours: 59,600. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Jill Keplinger at 410-786-4550. For
all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Recognition of Payment for New Technology Ambulatory Payment
Classification (APC) Groups under the Outpatient Prospective Payment
System and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Part 419; Use: In the
April 7, 2000 final rule first implementing the hospital outpatient
prospective payment system (OPPS), we created a set of New Technology
ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) to pay for certain new
technology services under the OPPS. These APCs are intended to pay for
new technology services that were not covered by the transitional pass-
through payments provisions authorized by the Balanced Budget
Refinement Act (BBRA) of 1999. Both the New Technology APC provision
and the transitional pass-through provisions provide ways for ensuring
appropriate payment for new technologies for which the use and costs
are not adequately represented in the base year claims data on which
the outpatient PPS is constructed.
CMS needs to keep pace with emerging new technologies and make them
accessible to Medicare beneficiaries in a timely manner. It is
necessary that we continue to collect appropriate information from
interested parties such as hospitals, medical device manufacturers,
pharmaceutical companies and others that bring to our attention
specific services that they wish us to evaluate for New Technology APC
payment. We are making no changes to the information that we collect.
The information that we seek to continue to collect is necessary to
determine whether certain new services are eligible for payment in New
Technology APCs, to determine appropriate coding and to set an
appropriate payment rate for the new technology service. The intent of
these provisions is to ensure timely beneficiary access to new and
appropriate technologies. Form Number: CMS-10054 (OMB: 0938-
0860); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private sector business or
other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 15; Total Annual Responses:
15; Total Annual Hours: 180. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Christina Smith Ritter at 410-786-4636. For all
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: National
Implementation of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Systems (HCAHPS); Use: The HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey is the first national,
standardized, publicly reported survey of patients' perspectives of
hospital care, also known as the CAHPS[reg] Hospital Survey. The HCAHPS
is a survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring
patients' perceptions of their hospital experience. While many
hospitals have collected information on patient satisfaction for their
own internal use, until HCAHPS there was no national standard for
collecting and publicly reporting information about patient experience
of care that allowed valid comparisons to be made across hospitals
locally, regionally and nationally.
Publicly reported HCAHPS results are based on four consecutive
quarters of patient surveys. CMS publishes participating hospitals'
HCAHPS results on the Hospital Compare Web site four times a year, with
the oldest quarter of patient surveys rolling off as the most recent
quarter rolls on. Three broad goals have shaped HCAHPS. First, the
survey is designed to produce comparable data on the patient's
perspective on care that allows objective and meaningful comparisons
between hospitals on domains that are important to consumers. Second,
public reporting of the survey results is designed to create incentives
for hospitals to improve their quality of care. Third, public reporting
serves to enhance public accountability in health care by increasing
the transparency of the
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quality of hospital care provided in return for the public investment.
With these goals in mind, the HCAHPS project has taken substantial
steps to assure that the survey is credible, useful, and practical.
This methodology and the information it generates are made available to
the public. Form Number: CMS-10102 (OMB: 0938-0981);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or
other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions; and individuals or
households; Number of Respondents: 2,483,775; Total Annual Responses:
2,480,000; Total Annual Hours: 289,342. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact William Lehman at 410-786-1037. For all other
issues call 410-786-1326.)
4. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid Management Information System Advanced
Planning Document Template for Use by States When Implementing the
Mandatory National Correct Coding Initiative in Medicaid, SMD Letter
10-017 dated September 1, 2010. Use; The Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) requires implementation
of Section 6507, Mandatory State Use of National Correct Coding
Initiative (NCCI). A State Medicaid Director letter, 10-017
dated September 1, 2010 was published with implementation requirements
for provision 6507. The letter stated that a Medicaid Management
Information System (MMIS) Advanced Planning Document (APD) template is
required for States to request Federal financial participation (FFP)
funding for implementing the provision and is also the tool for
requesting deactivation of edits, due to direct conflicts with State
laws, regulations, administrative rules, or payment policies. CMS has
developed an MMIS-APD template specific to NCCI for State convenience.
The MMIS APD template supporting implementation of the NCCI in the
Medicaid program will be submitted by States to the Regional Offices
for review and to CMS Central Office for review and approval. The
information requested on the MMIS APD template for NCCI will be used to
determine and approve FFP to States. Form Number: CMS-10358
(OMB: 0938-0New); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 55; Total
Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 56. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Richard Friedman at 410-786-4451. 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 December 21, 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.
Dated: October 18, 2010.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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