[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21296-21297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9501]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10298 and CMS-R-142]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), Department of Health and Human Services, 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 function; (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: Developing Outpatient Therapy Payment
Alternatives; Use: In Section 545 of the Benefits Improvement and
Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000, the Congress required the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human Services to report on the
development of standardized assessment instruments for outpatient
therapy. Currently, CMS does not collect these data. The purpose of
this project is to identify, collect, and analyze therapy-related
information tied to beneficiary need and the effectiveness of
outpatient therapy services that is currently unavailable to CMS. The
immediate goals are to develop and assess the feasibility of a
comprehensive and uniform therapy-related data collection instrument
and to determine the subset of the measures that CMS can routinely and
reliably collect in support of payment alternatives. The ultimate goal
is to develop payment method alternatives to the current financial cap
on Medicare outpatient therapy services.
CMS made over 20 changes and improvements to the CARE-C and CARE-F
instruments. Many revisions were minor word changes or clarifications
to item coding instructions. The revised version of CARE retains its
clinical integrity while allowing for greater response specificity.
Form Number: CMS-10298 (OMB: 0938--New); Frequency:
Reporting--Daily; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 190; Total Annual
Responses: 38,632; Total Annual Hours: 14,271. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact David Bott at 410-786-0249. For all
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Examination and
Treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions and Women Labor (EMTALA), 42
CFR 482.12, 488.18, 489.20, and 489.24; Use: This collection contains
the requirements for hospitals in effort to prevent them from
inappropriately transferring individuals with emergency medical
conditions, as mandated by Congress. CMS uses this information to help
assure compliance not contained elsewhere in regulations.
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Form Number: CMS-R-142 (OMB: 0938-0667); Frequency: Daily;
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Private Sector; Number of
Respondents: 6,149; Total Annual Responses: 6,149; Total Annual Hours:
1. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Renate
Rockwell at 410-786-1326. 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 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 [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on May 24, 2010.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].
Dated: April 15, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-9501 Filed 4-22-10; 8:45 am]
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