[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 24034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10366]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10224]
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: Revision of currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Healthcare Common
Procedure Coding System (HCPCS); Use: In October 2003, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services delegated the Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) authority to maintain and distribute HCPCS
Level II Codes. As a result, the National Panel was delineated and CMS
continued with the decision-making process under its current structure,
the CMS HCPCS Workgroup (herein referred to as ``the Workgroup''. CMS'
HCPCS Workgroup is an internal workgroup comprised of representatives
of the major components of CMS, and private insurers, as well as other
consultants from pertinent Federal agencies. Currently the application
intake is paper-based. However, the process has grown and the HCPCS
staff is exploring electronic processes for the collection and storage
of applications. We have received feedback on the nature of the
application; and have streamlined the form into a user-friendly
application. The content of the material is the same, but the questions
have been refined in accordance with comments received from industry
members; and the level of necessity of the information required to
render quality coding decision as determined by the CMS workgroup. The
information on the form is used to update the HCPCS code set. All
information is received and distributed to CMS' HCPCS workgroup and is
reviewed and discussed at workgroup meetings. In turn, CMS' HCPCS
workgroup reaches a decision as to whether a change should be made to
codes in the HCPCS code set. The respondent who submits the application
form can be anyone who has an interest in obtaining a code or modifying
an existing code. However, respondents are usually manufacturers of
products, or consultants on behalf of the manufacturer. Form Number:
CMS-10224 (OMB: 0938-1042); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private sector, business and other for-profit and not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 300; Total Annual
Responses: 300; Total Annual Hours: 3300. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Felicia Eggleston at 410-786-9287 or
Lori Anderson at 410-786-6190. For all other issues call 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 31, 2011.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].
Dated: April 25, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-10366 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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