[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7864-7865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3056]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-437, CMS-10358 and CMS-10360]
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: Extension of currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Psychiatric Unit
Criteria Work Sheet and Supporting Regulations 412.25 and 412.27; Use:
A limited number of hospitals and special hospital units are excluded
from the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) which determines
Medicare payment for operating costs and capital-related costs of
inpatient hospital services. 42 CFR 412.25 and 42 CFR 412.27 describes
the criteria under which these facilities are excluded. Excluded units
are paid on the basis of reasonable costs subject to target rate
ceilings (provided for by Section 1886(b) of the Social Security Act).
State survey agencies (SAs) are required to conduct initial onsite
surveys of these units to verify that they continue to meet PPS-
exclusion criteria. CMS proposes to continue to use the Criteria
Worksheet, Forms CMS-437 for verifying first-time exclusions from the
PPS, for complaint surveys, for its annual 5 percent validation sample,
and for facility self-attestation. These forms are related to the
survey and certification and Medicare approval of the PPS-excluded
units; Form Number: CMS-437 (OMB: 0938-0358); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private sector businesses or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 1,333; Total Annual Responses: 1,333;
Total Annual Hours: 333. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Kelley Leonette at 410-786-6664. For all other
issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: MMIS APD 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. A State Medicaid Director letter,
10-017 dated September 1, 2010 was published with
implementation requirements for provision 6507. Within this SMD letter,
CMS states 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 National Correct Coding
Initiative in Medicaid 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-New); 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.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
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Information Collection: Consumer Research on Public Reporting of
Hospital Outpatient Measures; Use: One of the primary missions of CMS
is to improve the quality and efficiency of care in the Fee-for-Service
(FFS) program. One of the several vehicles used for this mission is the
public reporting of quality, efficiency and cost information about
hospital care on the Hospital Compare Web site. This vehicle also
serves to provide Medicare beneficiaries and other consumers with the
type of data needed to make informed decisions about which providers to
use for their care. In 2001, the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) announced the Quality Initiative to ensure the quality
of health care for all Americans through accountability and public
disclosure. The goals of the initiative are to empower consumers with
quality-of-care information so they can make more informed decisions
about their health care and to stimulate and support providers and
clinicians to improve the quality of health care. As part of the DHHS
Transparency Initiative on Quality Reporting, CMS plans to add new
patient safety measures in the areas of hospital acquired conditions
and healthcare associated infections, to the Hospital Compare Web site
in 2011. CMS also intends to begin utilizing displays of composite
measures summarizing both process and outcome measures. This
information collection request covers consumer research on displays,
labels, and explanatory language to insure that the website is
understood by viewers in a manner consistent with CMS's intended
communication message. Form Number: CMS-10360 (OMB: 0938-NEW);
Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Number of
Respondents: 248; Total Annual Responses: 248; Total Annual Hours: 241.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact David Miranda
at 410-786-7819. 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 March 14, 2011.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Attention: CMS Desk
Officer. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974. E-mail: [email protected].
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-3056 Filed 2-10-11; 8:45 am]
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