[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 22709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9846]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-R-21]
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 a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Withholding
Medicare Payments to Recover Medicaid Overpayments and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 447.31; Form No.: CMS-R-21 (OMB: 0938-
0287); Use: Section 2104 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981
provides CMS with the authority to withhold Medicare payments to
recover Medicaid overpayments that the Medicaid State Agency has been
unable to recover. When the CMS Regional Office (RO) receives an
overpayment case from a State Agency, the case file is examined to
determine whether the conditions for withholding Medicare payments have
been met. If the RO determines that the case is appropriate for
withholding Medicare payments, the RO will contact the institution's
intermediary or individual's carrier to determine the amount of
Medicare payments to which the entity would otherwise be entitled. The
RO will then give notice to the intermediary/carrier to withhold the
entity's Medicare payment; Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 54; Total
Annual Responses: 27; Total Annual Hours: 81. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Rory Howe at 410-786-4878. 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 23, 2011.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].
Dated: April 19, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group--Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-9846 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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