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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Docket Identifier: CMS–10068, CMS–10128,
CMS–484, CMS–846–849, 854, 10125, 10126]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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.
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1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Assessing the
Division of Beneficiary Inquiry
Customer Service’s Performance for
Written Responses; Form No: CMS–
10068 (OMB# 0938–0894); Use: The
Division of Beneficiary Inquiry
Customer Service (DBICS) will collect
information quarterly to assess the
customer service provided via written
responses. DBICS will conduct the
written survey through mailings that
will accompany actual responses. The
envelopes will be sent by Release Clerks
so that the actual writer has no
knowledge that a particular response is
being rated. The survey will be used to
measure overall satisfaction of the
customer service that the DBICS
provides to Medicare beneficiaries and
their representatives; Frequency:
Quarterly; Affected Public: Individuals
or households; Number of Respondents:
2,872; Total Annual Responses: 2,872;
Total Annual Hours: 287.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Public
Reporting on Quality Outcomes
National Survey of Hospital Executives
(‘‘PRO QUO’’); Use: CMS seeks to
survey hospitals quality improvement
executives in spring 2005 to assess
awareness of CMS Hospital Quality
Initiatives and related publicity, and to
assess impact of these initiatives on
hospitals and their quality improvement
programs. Findings will be used to
enhance CMS programs to assist
hospitals in quality improvement. Form
Number: CMS–10128 (OMB#: 0938–
NEW); Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: Not-for-profit institutions and
business or other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 1,600; Total Annual
Responses: 1,600; Total Annual Hours:
792.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Attending
Physician’s Certification of Medical
Necessity for Home Oxygen Therapy
and Supporting Regulations 42 CFR
410.38 and 42 CFR 424.5; Form No.:
0938–0534 (CMS–484); Use: This form
is used to determine if oxygen is
reasonable and necessary pursuant to
Medicare Statute; Medicare claims for
home oxygen therapy must be
supported by the treating physician’s
statement and other information
including estimate length of need (# of
months), diagnosis codes (ICD–9) etc.
Oxygen (and oxygen equipment) is by
far the largest single total charge of all
items paid under durable medical
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equipment coverage authority. Medicare
has the legal authority to collect
sufficient information to determine
payment for oxygen, and oxygen
equipment. The CMN provides a
mechanism for suppliers of Durable
Medical Equipment and suppliers of
Medical Equipment and Supplies to
demonstrate that the item being
provided meets the criteria for Medicare
coverage. By revising the oxygen CMN
questions but adhering to the basic
format, CMS can increase the accuracy
of the document while eliminating the
need to re-educate CMN users. In
addition, to the above changes, the
statement in Section D stating,
‘‘signature and date stamps are not
acceptable’’ will be eliminated and no
longer required.; Frequency: As needed;
Affected Public: Business of other forprofit; Number of Respondents: 11,000;
Total Annual Responses: 1,200,000;
Total Annual Hours: 497,000.
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of currently approved
collection; Title of Information
Collection: Durable Medical Equipment
Regional Carrier, Certificate and
Medical Necessity and Supporting
Documentation; Use: The information
collected on these forms is needed to
correctly process claims and ensure
proper claim payment. Suppliers and
physicians will complete these forms
and as needed supply additional routine
supporting documentation necessary to
process claims. CMS Forms 841 and
842, Certificate of Medical Necessity
(CMN): Hospital Beds and CMN:
Support Surface respectively, will be
eliminated and no longer be required.
CMS Form 846, CMN: Pneumatic
Compression Devices, had changes to
the title of the CMN form and the
individual questions on the form. CMS
Forms 847–849, CMN: Osteogenesis
Stimulators, CMN: Transcutaneous
Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS), and
CMN: Seat Lift Mechanism,
respectively, all had changes to
individual questions on the forms. CMS
Form 10125, DMERC Information Form:
External Infusion Pump, replaced CMS
Form 851. CMS Form 10126, DMERC
Information Form: Enteral and
Parenteral Nutrition, replaced CMS
Forms 852–853.; Form Number: CMS–
846–849, 854, 10125, 10126 (OMB#:
0938–0679); Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Number of Respondents: 51,000;
Total Annual Responses: 5,400,000;
Total Annual Hours: 1,215,000.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS Web Site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
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regulations/pra/, or E-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and CMS document
identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,
or call the Reports Clearance Office on
(410) 768–1326.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to
the OMB desk officer: OMB Human
Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Christopher Martin, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: January 13, 2005.
Dawn Willingham,
Acting, CMS Paperwork Reduction Act
Reports Clearance Officer, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Regulations Development Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–8003, CMS–
10060, CMS–287, CMS–R–245, CMS–21/
CMS–21B, CMS–64, and CMS–R–209]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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: Home and
Community-Based Waiver Requests and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
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440.180 and 441.300–.310; Use: Under a
Secretarial waiver, States may offer a
wide array of home and communitybased services to individuals who
would otherwise require
institutionalization. States requesting a
waiver must provide certain assurances,
documentation and cost & utilization
estimates which are reviewed, approved
and maintained for the purpose of
identifying/verifying States’ compliance
with such statutory and regulatory
requirements; Form Number: CMS–8003
(OMB#: 0938–0449); Frequency: Other:
When a State requests a waiver or
amendment to a waiver; Affected Public:
State, Local or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 50; Total
Annual Responses: 132; Total Annual
Hours: 7,930.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Quality
Assessment and Performance
Improvement (QAPI) Project
Completion Report and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 422.152; Use:
This project completion report derives
from the Quality Improvement System
for Managed Care (QISMC) Standards
and Guidelines as required by the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (as
amended by Balanced Budget
Refinement Act of 1999) and the related
regulations, 42 CFR 422.152. These
regulations established QISMC as a
requirement for Medicare+Choice (M+C)
Organizations by requiring improved
health outcomes for enrolled
beneficiaries. The provisions of QISMC
specify that M+C organizations will
implement and evaluate quality
improvement projects. The form
submitted herein will permit M+C
organizations to report their completed
projects to CMS in a standardized
fashion for evaluation by CMS of the
M+C Organization’s compliance with
regulatory provisions. This form will
improve consistency and reliability in
the CMS evaluation process, as well as
provide a standardized structure for
public use and review; Form Number:
CMS–10060 (OMB#: 0938–0873);
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit and Not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 155; Total Annual
Responses: 155; Total Annual Hours:
620.
3. Type of Information Request:
Revision of a currently approved
collection; Title of Information
Collection: Home Office Cost Statement
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
413.17 and 413.20; Use: Home Office
Cost Statement, is filed annually by
Chain Home Offices to report the
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information necessary for the
determination of Medicare
reimbursement to components of chain
organizations. Many providers of service
participating in Medicare are
reimbursed, at least partially, on the
basis of the lesser of reasonable cost or
customary services for services
furnished to eligible beneficiaries. When
providers obtain services, supplies or
facilities from an organization related to
the provider by common ownership or
control, 42 CFR 413.17 requires that the
provider include in its costs, the costs
incurred by the related organization in
furnishing such services, supplies or
facilities. Revisions to this form include
the addition of columns for more
detailed reporting and the elimination
of other columns that were deemed
unnecessary; Form Number: CMB–287
(OMB# 0938–0202); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions and Business or other forprofit; Number of Respondents: 1,231;
Total Annual Responses: 1,231; Total
Annual Hours: 573,646.
4. Type of Information Request:
Extension of a currently approved
collection; Title of Information
Collection: Medicare and Medicaid
Programs; OASIS Collection
Requirements as Part of the COPs for
HHAs and Supporting Regulations in 42
CFR, Sections 484.55, 484.205, 484.245,
and 484.250; Use: This collection
requires HHAs to use a standard core
assessment data set, the OASIS, to
collect information and to evaluate
adult non-maternity patients. In
addition, data from the OASIS will be
used for purposes of case-mix adjusting
patients under home health PPS, and
will facilitate the production of
necessary case-mix information at
relevant time intervals in the patient’s
home health stay. Modifications were
previously made to the OASIS forms to
allow for the preservation of masking of
personally identifiable information for
the non-Medicare/non-Medicaid
individuals; Form Number: CMS–R–245
(OMB# 0938–0760); Frequency: Other:
Upon patient assessment; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit, Notfor-profit institutions, Federal
Government, and State, Local or Tribal
Gov.; Number of Respondents: 7,582;
Total Annual Responses: 10,156,569;
Total Annual Hours: 8,556,995.
5. Type of Information Request:
Extension of a currently approved
collection; Title of Information
Collection: Quarterly Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) Statement of
Expenditures for Title XXI; Use: States
use forms CMS–21 and CMS–21B to
report budget, expenditure, and related
statistical information required for
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Docket Identifier: CMS-10068, CMS-10128, CMS-484, CMS-846-849, 854,
10125, 10126]
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: Assessing the
Division of Beneficiary Inquiry Customer Service's Performance for
Written Responses; Form No: CMS-10068 (OMB 0938-0894); Use:
The Division of Beneficiary Inquiry Customer Service (DBICS) will
collect information quarterly to assess the customer service provided
via written responses. DBICS will conduct the written survey through
mailings that will accompany actual responses. The envelopes will be
sent by Release Clerks so that the actual writer has no knowledge that
a particular response is being rated. The survey will be used to
measure overall satisfaction of the customer service that the DBICS
provides to Medicare beneficiaries and their representatives;
Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: Individuals or households;
Number of Respondents: 2,872; Total Annual Responses: 2,872; Total
Annual Hours: 287.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Public Reporting on Quality Outcomes National
Survey of Hospital Executives (``PRO QUO''); Use: CMS seeks to survey
hospitals quality improvement executives in spring 2005 to assess
awareness of CMS Hospital Quality Initiatives and related publicity,
and to assess impact of these initiatives on hospitals and their
quality improvement programs. Findings will be used to enhance CMS
programs to assist hospitals in quality improvement. Form Number: CMS-
10128 (OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions and business or other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 1,600; Total Annual Responses: 1,600; Total Annual Hours:
792.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Attending
Physician's Certification of Medical Necessity for Home Oxygen Therapy
and Supporting Regulations 42 CFR 410.38 and 42 CFR 424.5; Form No.:
0938-0534 (CMS-484); Use: This form is used to determine if oxygen is
reasonable and necessary pursuant to Medicare Statute; Medicare claims
for home oxygen therapy must be supported by the treating physician's
statement and other information including estimate length of need
( of months), diagnosis codes (ICD-9) etc. Oxygen (and oxygen
equipment) is by far the largest single total charge of all items paid
under durable medical equipment coverage authority. Medicare has the
legal authority to collect sufficient information to determine payment
for oxygen, and oxygen equipment. The CMN provides a mechanism for
suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment and suppliers of Medical
Equipment and Supplies to demonstrate that the item being provided
meets the criteria for Medicare coverage. By revising the oxygen CMN
questions but adhering to the basic format, CMS can increase the
accuracy of the document while eliminating the need to re-educate CMN
users. In addition, to the above changes, the statement in Section D
stating, ``signature and date stamps are not acceptable'' will be
eliminated and no longer required.; Frequency: As needed; Affected
Public: Business of other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 11,000;
Total Annual Responses: 1,200,000; Total Annual Hours: 497,000.
4. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Durable Medical
Equipment Regional Carrier, Certificate and Medical Necessity and
Supporting Documentation; Use: The information collected on these forms
is needed to correctly process claims and ensure proper claim payment.
Suppliers and physicians will complete these forms and as needed supply
additional routine supporting documentation necessary to process
claims. CMS Forms 841 and 842, Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN):
Hospital Beds and CMN: Support Surface respectively, will be eliminated
and no longer be required. CMS Form 846, CMN: Pneumatic Compression
Devices, had changes to the title of the CMN form and the individual
questions on the form. CMS Forms 847-849, CMN: Osteogenesis
Stimulators, CMN: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS),
and CMN: Seat Lift Mechanism, respectively, all had changes to
individual questions on the forms. CMS Form 10125, DMERC Information
Form: External Infusion Pump, replaced CMS Form 851. CMS Form 10126,
DMERC Information Form: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, replaced CMS
Forms 852-853.; Form Number: CMS-846-849, 854, 10125, 10126
(OMB: 0938-0679); Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 51,000; Total
Annual Responses: 5,400,000; Total Annual Hours: 1,215,000.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web
Site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
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regulations/pra/, or E-mail your request, including your address, phone
number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410)
768-1326.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection must be mailed within 30 days of this notice directly to the
OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention:
Christopher Martin, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: January 13, 2005.
Dawn Willingham,
Acting, CMS Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Regulations Development
Group.
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