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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: CMS–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.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Attending
Physicians Statement and
Documentation of a Medicare
Emergency and Supporting Regulations
in 42 CFR 424.103; Use: 42 CFR
424.103(b) requires that before a
nonparticipating hospital may be paid
for emergency services rendered to a
Medicare beneficiary, a statement must
be submitted that is sufficiently
comprehensive to support that an
emergency existed. Form CMS–1771
contains a series of questions relating to
the medical necessity of the emergency.
The attending physician must attest that
the hospitalization was required under
the regulatory emergency definition (42
CFR 424.101 attached) and give clinical
documentation to support the claim;
Form Number: CMS–1771 (OMB #:
0938–0023); Frequency: Reporting—On
occasion; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 200; Total Annual
Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours:
50.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Quality
Improvement Organization (QIO)
Assumption of Responsibilities and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
412.44, 412.46, 431.630, 476.71, 476.73,
476.74, and 476.78; Use: The Peer
Review Improvement Act of 1982
amended Title XI of the Social Security
Act to create the Utilization and Quality
Control Peer Review Organization (PRO)
program which replaces the Professional
Standards Review Organization (PSRO)
program and streamlines peer review
activities. The term PRO has been
renamed Quality Improvement
Organization (QIO). This collection
describes the review functions to be
performed by the QIO. It outlines
relationships among QIOs, providers,
practitioners, beneficiaries,
intermediaries, and carriers; Form
Numbers: CMS–R–71 (OMB # 0938–
0445); Frequency: Recordkeeping and
Third Party Disclosure, as needed;
Affected Public: Business or other for-
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profit; Number of Respondents: 6,036;
Total Annual Responses: 6,036; Total
Annual Hours: 81,818.
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Independent
Rural Health Center/Freestanding
Federally Qualified Health Center Cost
Report and Supporting Regulations in
42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24; Use: CMS is
requesting re-approval of a currently
approved form, CMS 222 (OMB No.
0938–0107). The current form
implements various provisions of the
Social Security Act including Section
1861(aa) which provides coverage under
Part B of the Medicare program for
certain services furnished by Rural
Health Clinics (RHCs) and Freestanding
Federally Qualified Health Clinics
(FQHCs), including physician assistant
and nurse practitioner services. The
Medicare regulations provide for
payment to clinics which are not part of
a hospital (freestanding clinics) under
an all-inclusive rate method designed to
pay Medicare’s share of the clinics’
incurred reasonable costs for the
services provided. Clinics which are
part of a hospital are paid in accordance
with the program’s hospital
reimbursement methods and principles.;
Form Numbers: CMS–222 (OMB #
0938–0107); Frequency: Reporting—
Annually; Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions, Business or other for-profit,
and State, local or tribal government;
Number of Respondents: 3000; Total
Annual Responses: 3000; Total Annual
Hours: 150,000.
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/
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) 786–1326.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections 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.
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Dated: April 15, 2005.
Michelle Short,
Acting Director, CMS Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Regulations Development Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–1856 & 1893,
CMS–R–273]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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: Request for
Certification in the Medicare and/or
Medicaid Program to Provide Outpatient
Physical Therapy (OPT) and/or Speech
Pathology Services, OPT Speech
Pathology Survey Report and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
485.701–485.729.; Form No.: CMS–
1856, CMS–1893 (OMB # 0938–0065);
Use: The Medicare Program requires
OPT providers to meet certain health
and safety requirements. The request for
certification form is used by State
agency surveyors to determine if
minimum Medicare eligibility
requirements are met. The survey report
form records the result of the on-site
survey; Frequency: On occasion and
Other—every 6 years; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit; Number of
AGENCY:
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Respondents: 2,968; Total Annual
Responses: 495; Total Annual Hours:
866.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Community
Mental Health Center Site Visit
Assessment Tool and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 410.2; Form No.:
CMS–R–273 (OMB # 0938–0770); Use:
This collection instrument aids CMS in
its efforts to ensure that new and
existing Community Mental Health
Centers (CMHC) are compliant with
Medicare provider requirements, and all
applicable Federal and State
requirements. The collection pertains to
CMHC’s provision of pre-admission
screening to State mental health
facilities and to expanding the
collection tool’s use into other program
areas as a means to screen applicants,
enrollees, and existing providers/
suppliers to ensure their legitimacy to
participate in the Medicare Program;
Frequency: Reporting-Other, upon
initial application or re-enrollment into
the Medicare program; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit, Not-forprofit institutions, and State, local or
tribal government; Number of
Respondents: 4,731; Total Annual
Responses: 4,731; Total Annual Hours:
20,372.
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/
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) 786–1326.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
within 60 days of this notice directly to
the CMS Paperwork Reduction Act
Reports Clearance Office designated at
the address below: CMS, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs, Division of Regulations
Development, Attention: Melissa
Musotto, PRA Analyst, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: April 15, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Acting Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Privacy Act of 1974; Amended System
of Records
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of amended system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirement of the Privacy Act of 1974
(5 U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Child
Support Enforcement (OCSE) is
publishing notice of its amendment of
its systems of records entitled ‘‘The
Location and Collection System’’, No.
09–90–0074.
DATES: HHS invites interested parties to
submit comments on the proposed
notice before May 25, 2005. As required
by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(r)),
HHS on April 18, 2005 sent a report of
an Amended System to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight of
the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Governmental Affairs of
the Senate, and the Office of
Management and Budget. The
amendments described in this notice are
effective upon publication unless HHS
receives comments that would result in
a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Please address comments
to: Donna Bonar, Associate
Commissioner, Office of Automation
and Program Operations, Office of Child
Support Enforcement, Administration
for Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., 2nd Floor West,
Washington, DC 20447, (202) 401–9271.
Comments received will be available
for inspection at the address above from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Bonar, Director, Division of
Program Operations, Office of Child
Support Enforcement, Administration
for Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., 2nd Floor West,
Washington, DC 20447, (202) 401–9271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the Office of Child
Support Enforcement (OCSE) is
amending one of its Systems of Records,
‘‘The Location and Collection System of
Records’’ (LCS), No. 09–90–0074, last
published at 69 FR 31392 on June 6,
2004.
Consistent with section 453(j)(9) of
the Social Security Act (the Act) as
amended by Pub. L. 108–147, the
National Directory of New Hires
(NDNH) will be used by the Department
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of the Treasury, for the purpose of
locating persons who owe delinquent
nontax debt to the United States and
whose debt has been referred to the
Secretary of the Treasury in accordance
with 31 U.S.C. 3711(g).
Dated: April 18, 2005.
David H. Siegel,
Acting Commissioner, Office of Child Support
Enforcement.
09–90–0074
SYSTEM NAME:
Location and Collection System of
Records, HHS, OCSE.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of Child Support Enforcement,
370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 2nd
Floor West, Washington, DC 20447;
Social Security Administration, 6200
Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21235.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Records are maintained to locate
individuals for the purpose of
establishing parentage, establishing,
setting the amount of, modifying, or
enforcing child support obligations, or
enforcing child custody or visitation
orders, and may include (1) information
on, or facilitate the discovery of, or the
location of any individuals: (A) who are
under an obligation to pay child support
or provide child custody or visitation
rights; (B) against whom such an
obligation is sought; (C) to whom such
an obligation is owed including the
individual’s Social Security number (or
numbers) (SSN), most recent address,
and the name, address, and employer
identification number of the
individual’s employer; and (D) who
have or may have parental rights with
respect to a child; (2) information on the
individual’s wages (or other income)
from, and benefits of, employment
(including rights to enrollment in group
health care coverage); (3) information on
the type, status, and amount of any
assets or debts owed to or by such an
individual; and (4) information on
certain Federal disbursements payable
to a delinquent obligor which may be
offset for the purpose of collecting pastdue child support.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Specific records retained in the LCS
system are: the name of noncustodial or
custodial parent or child, Social
Security number (when available), date
of birth, place of birth, sex code, State
case identification number, local
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-1856 & 1893, CMS-R-273]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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: Request for
Certification in the Medicare and/or Medicaid Program to Provide
Outpatient Physical Therapy (OPT) and/or Speech Pathology Services, OPT
Speech Pathology Survey Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
485.701-485.729.; Form No.: CMS-1856, CMS-1893 (OMB 0938-
0065); Use: The Medicare Program requires OPT providers to meet certain
health and safety requirements. The request for certification form is
used by State agency surveyors to determine if minimum Medicare
eligibility requirements are met. The survey report form records the
result of the on-site survey; Frequency: On occasion and Other--every 6
years; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of
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Respondents: 2,968; Total Annual Responses: 495; Total Annual Hours:
866.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Community Mental
Health Center Site Visit Assessment Tool and Supporting Regulations in
42 CFR 410.2; Form No.: CMS-R-273 (OMB 0938-0770); Use: This
collection instrument aids CMS in its efforts to ensure that new and
existing Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) are compliant with
Medicare provider requirements, and all applicable Federal and State
requirements. The collection pertains to CMHC's provision of pre-
admission screening to State mental health facilities and to expanding
the collection tool's use into other program areas as a means to screen
applicants, enrollees, and existing providers/suppliers to ensure their
legitimacy to participate in the Medicare Program; Frequency:
Reporting-Other, upon initial application or re-enrollment into the
Medicare program; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-
for-profit institutions, and State, local or tribal government; Number
of Respondents: 4,731; Total Annual Responses: 4,731; Total Annual
Hours: 20,372.
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/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) 786-1326.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to
the CMS Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Office designated at
the address below: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs, Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Melissa
Musotto, PRA Analyst, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: April 15, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Acting Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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