Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review, 48979 [E6-13923]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 22, 2006 / Notices of information was published on April 6, 2006, at pages 17563–17564. Affected Public: Not for profit institutions. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 30,462 hours. Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,462. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0042] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review Board of Veterans’ Appeal, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–21.), this notice announces that the Board of Veterans’ Appeal (BVA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 21, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management Service (005G2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565–8374, Fax (202) 565–7045 or e-mail: denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0042.’’ Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA’s OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 0042’’ in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Statement of Accredited Representative in Appealed Case, VA Form 646. OMB Control Number: 2900–0042. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: A recognized organization, attorney, agent, or other authorized person representing VA claimants before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals complete VA Form 646 to provide identifying data describing the basis for their claimant’s disagreement with the denial of VA benefits. VA uses the data collected to identify the issues in dispute and to prepare a decision responsive to the claimant’s disagreement. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:34 Aug 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 Dated: August 7, 2006. By direction of the Secretary. Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E6–13923 Filed 8–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Medicare-Equivalent Remittance Advice; Use by the Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making a change in its procedures for seeking reimbursement from third-party insurers for certain medical care and services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans for nonservice-connected disabilities, to add a Medicare-equivalent remittance advice (MRA) as an attachment to each bill for such care and services provided by VA, with the exception of those services noted in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara C. Mayerick, VHA Chief Business Office (161), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone: (202) 254–0337. (This is not a toll free number.) DATES: Effective: August 22, 2006. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1729, Title 38, United States Code, is VA’s authority to seek reimbursement from third-party insurers, including Medigap and other Medicare supplemental insurers, for the cost of medical care or services furnished to veterans for nonservice-connected disabilities as described below. Section 17.101 of title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations sets forth VA’s methodology for ‘‘reasonable charges’’ for medical care or services provided or furnished by VA to a veteran for nonserviceconnected disabilities: —For a nonservice-connected disability for which the veteran is entitled to PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48979 care (or the payment of expenses of care) under a health plan contract; —For a nonservice-connected disability incurred incident to the veteran’s employment and covered under a workers’ compensation law or plan that provides reimbursement or indemnification for such care and services; or —For a nonservice-connected disability incurred as a result of a motor vehicle accident in a State that requires automobile accident insurance in a State that requires automobile reparations insurance. VA has entered into an interagency agreement (IA) with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which allows VA to work with the CMS fiscal intermediary and carrier, currently TrailBlazer Health Enterprises (TrailBlazer), in processing VA claims on a no-pay basis and produce Medicare-equivalent Remittance Advice (MRA) notices for the cost of medical care furnished to Medicare-eligible veterans for nonservice-connected treatment. The MRA reflects the payment that Medicare would have made, along with the deductible and coinsurance amounts applicable, for an equivalent service rendered by a Medicare provider. VA’s bills are processed according to Medicare’s coverage and payment policies, as well as claims processing guidelines and timeframes. Supplemental insurers will use this information to reimburse the VA coinsurance and deductible amounts they would have paid had the claims been payable by Medicare. VA attaches the MRA provided by TrailBlazer to VA’s secondary claim and both are submitted to the Medigap or other Medicare supplemental insurer either via the standard 837 transaction or via a print/mail function at the clearinghouse. The attachment of the MRA to VA’s bills submitted to Medigap or other Medicare supplemental insurers will improve VA’s collection from these insurers. The MRA will correct the practice of overstating VA’s outstanding accounts receivable by recording the expected supplemental payment rather than 100 percent of VA’s billed charges. The submission of the MRA with a claim to Medigap or other Medicare supplemental insurers is expected to reduce the number of denials VA receives from supplemental insurers, since it will be obvious from the bill and the MRA that VA intends to collect only the supplemental payment. Effective August 22, 2006, with the exception of the following services, all VA Medical Centers will submit an E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0042]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeal, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-21.), this notice announces that the Board of Veterans' 
Appeal (BVA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the 
collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and 
burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 21, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005G2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565-8374, Fax (202) 565-7045 or e-
mail: denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0042.''
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0042'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Statement of Accredited 
Representative in Appealed Case, VA Form 646.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0042.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: A recognized organization, attorney, agent, or other 
authorized person representing VA claimants before the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals complete VA Form 646 to provide identifying data 
describing the basis for their claimant's disagreement with the denial 
of VA benefits. VA uses the data collected to identify the issues in 
dispute and to prepare a decision responsive to the claimant's 
disagreement.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on April 6, 2006, at pages 17563-17564.
    Affected Public: Not for profit institutions.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 30,462 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,462.

    Dated: August 7, 2006.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-13923 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am]
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