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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–R–38 and CMS–
R–96]
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.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Conditions of
Certification for Rural Health Clinics
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
491.9, 491.10, 491.11; Use: The Rural
Health Clinic (RHC) conditions of
participation are based on criteria
prescribed in law and are designed to
ensure that each facility has a properly
trained staff to provide appropriate care
and to assure a safe physical
environment for patients. The Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) uses these conditions of
participation to certify RHCs wishing to
participate in the Medicare program.
These requirements are similar in intent
to standards developed by industry
organizations such as the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals, and the National League of
Nursing/American Public Association
and merely reflect accepted standards of
management and care to which rural
health clinics must adhere. Form
Number: CMS–R–38 (OMB#: 0938–
0334); Frequency: Recordkeeping and
Reporting—Annually and upon initial
application for Medicare approval;
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 3,674; Total
Annual Responses: 3,674; Total Annual
Hours: 8,816.
2 Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Emergency and
Foreign Hospital Services—Beneficiary
Statement of Canadian Travel Claims
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
424.123; Use: The emergency services
furnished a beneficiary outside the U.S.
are covered under Medicare if the
foreign hospital meets the conditions for
a domestic nonparticipating hospital in
addition to one of the following: (1) If
the emergency is considered to have
occurred within the U.S. and the reason
for departure for the U.S. was to obtain
treatment; (2) if the emergency occurred
in Canada while the beneficiary was
traveling between Alaska and another
State; (3) if the Canadian or Mexican
hospital is closer, more accessible or
adequately equipped to handle the
illness or injury; or (4) services were
rendered aboard a ship in an American
port or on the same day the ship arrived
or departed from that port. Form
Number: CMS–R–96 (OMB#: 0938–
0484); Frequency: Reporting—On
occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit,
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 1,100; Total Annual
Responses: 1,100; Total Annual Hours:
275.
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/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or email 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
or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number:
(202) 395–6974.
Dated: September 8, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-38 and CMS-R-96]
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: Conditions of
Certification for Rural Health Clinics and Supporting Regulations in 42
CFR 491.9, 491.10, 491.11; Use: The Rural Health Clinic (RHC)
conditions of participation are based on criteria prescribed in law and
are designed to ensure that each facility has a properly trained staff
to provide appropriate care and to assure a safe physical environment
for patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses
these conditions of participation to certify RHCs wishing to
participate in the Medicare program. These requirements are similar in
intent to standards developed by industry organizations such as the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, and the National League
of Nursing/American Public Association and merely reflect accepted
standards of management and care to which rural health clinics must
adhere. Form Number: CMS-R-38 (OMB: 0938-0334); Frequency:
Recordkeeping and Reporting--Annually and upon initial application for
Medicare approval; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 3,674; Total Annual
Responses: 3,674; Total Annual Hours: 8,816.
2 Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Emergency and
Foreign Hospital Services--Beneficiary Statement of Canadian Travel
Claims and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 424.123; Use: The emergency
services furnished a beneficiary outside the U.S. are covered under
Medicare if the foreign hospital meets the conditions for a domestic
nonparticipating hospital in addition to one of the following: (1) If
the emergency is considered to have occurred within the U.S. and the
reason for departure for the U.S. was to obtain treatment; (2) if the
emergency occurred in Canada while the beneficiary was traveling
between Alaska and another State; (3) if the Canadian or Mexican
hospital is closer, more accessible or adequately equipped to handle
the illness or injury; or (4) services were rendered aboard a ship in
an American port or on the same day the ship arrived or departed from
that port. Form Number: CMS-R-96 (OMB: 0938-0484); Frequency:
Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or Households,
Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 1,100; Total Annual Responses: 1,100; Total Annual Hours:
275.
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/PaperworkReductionActof1995, 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 or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: September 8, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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