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2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Provider-based
Status Regulations in 42 CFR 413.24 and
413.65; Use: Section 1833(t) of the
Social Security Act (of the Act), as
amended by section 4523 of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the BBA)
requires the Secretary to establish a
prospective payment system (PPS) for
hospital outpatient services. Successful
implementation of an outpatient PPS
requires that CMS distinguish facilities
or organizations that function as
departments of hospitals from those that
are freestanding, so that CMS can
determine which services should be
paid under the PPS. Regulations found
at 42 CFR 413.65(b)( 3) and (c) require
the submission of the information CMS
needs to make the determination of
whether an organization functions as a
department of a hospital or functions as
a freestanding facility. In addition,
section 1866(b)(2) of the Act authorizes
hospitals and other providers to impose
deductible and coinsurance charges for
facility services, but does not allow such
charges by facilities or organizations
which are not provider-based.
Implementation of this provision
requires that CMS have information
from the required reports, so it can
determine which facilities are providerbased. Form Number: CMS–R–240
(OMB#: 0938–0798); Frequency:
Recordkeeping—On occasion; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit, Notfor-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 750; Total Annual
Responses: 872; Total Annual Hours:
26,063.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Medical Adult Day-Care Services
Demonstration, Phase I; Use: This
request seeks Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of (1)
collection of enrollment data by
demonstration sites and (2) face-to-face
interviews with Medicare beneficiaries
(not to exceed 45 minutes in length).
These data collection and interviews are
to be completed during Phase I of the
Evaluation of the Medical Adult DayCare Services Demonstration (Contract
Number 500–00–0038/5).
Section 703 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub.
L. 108–173) authorizes a three-year
demonstration to assess the clinical and
cost-effectiveness of providing medical
adult day-care services as a substitute
for a portion of home health services
that would otherwise be provided in the
beneficiary’s home. Under this
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authority, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), through its
Office of Research, Development and
Information (ORDI), is conducting the
Medical Adult Day-Care Services
Demonstration. Five Medicare certified
home health agencies were selected by
CMS through a competitive process to
participate in the demonstration. These
five demonstration sites are Aurora
Visiting Nurse Association (Milwaukee,
Wisconsin), Doctor’s Care Home Health
(McAllen, Texas), Landmark Home
Health Care Services (Allison Park,
Pennsylvania), Metropolitan Jewish
Health System (Brooklyn, New York)
and Neighborly Care Network (St.
Petersburg, Florida). Form Number:
CMS–10204 (OMB#: 0938–NEW);
Frequency: Reporting—One-time;
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Business or other for-profit
and Not-for-profit institutions; Number
of Respondents: 55; Total Annual
Responses: 110; Total Annual Hours:
297.5.
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Chronic Care
Improvement Program (CCIP) and
Medicare Advantage Quality
Improvement Project (QIP); Use: 42 CFR
422.152 requires each Medicare
Advantage Organization (MAOs) (other
than Medicare Advantage (MA) private
fee for service and MSA plans) that
offers one or more MA plan to have an
ongoing quality assessment and
performance improvement program.
Information collected in the QIP and
CCIP Reporting Templates will be an
integral resource for oversight,
monitoring compliance and auditing
activities necessary to ensure high
quality provision of general health
services and chronic care services to
Medicare beneficiaries. Form Number:
CMS–10209 (OMB#: 0938–New);
Frequency: Recordkeeping, and
Reporting—Annually; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 426; Total Annual
Responses: 852; Total Annual Hours:
38,050.
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.
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proposed information collections must
be received at the address below, no
later than 5 p.m. on November 21, 2006.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development—C, Attention:
Bonnie L Harkless, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: September 15, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Medicare Program; Medicare Part B
Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium
Rates, and Annual Deductible for
Calendar Year 2007; Correction
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction of notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document corrects a
technical error in the notice that
appeared in the Federal Register on
September 18, 2006 entitled ‘‘Medicare
Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates,
Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible
for Calendar Year 2007.’’
Effective Date: January 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M.
Kent Clemens, (410) 786–6391.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 06–7709 of September 18,
2006 (71 FR 54665), there was a
technical error in the calculation of the
income-related monthly adjustment
amounts. This error is identified and
corrected in the Correction of Errors
section below. The provisions of this
correction notice are effective as if they
had been included in the document that
appeared in the Federal Register on
September 18, 2006. Accordingly, the
corrections are effective January 1, 2007.
Under section 5111 of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–171)
(DRA), in 2007 beneficiaries will be
responsible for 33 percent of any
applicable income-related monthly
adjustment to the Part B premium. In
the earlier notice, we inadvertently
stated that beneficiaries would only be
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responsible for ‘‘one-third of any
applicable income-related monthly
adjustment amount,’’ and we used a
value of 331⁄3 percent to calculate the
income-related monthly adjustment
amounts. In this notice, we are
correcting the income-related
adjustment amounts to reflect a value of
‘‘33 percent’’ as the basis for the
calculation of these rates.
II. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 06–7709 of September 18,
2006 (71 FR 54665), make the following
corrections:
1. On page 54665, in the third
column, in the second paragraph, line
sixteen, the term ‘‘one third’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘33 percent.’’
2. On page 54665, in the third
column, in the third paragraph, line
eight, following the parenthetical and
comma ‘‘(standard premium),’’ the
premium rates are corrected to read
$105.80, $124.40, $142.90, and $161.40.
3. On pages 54667 and 54668, in the
third column, following the fifth
paragraph, in the first table following
the section titled ‘‘II.A., Notice of
Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial
Rates, Monthly Premium Rates, and
Annual Deductible,’’ the amounts listed
in the second row of the table are
corrected to read $12.30, $105.80; third
row are corrected to read $30.90,
$124.40; fourth row are corrected to
read $49.40, $142.90, and fifth row are
corrected to read $67.90, $161.40.
4. On page 54668, in the third
column, following the first paragraph, in
the second table following the section
titled ‘‘II.A., Notice of Medicare Part B
Monthly Actuarial Rates, Monthly
Premium Rates, and Annual
Deductible,’’ the amounts listed in the
second row are corrected to read $49.40,
$142.90, and third row are corrected to
read $67.90, $161.40.
5. On page 54669, in the third
column, following the third paragraph,
in the first table following the section
titled ‘‘5. Premium Rates and
Deductible,’’ the amounts listed in the
second row are corrected to read $12.30,
$105.80; the third row are corrected to
read $30.90, $124.40; the fourth row are
corrected to read $49.40, $142.90; and
the fifth row are corrected to read
$67.90, $161.40.
6. On pages 54669 and 54670, in the
third column, in the fourth paragraph,
in the second table following the section
titled ‘‘5. Premium Rates and
Deductible,’’ the amounts listed in the
second row are corrected to read $49.40,
$142.90; and the third row are corrected
to read $67.90, $161.40.
7. On page 54672, in the third
column, following the first full
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paragraph, in the first table following
the section titled ‘‘III. Regulatory Impact
Analysis,’’ the amounts listed in the
second row are corrected to read $12.30,
$105.80; the third row are corrected to
read $30.90, $124.40; the fourth row are
corrected to read $49.90, $142.90; and
the fifth row are corrected to read
$67.90, $161.40.
8. On page 54672, in the third
column, following the second
paragraph, in the second table, the
amounts listed in the second row are
corrected to read $49.40, $142.90; and
the third row are corrected to read
$67.90, $161.40.
9. On page 54672, in the first column,
in the fourth paragraph, after the clause
‘‘The monthly impact on the
beneficiaries who are required to pay a
higher premium for 2007 because their
income exceeds specified thresholds is
* * * the amounts and text are
corrected to read as follows ‘‘$12.30,
$30.90, $49.40, or $67.90 which is in
addition to the standard monthly
premium.’’
III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
We ordinarily publish a notice of
proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register to provide a period for public
comment before the provisions of a rule
take effect in accordance with section
553(b) of the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However,
we can waive this notice and comment
procedure if the Secretary finds, for
good cause, that the notice and
comment process is impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest, and incorporates a statement of
the finding and the reasons therefore in
the notice.
The Medicare statute requires the
publication of the monthly actuarial
rates and the Part B premium amounts
in September. We ordinarily use general
notices, rather than notice and comment
rulemaking procedures, to make such
announcements. In doing so, we note
that, under the Administrative
Procedure Act, interpretive rules,
general statements of policy, and rules
of agency organization, procedure, or
practice are excepted from the
requirements of notice and comment
rulemaking.
This notice corrects an inadvertent
error in the notice that appeared in the
Federal Register on September 18, 2006,
entitled ‘‘Medicare Part B Monthly
Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and
Annual Deductible for Calendar Year
2007.’’ In that notice, we also
determined that notice and comment
was unnecessary because the formulas
used to calculate the Part B premium
and the income-related monthly
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adjustment amounts are statutorily
directed and we can exercise no
discretion in applying those formulas.
Moreover, the statute establishes the
time period for which the premium
rates will apply, and delaying
publication of the Part B premium rate
such that it would not be published
before that time would be contrary to
the public interest.
For the same reasons, we find good
cause to waive notice and comment
procedures with respect to this
correction notice. In addition, this
correction notice includes the changes
necessary to correct a technical error in
the computation of the income-related
monthly adjustment amount under the
statutory formula. Because these
changes affect the amount of the Part B
income-related monthly adjustment that
will be paid by certain beneficiaries, it
is in the public interest to ensure that
these changes are made as soon after the
publication of the original notice as
possible.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital
Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
Dated: September 18, 2006.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
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Advisory Panel on Medicare
Education, October 17, 2006
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. Appendix 2, section 10(a) (Pub.
L. 92–463), this notice announces a
meeting of the Advisory Panel on
Medicare Education (the Panel) on
October 17, 2006. The Panel advises and
makes recommendations to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(the Secretary) and the Administrator of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services on opportunities to enhance
the effectiveness of consumer education
strategies concerning the Medicare
program. This meeting is open to the
public.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-8030-CN]
RIN 0938-AO23
Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates,
Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible for Calendar Year 2007; Correction
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction of notice.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects a technical error in the notice that
appeared in the Federal Register on September 18, 2006 entitled
``Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and Annual
Deductible for Calendar Year 2007.''
Effective Date: January 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Kent Clemens, (410) 786-6391.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 06-7709 of September 18, 2006 (71 FR 54665), there was a
technical error in the calculation of the income-related monthly
adjustment amounts. This error is identified and corrected in the
Correction of Errors section below. The provisions of this correction
notice are effective as if they had been included in the document that
appeared in the Federal Register on September 18, 2006. Accordingly,
the corrections are effective January 1, 2007.
Under section 5111 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L.
109-171) (DRA), in 2007 beneficiaries will be responsible for 33
percent of any applicable income-related monthly adjustment to the Part
B premium. In the earlier notice, we inadvertently stated that
beneficiaries would only be
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responsible for ``one-third of any applicable income-related monthly
adjustment amount,'' and we used a value of 33\1/3\ percent to
calculate the income-related monthly adjustment amounts. In this
notice, we are correcting the income-related adjustment amounts to
reflect a value of ``33 percent'' as the basis for the calculation of
these rates.
II. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 06-7709 of September 18, 2006 (71 FR 54665), make the
following corrections:
1. On page 54665, in the third column, in the second paragraph,
line sixteen, the term ``one third'' is corrected to read ``33
percent.''
2. On page 54665, in the third column, in the third paragraph, line
eight, following the parenthetical and comma ``(standard premium),''
the premium rates are corrected to read $105.80, $124.40, $142.90, and
$161.40.
3. On pages 54667 and 54668, in the third column, following the
fifth paragraph, in the first table following the section titled
``II.A., Notice of Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Monthly
Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible,'' the amounts listed in the
second row of the table are corrected to read $12.30, $105.80; third
row are corrected to read $30.90, $124.40; fourth row are corrected to
read $49.40, $142.90, and fifth row are corrected to read $67.90,
$161.40.
4. On page 54668, in the third column, following the first
paragraph, in the second table following the section titled ``II.A.,
Notice of Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Monthly Premium
Rates, and Annual Deductible,'' the amounts listed in the second row
are corrected to read $49.40, $142.90, and third row are corrected to
read $67.90, $161.40.
5. On page 54669, in the third column, following the third
paragraph, in the first table following the section titled ``5. Premium
Rates and Deductible,'' the amounts listed in the second row are
corrected to read $12.30, $105.80; the third row are corrected to read
$30.90, $124.40; the fourth row are corrected to read $49.40, $142.90;
and the fifth row are corrected to read $67.90, $161.40.
6. On pages 54669 and 54670, in the third column, in the fourth
paragraph, in the second table following the section titled ``5.
Premium Rates and Deductible,'' the amounts listed in the second row
are corrected to read $49.40, $142.90; and the third row are corrected
to read $67.90, $161.40.
7. On page 54672, in the third column, following the first full
paragraph, in the first table following the section titled ``III.
Regulatory Impact Analysis,'' the amounts listed in the second row are
corrected to read $12.30, $105.80; the third row are corrected to read
$30.90, $124.40; the fourth row are corrected to read $49.90, $142.90;
and the fifth row are corrected to read $67.90, $161.40.
8. On page 54672, in the third column, following the second
paragraph, in the second table, the amounts listed in the second row
are corrected to read $49.40, $142.90; and the third row are corrected
to read $67.90, $161.40.
9. On page 54672, in the first column, in the fourth paragraph,
after the clause ``The monthly impact on the beneficiaries who are
required to pay a higher premium for 2007 because their income exceeds
specified thresholds is * * * the amounts and text are corrected to
read as follows ``$12.30, $30.90, $49.40, or $67.90 which is in
addition to the standard monthly premium.''
III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the
Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the
provisions of a rule take effect in accordance with section 553(b) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, we
can waive this notice and comment procedure if the Secretary finds, for
good cause, that the notice and comment process is impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporates a
statement of the finding and the reasons therefore in the notice.
The Medicare statute requires the publication of the monthly
actuarial rates and the Part B premium amounts in September. We
ordinarily use general notices, rather than notice and comment
rulemaking procedures, to make such announcements. In doing so, we note
that, under the Administrative Procedure Act, interpretive rules,
general statements of policy, and rules of agency organization,
procedure, or practice are excepted from the requirements of notice and
comment rulemaking.
This notice corrects an inadvertent error in the notice that
appeared in the Federal Register on September 18, 2006, entitled
``Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and Annual
Deductible for Calendar Year 2007.'' In that notice, we also determined
that notice and comment was unnecessary because the formulas used to
calculate the Part B premium and the income-related monthly adjustment
amounts are statutorily directed and we can exercise no discretion in
applying those formulas. Moreover, the statute establishes the time
period for which the premium rates will apply, and delaying publication
of the Part B premium rate such that it would not be published before
that time would be contrary to the public interest.
For the same reasons, we find good cause to waive notice and
comment procedures with respect to this correction notice. In addition,
this correction notice includes the changes necessary to correct a
technical error in the computation of the income-related monthly
adjustment amount under the statutory formula. Because these changes
affect the amount of the Part B income-related monthly adjustment that
will be paid by certain beneficiaries, it is in the public interest to
ensure that these changes are made as soon after the publication of the
original notice as possible.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: September 18, 2006.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
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