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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Report
Total burden
(hours)
Screening MDE Report ....................................................................................
Intervention MDE Report .................................................................................
Cost Report ......................................................................................................
Quarterly Report ..............................................................................................
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15
15
15
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2
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4
16
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240
480
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Dated: September 21, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10109]
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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Hospital
Reporting Initiative—Hospital Quality
Measures; Use: The recently enacted
section 5001(a) of the Deficit Reduction
Act (DRA) sets out new requirements for
the Reporting Hospital Quality Data for
Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU)
program. The RHQDAPU program was
established to implement section 501(b)
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of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA). The DRA builds on our
ongoing voluntary Hospital Quality
Initiative, which is intended to
empower consumers with quality of
care information to make more informed
decisions about their health care, while
also encouraging hospitals and
clinicians to improve the quality of care
provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The
DRA revises the current hospital
reporting initiative by stipulating new
data collection requirements. The law
provides a 2.0 percent reduction in
points to the update percentage increase
for any hospital that does not submit the
quality data in the form, and manner,
and at a time, specified by the Secretary.
The Act also requires that we expand
the ‘‘starter set’’ of 10 quality measures
that we have used since 2003. To
comply with these new requirements we
must make changes to the Hospital
Reporting Initiative. Form Number:
CMS–10109 (OMB#: 0938–0918);
Frequency: Recordkeeping, Third party
disclosure, and Reporting—Quarterly;
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
Government; Number of Respondents:
3,700; Total Annual Responses: 14,800;
Total Annual Hours: 583,760.
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.
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Dated: September 25, 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
[CMS–1333–GNC]
RIN: 0938–ZA94
Medicare Program; Criteria and
Standards for Evaluating Intermediary
and Carrier Performance During Fiscal
Year 2007
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: General notice with comment
period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This general notice with
comment period describes the criteria
and standards to be used for evaluating
the performance of fiscal intermediaries
(FIs) and carriers in the administration
of the Medicare program.
The results of these evaluations are
considered whenever we enter into,
renew, or terminate an intermediary
agreement, carrier contract, or take other
contract actions, for example, assigning
or reassigning providers or services to
an intermediary or designating regional
or national intermediaries. We are
requesting public comment on these
criteria and standards.
DATES: Effective Date: The criteria and
standards are effective on October 1,
2006.
Comment Date: To be assured
consideration, comments must be
received at one of the addresses
provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on
November 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer
to file code CMS–1333–GNC. Because of
staff and resource limitations, we cannot
accept comments by facsimile (fax)
transmission.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10109]
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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospital
Reporting Initiative--Hospital Quality Measures; Use: The recently
enacted section 5001(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) sets out new
requirements for the Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment
Update (RHQDAPU) program. The RHQDAPU program was established to
implement section 501(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). The DRA builds on our
ongoing voluntary Hospital Quality Initiative, which is intended to
empower consumers with quality of care information to make more
informed decisions about their health care, while also encouraging
hospitals and clinicians to improve the quality of care provided to
Medicare beneficiaries. The DRA revises the current hospital reporting
initiative by stipulating new data collection requirements. The law
provides a 2.0 percent reduction in points to the update percentage
increase for any hospital that does not submit the quality data in the
form, and manner, and at a time, specified by the Secretary. The Act
also requires that we expand the ``starter set'' of 10 quality measures
that we have used since 2003. To comply with these new requirements we
must make changes to the Hospital Reporting Initiative. Form Number:
CMS-10109 (OMB: 0938-0918); Frequency: Recordkeeping, Third
party disclosure, and Reporting--Quarterly; Affected Public: State,
local or tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 3,700; Total Annual
Responses: 14,800; Total Annual Hours: 583,760.
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 25, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-15982 Filed 9-28-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
