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first Monday in June of 2007. In order
to meet the Medicare Prescription Drug
Improvement and Modernization Act
requirements, key preceding events
must occur. If these events do not occur
according to the statutorily mandated
timeline, other statutory requirements
will not be met.
For the 2008 contract year, CMS is
implementing several steps to reduce
the person-hours necessary to complete
the Part C solicitations. These steps
include automating substantial portions
of the Part C Plan solicitations within
CMS’ Health Plan Management System
(HPMS) and streamlining key
information previously requested by
attachments.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
Title of Information Collection;
Medicare Advantage Applications:
Medicare Advantage (MA) Application
Coordinated Care Plans (CMS–10117);
Medicare Advantage (MA) Application
Private Fee-For-Service Plans (CMS–
10118); Medicare Advantage (MA)
Application Regional PPO Plans (CMS–
10119); Medicare Advantage (MA)
Application Service Area Expansion
(SAE) for Coordinated Care Plans:
Private Fee Service Plans (CMS–10135);
Medical Savings Account Plans (CMS–
10136); and Employer Group Waiver
Plans (CMS–10214).
Form Number: CMS–10117, 10118,
10119, 10135, 10136 and 10214 (OMB#:
0938–0935).
Use: An entity seeking a contract as
an MA organization must be able to
provide Medicare’s basic benefits plus
meet the organizational requirements set
out under the regulations at 42 CFR Part
422. An applicant must demonstrate
that it can meet the benefit and other
requirements within the specific
geographic area it is requesting. The
application forms are designed to give
CMS the information needed to
determine a health plan’s compliance
with the regulations at 42 CFR Part 422.
The MA application forms will be used
by CMS to determine whether an entity
is eligible to enter into a contract to
provide services to Medicare
beneficiaries.
Frequency: Reporting—Once.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 220.
Total Annual Responses: 220.
Total Annual Hours: 5580.
CMS is requesting OMB review and
approval of this collection by January 5,
2007, with a 180-day approval period.
Written comments and recommendation
will be considered from the public if
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received by the individuals designated
below by December 22, 2006.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’s 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.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding the burden or any
other aspect of these collections of
information requirements. However, as
noted above, comments on these
information collection and
recordkeeping requirements must be
mailed and/or faxed to the designees
referenced below by December 22, 2006:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: Bonnie L. Harkless, Room C4–
26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244–1850, and,
OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett,
New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax
Number: (202) 395–6974.
Dated: November 30, 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–10215 and CMS–
10148]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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
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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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Collection of
Physician Administered Drug National
Drug Code (NDC) Numbers on State
Medicaid Claims and Supporting
Regulations at 42 CFR 447.520. Use:
Section 6002 of the Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005 (DRA) added provisions
under Section 1927 of the Social
Security Act to require physicians in
their offices and hospital outpatient
settings or other entities (e.g., non-profit
facilities) to collect and submit the drug
NDC numbers on Medicaid claims to
their State within specified timeframes.
We estimate that there are 20,000
physician offices, hospital outpatient
settings or other entities concentrating
in the specialties of oncology,
rheumatology and urology that will be
required by their State Medicaid
Programs to collect and submit ‘‘J’’ drug
code data match with NDC numbers.
Form Number: CMS–10215 (OMB#:
0938–NEW); Frequency: Reporting—
weekly; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
20,000; Total Annual Responses:
3,910,000; Total Annual Hours: 15,836.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: HIPAA
Administrative Simplification
Enforcement Non-Privacy Enforcement;
Use: The Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became
law in 1996 (Pub. L. 104–191). Subtitle
F of Title II of HIPAA, entitled
‘‘Administrative Simplification,’’
requires the Secretary of HHS to adopt
national standards for certain
information-related activities of the
health care industry. The HIPAA
provisions, by statute, apply only to
‘‘covered entities’’ referred to in section
1320d–2(a)(1) of this title.
Responsibility for administering and
enforcing the HIPAA Administrative
Simplification Transactions, Code Sets,
Identifiers and Security rules has been
delegated to CMS. The initial
information collected to enforce these
rules will be used to initiate
enforcement actions. This information
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collection change clarifies the ‘‘Identify
the HIPAA Non-Privacy complaint
category’’ section of the complaint form.
In this section, complainants are given
an opportunity to check the ‘‘Unique
Identifiers’’ option to categorize the type
of HIPAA complaint being filed. The
revised form now includes a ‘‘For a
Unique Identifier Complaint’’ section,
that allows a complaint to further
categorize their identifier complaint as
either a ‘‘National Provider Identifier
(NPI)’’ or an ‘‘Employer Identification
Number (EIN)’’ complaint. Form
Number: CMS–10148 (OMB#: 0938–
948); Frequency: Reporting—On
occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit,
Not-for-profit institutions, and State,
Local, or Tribal governments; Number of
Respondents: 500; Total Annual
Responses: 500; Total Annual Hours:
500.
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.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received at the address below, no
later than 5 p.m. on February 6, 2007.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development—A,
Attention: Melissa Musotto, Room C4–
26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: November 30, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Services
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[Document Identifier: CMS–10209, CMS–R–
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
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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: 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 Medical Savings
Account (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.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Health
Plan Appeals and Grievance Data
Collection and Reporting Requirements,
Data Disclosure Requirements § 422.111;
Use: Medicare Advantage (MA)
organizations and demonstrations are
required to disclose information
pertaining to the number of disputes,
and their disposition in the aggregate.
Organizations provide appeals and
grievance information to individuals
eligible to elect an MA organization, or
persons or entities making the request
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on behalf of the individuals who request
this information. MA eligible
individuals will use this information to
help them make informed decisions
about their organization’s performance
in the area of appeals and grievances.
Form Number: CMS–R–0282 (OMB#:
0938–0778); Frequency: Recordkeeping,
Third Party Disclosure and Reporting—
Semi-annually; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 434; Total Annual
Responses: 868; Total Annual Hours:
876.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Medicare National Competitive
Bidding Program for DME; Use: Section
302(b) of The Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization
Act of 2003 (MMA) requires the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) to begin a program of competitive
bidding for durable medical equipment
(DME), supplies, certain orthotics, and
enteral nutrients and related equipment
and supplies. Section 303(d) of the
MMA requires a Report to Congress on
the program, covering program savings,
reductions in cost sharing, impacts on
access to and quality of affected goods
and services, and beneficiary
satisfaction. This project’s purpose is to
provide information for this Report to
Congress. Form Number: CMS–10197
(OMB#: 0938–New); Frequency:
Reporting—Other: Baseline and Followup; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit,
Federal Government and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
12,671; Total Annual Responses:
12,671; Total Annual Hours: 6,557.
4. 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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10215 and CMS-10148]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Collection of Physician Administered Drug
National Drug Code (NDC) Numbers on State Medicaid Claims and
Supporting Regulations at 42 CFR 447.520. Use: Section 6002 of the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) added provisions under Section 1927
of the Social Security Act to require physicians in their offices and
hospital outpatient settings or other entities (e.g., non-profit
facilities) to collect and submit the drug NDC numbers on Medicaid
claims to their State within specified timeframes. We estimate that
there are 20,000 physician offices, hospital outpatient settings or
other entities concentrating in the specialties of oncology,
rheumatology and urology that will be required by their State Medicaid
Programs to collect and submit ``J'' drug code data match with NDC
numbers. Form Number: CMS-10215 (OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency:
Reporting--weekly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and
not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 20,000; Total
Annual Responses: 3,910,000; Total Annual Hours: 15,836.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: HIPAA
Administrative Simplification Enforcement Non-Privacy Enforcement; Use:
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became
law in 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191). Subtitle F of Title II of HIPAA,
entitled ``Administrative Simplification,'' requires the Secretary of
HHS to adopt national standards for certain information-related
activities of the health care industry. The HIPAA provisions, by
statute, apply only to ``covered entities'' referred to in section
1320d-2(a)(1) of this title. Responsibility for administering and
enforcing the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Transactions, Code
Sets, Identifiers and Security rules has been delegated to CMS. The
initial information collected to enforce these rules will be used to
initiate enforcement actions. This information
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collection change clarifies the ``Identify the HIPAA Non-Privacy
complaint category'' section of the complaint form. In this section,
complainants are given an opportunity to check the ``Unique
Identifiers'' option to categorize the type of HIPAA complaint being
filed. The revised form now includes a ``For a Unique Identifier
Complaint'' section, that allows a complaint to further categorize
their identifier complaint as either a ``National Provider Identifier
(NPI)'' or an ``Employer Identification Number (EIN)'' complaint. Form
Number: CMS-10148 (OMB: 0938-948); Frequency: Reporting--On
occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other
for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal
governments; Number of Respondents: 500; Total Annual Responses: 500;
Total Annual Hours: 500.
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.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received at the address below,
no later than 5 p.m. on February 6, 2007.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development--A, Attention: Melissa Musotto,
Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: November 30, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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