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Dated: April 23, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
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Disease Control and Prevention.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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: Medicaid
Managed Care Regulations for 42 CFR
438.6, 438.8, 438.10, 438.12, 438.50,
438.56, 438.102, 438.114, 438.202,
438.204, 438.206, 438.207, 438.240,
438.242, 438.402, 438.404, 438.406,
438.408, 438.410, 438.414, 438.416,
438.604, 437.710, 438.722, 438.724, and
438.810; Use: These information
collection requirements implement
regulations that allow States greater
flexibility to implement mandatory
managed care program, implement new
beneficiary protections, and eliminate
certain requirements viewed by State
agencies as impediments to the growth
of managed care programs. Information
collected includes information about
managed care programs, grievances and
appeals, enrollment broker contracts,
and managed care organizational
capacity to provide health care services.
Form Number: CMS–10108 (OMB#:
0938–0920); Frequency: Reporting:
Occasionally; Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 39,114,558; Total Annual
AGENCY:
Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Optimal
Resources and Care for Children With
Craniofacial Malformations, Request
for Applications (RFA) DD07–008 and
Public Health Research Grants on
Orofacial Clefts and Craniosynostosis,
RFA DD07–009
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Responses: 4,640,344; Total Annual
Hours: 3,930,093.5.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Health Plan
Employer Data and Information Set
(HEDIS); Use: The Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
collects quality performance measures
in order to hold the Medicare managed
care industry accountable for the care
being delivered, to enable quality
improvement, and to provide quality
information to Medicare beneficiaries in
order to promote an informed choice. It
is critical to CMS’ mission that we
collect and disseminate information that
will help beneficiaries choose among
health plans, contribute to improved
quality of care through identification of
improvement opportunities, and assist
CMS in carrying out its oversight and
purchasing responsibilities.
In December 1997, OMB approved the
request from CMS for the information
collections under HEDIS and assigned
the agency form number CMS–R–200.
The collections approved under that
request included the HEDIS collection
(following the technical specifications
contained in Volume 2, published by
the National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA); the Health of
Seniors/Health Outcomes Survey (HOS);
and the Medicare CAHPS survey.
Since that approval there has been a
change in the statutory authority as a
result of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997. During the latter part of 2000,
CMS instituted several policy changes
regarding this collection which reduced
burden substantially on the part of the
managed care organizations and the
process for finalizing and publishing
that policy delayed the request for OMB
approval. In addition, the renewal of
OMB authority for the Medicare CAHPS
survey was completed as a separate
request. The HOS renewal was also
submitted separately. This request is
solely for the approval of the HEDIS
collection, which is now a stand alone
collection. Form Number: CMS–10219
(OMB#: 0938–NEW); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 705; Total
Annual Responses: 705; Total Annual
Hours: 33,840.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey
(MCPSS); Form No.: CMS–10097
(OMB#: 0938–0915); Use: The Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services will
obtain feedback from Medicare
providers via a survey about
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satisfaction, attitudes and perceptions
regarding the services provided by
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Carriers,
Fiscal Intermediaries, Durable Medical
Equipment Suppliers, and Regional
Home Health Intermediaries and
Medicare Administrative Contractors.
The survey focuses on basic business
functions provided by the Medicare
Contractors such as inquiries, provider
communications, claims processing,
appeals, provider enrollment, medical
review and provider audit &
reimbursement. Providers will receive a
notice requesting they use a specially
constructed web site to respond to a set
of questions customized for their
contractor’s responsibilities. The survey
will be conducted yearly and annual
reports of the survey results will be
available via an online reporting system
for use by CMS, Medicare Contractors,
and the general public.
Due to changes in CMS’ reporting
needs, CMS is requesting a potential
increase in the number of completed
surveys. This increase will allow CMS
to have not only Contractor-specific, but
also jurisdiction and state-specific data
which, in turn, will enable Contractors
to increase and implement performance
improvement activities within their
organizations. This increase will affect
the 2008 and 2009 administrations of
the survey. Frequency: Reporting—
Annually; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
24,279; Total Annual Responses:
24,279; Total Annual Hours: 8,346.
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: April 20, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10225, CMS–
10116, CMS–R–39, and CMS–1500 (08–05)]
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
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: Disclosures to
Patients by Certain Hospitals and
Critical Access Hospitals; Form
Numbers: CMS–10225 (OMB#: 0938–
New); Use: There is no Medicare
prohibition against physician
investment in a hospital or critical
access hospital (CAH). Likewise, there is
no Medicare requirement that a hospital
or CAH have a physician on-site at all
times, although there is a requirement
that they be able to provide basic
elements of emergency care to their
patients. Medicare quality and safety
standards are designed to provide a
national framework that is sufficiently
flexible to apply simultaneously to
hospitals of varying sizes, offering
varying ranges of services in differing
settings across the nation. At the same
time, however, patients might consider
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an ownership interest by their referring
physician and/or the presence of a
physician on-site to be important factors
in their decisions about where to seek
hospital care. A well-educated
consumer is essential to improving the
quality and efficiency of the healthcare
system. Accordingly, patients should be
made aware of the physician ownership
of a hospital, whether or not a physician
is present in the hospital at all times,
and the hospital’s plans to address
patients’ emergency medical conditions
when a physician is not present. The
intent of the proposed disclosures is to
increase the transparency of the
hospital’s ownership and operations to
patients as they make decisions about
receiving care at the hospital.
Frequency: Recordkeeping, Third-party
disclosure—On occasion; Affected
Public: Business or for-profits, Not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 2,679; Total Annual
Responses: 2,925,468; Total Annual
Hours: 59,473.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
Program; Conditions of Payment of
Power Mobility Devices, Including
Power Wheelchairs and Power-Operated
Vehicles (CMS–3017–F); Form
Numbers: CMS–10116 (OMB#: 0938–
0971); Use: The CMS is seeking the
reapproval of the collection
requirements associated with the final
rule, CMS–3017–F (71 FR 17021), which
was published on April 5, 2006, and
became effective on June 5, 2006.
Specifically, we are seeking OMB
approval for the following terms of
clearance identified in the Notice of
Action dated October 16, 2006, of which
OMB has requested CMS to monitor the
paperwork burden required of providers
and suppliers to determine if the
paperwork requirements impose any
unnecessary burden on the industry
and/or need to be revised in order to
improve the utility of the information.
After analyzing the documentation
requirements burden, CMS does not
believe that the documentation
requirements impose any additional
unnecessary burden on the durable
medical equipment (DME) industry. We
believe that most physicians are already
conducting a face-to-face examination
before prescribing a wheelchair. Given
that physicians and treating
practitioners can now prescribe poweroperated vehicles (POVs), thereby
removing the requirement that a
specialist can order a POV, CMS
believes that the increased burden of
48,600 hours for physicians and treating
practitioners is based on the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10108, CMS-10219, CMS-10097]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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: Medicaid Managed
Care Regulations for 42 CFR 438.6, 438.8, 438.10, 438.12, 438.50,
438.56, 438.102, 438.114, 438.202, 438.204, 438.206, 438.207, 438.240,
438.242, 438.402, 438.404, 438.406, 438.408, 438.410, 438.414, 438.416,
438.604, 437.710, 438.722, 438.724, and 438.810; Use: These information
collection requirements implement regulations that allow States greater
flexibility to implement mandatory managed care program, implement new
beneficiary protections, and eliminate certain requirements viewed by
State agencies as impediments to the growth of managed care programs.
Information collected includes information about managed care programs,
grievances and appeals, enrollment broker contracts, and managed care
organizational capacity to provide health care services. Form Number:
CMS-10108 (OMB: 0938-0920); Frequency: Reporting:
Occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 39,114,558; Total Annual Responses: 4,640,344;
Total Annual Hours: 3,930,093.5.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
(HEDIS[supreg]); Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) collects quality performance measures in order to hold the
Medicare managed care industry accountable for the care being
delivered, to enable quality improvement, and to provide quality
information to Medicare beneficiaries in order to promote an informed
choice. It is critical to CMS' mission that we collect and disseminate
information that will help beneficiaries choose among health plans,
contribute to improved quality of care through identification of
improvement opportunities, and assist CMS in carrying out its oversight
and purchasing responsibilities.
In December 1997, OMB approved the request from CMS for the
information collections under HEDIS[supreg] and assigned the agency
form number CMS-R-200. The collections approved under that request
included the HEDIS[supreg] collection (following the technical
specifications contained in Volume 2, published by the National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA); the Health of Seniors/Health
Outcomes Survey (HOS); and the Medicare CAHPS[supreg] survey. Since
that approval there has been a change in the statutory authority as a
result of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. During the latter part of
2000, CMS instituted several policy changes regarding this collection
which reduced burden substantially on the part of the managed care
organizations and the process for finalizing and publishing that policy
delayed the request for OMB approval. In addition, the renewal of OMB
authority for the Medicare CAHPS survey was completed as a separate
request. The HOS renewal was also submitted separately. This request is
solely for the approval of the HEDIS collection, which is now a stand
alone collection. Form Number: CMS-10219 (OMB: 0938-NEW);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 705; Total Annual
Responses: 705; Total Annual Hours: 33,840.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare
Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS); Form No.: CMS-10097
(OMB: 0938-0915); Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services will obtain feedback from Medicare providers via a survey
about
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satisfaction, attitudes and perceptions regarding the services provided
by Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Carriers, Fiscal Intermediaries,
Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers, and Regional Home Health
Intermediaries and Medicare Administrative Contractors. The survey
focuses on basic business functions provided by the Medicare
Contractors such as inquiries, provider communications, claims
processing, appeals, provider enrollment, medical review and provider
audit & reimbursement. Providers will receive a notice requesting they
use a specially constructed web site to respond to a set of questions
customized for their contractor's responsibilities. The survey will be
conducted yearly and annual reports of the survey results will be
available via an online reporting system for use by CMS, Medicare
Contractors, and the general public.
Due to changes in CMS' reporting needs, CMS is requesting a
potential increase in the number of completed surveys. This increase
will allow CMS to have not only Contractor-specific, but also
jurisdiction and state-specific data which, in turn, will enable
Contractors to increase and implement performance improvement
activities within their organizations. This increase will affect the
2008 and 2009 administrations of the survey. Frequency: Reporting--
Annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 24,279; Total Annual Responses:
24,279; Total Annual Hours: 8,346.
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: April 20, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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