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we attempted to obtain a balance
between availability of data needed to
assess the impact of the intervention,
and the generalizability of the setting of
care. In revisions made to the protocol
we have focused on developing an
intervention that could be conducted in
a community pharmacy, and as such
may be generalizable to community
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Dated: May 10, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10233, CMS–
10234 and CMS–10236]
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: Regional
Preferred Provider Organization (RPPO)
Reconciliation Cost Report; Form
Number: CMS–10233 (OMB#: 0938–
New); Use: The Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization
Act of 2003 (MMA), Title II, Subtitle C
(Offering of Medicare Advantage
Regional Plans; Medicare Advantage
Competition) provided for the
establishment of Medicare Advantage
Regional Plans. Subsequently, the
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Regional Preferred Provider
Organization (RPPO) program was
developed and began contracting with
Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)
and enrolling beneficiaries for the 2006
contract year. Section 1858 of the Social
Security Act provides for risk sharing
with RPPOs to be in place for contract
years 2006 and 2007. The Code of
Federal Regulations at 42 CFR 422.458
provides specific direction with respect
to how the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) will share risk
with the RPPOs. The regulations require
CMS to collect Allowable Cost data, and
to compare this data to Target Amounts.
If the comparison demonstrates that
there were either savings or losses in the
contract year, the regulations provide
specific risk corridors to be used in
determining the Risk Sharing
Reconciliation amount due to either the
plan or CMS. The Risk Sharing
Reconciliation cost report will be used
to collect the information necessary to
accurately reconcile the payments made
to RPPOs for the 2006 and 2007 contract
years. Frequency: Reporting—Annually;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 14; Total
Annual Responses: 14; Total Annual
Hours: 1,120.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: State Plan Preprint implementing Section 6087 of the
Deficit Reduction Act: Optional SelfDirection Personal Assistance Services
(PAS) Program (Cash and Counseling);
Form Number: CMS–10234 (OMB#:
0938–New); Use: Information submitted
via the State Plan Amendment (SPA)
pre-print will be used by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Central and Regional Offices to analyze
a State’s proposal to implement Section
6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act
(DRA). State Medicaid Agencies will
complete the SPA pre-print, and submit
it to CMS for a comprehensive analysis.
The pre-print contains assurances,
check-off items, and areas for States to
describe policies and procedures for
subjects such as quality assurance, risk
management, and voluntary and
involuntary disenrollment; Frequency:
Reporting—Once; Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 56; Total Annual
Responses: 30; Total Annual Hours: 600.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Disclosure of
Financial Relationships Report
(‘‘DFRR’’); Form Number: CMS–10236
(OMB#: 0938–New); Use: Section
1877(f) of the Social Security Act
requires that each entity providing
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covered items or services for which
payment may be made shall provide the
Secretary with information concerning
the entity’s ownership, investment, and
compensation arrangements, in such
form, manner, and at such times as the
Secretary shall specify. DFRR is a new
collection instrument that will be used
by CMS to obtain information necessary
to analyze each hospital’s compliance
with Section 1877 of the Social Security
Act (‘‘the physician self-referral law’’),
and implementing regulations (42 Code
of Federal Regulations, Subpart J).
Frequency: Reporting—Once; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 500; Total Annual
Responses: 500; Total Annual Hours:
2,000.
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.
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 July 17, 2007.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development—B, Attention:
William N. Parham, III, Room C4–26–
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: May 11, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–265–94 and
CMS–460]
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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10233, CMS-10234 and CMS-10236]
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: Regional Preferred Provider Organization (RPPO)
Reconciliation Cost Report; Form Number: CMS-10233 (OMB: 0938-
New); Use: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), Title II, Subtitle C (Offering of
Medicare Advantage Regional Plans; Medicare Advantage Competition)
provided for the establishment of Medicare Advantage Regional Plans.
Subsequently, the Regional Preferred Provider Organization (RPPO)
program was developed and began contracting with Managed Care
Organizations (MCOs) and enrolling beneficiaries for the 2006 contract
year. Section 1858 of the Social Security Act provides for risk sharing
with RPPOs to be in place for contract years 2006 and 2007. The Code of
Federal Regulations at 42 CFR 422.458 provides specific direction with
respect to how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
will share risk with the RPPOs. The regulations require CMS to collect
Allowable Cost data, and to compare this data to Target Amounts. If the
comparison demonstrates that there were either savings or losses in the
contract year, the regulations provide specific risk corridors to be
used in determining the Risk Sharing Reconciliation amount due to
either the plan or CMS. The Risk Sharing Reconciliation cost report
will be used to collect the information necessary to accurately
reconcile the payments made to RPPOs for the 2006 and 2007 contract
years. Frequency: Reporting--Annually; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 14; Total Annual Responses: 14; Total Annual Hours: 1,120.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: State Plan Pre-print implementing Section 6087
of the Deficit Reduction Act: Optional Self-Direction Personal
Assistance Services (PAS) Program (Cash and Counseling); Form Number:
CMS-10234 (OMB: 0938-New); Use: Information submitted via the
State Plan Amendment (SPA) pre-print will be used by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Central and Regional Offices to
analyze a State's proposal to implement Section 6087 of the Deficit
Reduction Act (DRA). State Medicaid Agencies will complete the SPA pre-
print, and submit it to CMS for a comprehensive analysis. The pre-print
contains assurances, check-off items, and areas for States to describe
policies and procedures for subjects such as quality assurance, risk
management, and voluntary and involuntary disenrollment; Frequency:
Reporting--Once; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 30; Total Annual
Hours: 600.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Disclosure of Financial Relationships Report
(``DFRR''); Form Number: CMS-10236 (OMB: 0938-New); Use:
Section 1877(f) of the Social Security Act requires that each entity
providing covered items or services for which payment may be made shall
provide the Secretary with information concerning the entity's
ownership, investment, and compensation arrangements, in such form,
manner, and at such times as the Secretary shall specify. DFRR is a new
collection instrument that will be used by CMS to obtain information
necessary to analyze each hospital's compliance with Section 1877 of
the Social Security Act (``the physician self-referral law''), and
implementing regulations (42 Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart J).
Frequency: Reporting--Once; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 500;
Total Annual Responses: 500; Total Annual Hours: 2,000.
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 July 17, 2007.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development--B, Attention: William N. Parham,
III, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-
1850.
Dated: May 11, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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