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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Form
Number of
respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
(in hrs.)
Total burden
hours
Survey ..............................................................................................................
48,000
1
12/60
9,600
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10218 and CMS–
10250]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human 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) 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: Survey for the
Evaluation of the Low Vision
Rehabilitation Demonstration; Use: This
information collection request relates to
the collection of health status indicators
for the Low Vision Rehabilitation
Demonstration through the beneficiary
survey. The survey will be conducted
among Medicare beneficiaries with
vision problems who have received
vision services. CMS intends to
administer the Low Vision Survey (LVS)
for approximately eighteen months.
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Data on the process of implementing the
demonstration will also be collected
through telephone interviews with
physicians and beneficiaries who
receive low vision services. Focus
groups will be conducted with low
vision rehabilitation specialists. Form
Numbers: CMS–10218 (OMB#: 0938–
NEW); Frequency: Reporting—Once and
Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals and
households; Number of Respondents:
2131; Total Annual Responses: 2131;
Total Annual Hours: 1059.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Submission of
Information for the Hospital Outpatient
Quality Data Program; Use: The
submission of outpatient hospital
quality of care information builds on the
requirement to submit such data for
inpatient hospital care as required
under 501(b) of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub.
L. 108–173). The requirement to submit
hospital quality of care information 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. This information is used
by CMS to direct its contractor,
including Quality Improvement
Organizations (QIOs), to focus on
particular areas of improvement, and to
develop quality improvement
initiatives. The information will be
made available to hospitals for their use
in internal quality improvement
initiatives. Most importantly, this
information is available to beneficiaries,
as well as to the public in general, to
provide hospital information to assist
them in making decisions about their
health care. Form Numbers: CMS–10250
(OMB#: 0938-NEW); Frequency:
Reporting—quarterly; Affected Public:
Private Sector—For-profit and not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 3,500; Total Annual
Responses: 17,500; Total Annual Hours:
914,000.
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/
PO 00000
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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 December 4, 2007.
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 27, 2007.
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–10052, CMS–R–
249 and CMS–10047]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human 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
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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: Recognition of
pass-through payment for additional
(new) categories of devices under the
Outpatient Prospective Payment System
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR,
Part 4 19; Use: Section 20 1 (b) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1999 amended
section 1833(t) of the Social Security
Act (the Act) by adding new section
1833(t)(6). This provision requires the
Secretary to make additional payments
to hospitals for a period of 2 to 3 years
for certain drugs, radiopharmaceuticals,
biological agents, medical devices and
brachytherapy devices. Section
1833(t)(6)(A)(iv) establishes the criteria
for determining the application of this
provision to new items. Section
1833(t)(6)(C)(ii) provides that the
additional payment for medical devices
be the amount by which the hospital’s
charges for the device, adjusted to cost,
exceed the portion of the otherwise
applicable hospital outpatient
department fee schedule amount
determined by the Secretary to be
associated with the device. Section 402
of the Benefits Improvement and
Protection Act of 2000 made changes to
the transitional pass-through provision
for medical devices. The most
significant change is the required use of
categories as the basis for determining
transitional pass-through eligibility for
medical devices, through the addition of
section 1833(t)(6)(B) of the Act.
Interested parties such as hospitals,
device manufacturers, pharmaceutical
companies, and physicians apply for
transitional pass-through payment for
certain items used with services covered
in the outpatient prospective payment
system. After CMS receives all
requested information, CMS will
evaluate the information to determine if
the creation of an additional category of
medical devices for transitional passthrough payments is justified. Form
Number: CMS–10052 (OMB#: 0938–
0857); Frequency: Reporting: Yearly;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Number of Respondents: 10;
Total Annual Responses: 10; Total
Annual Hours: 160.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Hospice Cost
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regulations 42 CFR 413.20 and 42 CFR
413.24; Use: In accordance with sections
1815(a), 1833(e), 1861(v)(A)(ii) and 1881
(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act,
providers of services in the Medicare
program are required to submit annual
information to receive reimbursement
for health care services provided to
Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, 42
CFR 413.20(b) requires that cost reports
be filed with the provider’s fiscal
intermediary/Medicare Administrative
Contractor (FI/MAC). The functions of
the FI/MAC are described in section
1816 of the Social Security Act. The
Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services will use the information from
providers for rate evaluations for the
Prospective Payment System. Form
Number: CMS–R–249 (OMB#: 0938–
0758); Frequency: Reporting: Yearly;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Number of Respondents: 1938;
Total Annual Responses: 1938; Total
Annual Hours: 341,088.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Physicians’
Referrals to Health Care Entities With
Which They Have Financial
Relationships and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR, Sections 411.352
through 411.361; Use: The collection of
information contained in 42 CFR
sections 411.352(d), 411.354(d),
411.355(e), 411.357(a), (b), (d), (e), (h),
(l), (p), and (s), and 411.361 is necessary
to allow CMS to implement section
1877 of the Social Security Act. This
collection has been revised to eliminate
the requirement in section 411.357(s) to
notify insurance companies that an
entity has a professional courtesy
policy. CMS issued these regulations to
comply with the provisions of section
1877 of the Social Security Act that
prohibit a physician from referring a
patient to an entity for a designated
health service for which Medicare might
otherwise pay, if the physician or an
immediate family member has a
financial relationship with the entity,
unless an exception applies. Form
Number: CMS–10047 (OMB#: 0938–
0846); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 154,404 Total Annual
Responses: 154,404; Total Annual
Hours: 116,035.
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,
PO 00000
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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 by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on November 5, 2007.
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 27, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
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RIN 0938–AO61
Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital
Deductible and Hospital and Extended
Care Services Coinsurance Amounts
for Calendar Year 2008
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
inpatient hospital deductible and the
hospital and extended care services
coinsurance amounts for services
furnished in calendar year (CY) 2008
under Medicare’s Hospital Insurance
program (Medicare Part A). The
Medicare statute specifies the formulae
used to determine these amounts.
For CY 2008, the inpatient hospital
deductible will be $1024. The daily
coinsurance amounts for CY 2008 will
be: (a) $256 for the 61st through 90th
day of hospitalization in a benefit
period; (b) $512 for lifetime reserve
days; and (c) $128 for the 21st through
100th day of extended care services in
a skilled nursing facility in a benefit
period.
Effective Date: This notice is
effective on January 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clare McFarland, (410) 786–6390. For
case-mix analysis: Gregory J. Savord,
(410) 786–1521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10052, CMS-R-249 and CMS-10047]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health
and Human 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
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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: Recognition of
pass-through payment for additional (new) categories of devices under
the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Supporting Regulations in
42 CFR, Part 4 19; Use: Section 20 1 (b) of the Balanced Budget Act of
1999 amended section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (the Act) by
adding new section 1833(t)(6). This provision requires the Secretary to
make additional payments to hospitals for a period of 2 to 3 years for
certain drugs, radiopharmaceuticals, biological agents, medical devices
and brachytherapy devices. Section 1833(t)(6)(A)(iv) establishes the
criteria for determining the application of this provision to new
items. Section 1833(t)(6)(C)(ii) provides that the additional payment
for medical devices be the amount by which the hospital's charges for
the device, adjusted to cost, exceed the portion of the otherwise
applicable hospital outpatient department fee schedule amount
determined by the Secretary to be associated with the device. Section
402 of the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 made changes
to the transitional pass-through provision for medical devices. The
most significant change is the required use of categories as the basis
for determining transitional pass-through eligibility for medical
devices, through the addition of section 1833(t)(6)(B) of the Act.
Interested parties such as hospitals, device manufacturers,
pharmaceutical companies, and physicians apply for transitional pass-
through payment for certain items used with services covered in the
outpatient prospective payment system. After CMS receives all requested
information, CMS will evaluate the information to determine if the
creation of an additional category of medical devices for transitional
pass-through payments is justified. Form Number: CMS-10052
(OMB: 0938-0857); Frequency: Reporting: Yearly; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 10; Total
Annual Responses: 10; Total Annual Hours: 160.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospice Cost and
Data Report and supporting regulations 42 CFR 413.20 and 42 CFR 413.24;
Use: In accordance with sections 1815(a), 1833(e), 1861(v)(A)(ii) and
1881 (b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act, providers of services in the
Medicare program are required to submit annual information to receive
reimbursement for health care services provided to Medicare
beneficiaries. In addition, 42 CFR 413.20(b) requires that cost reports
be filed with the provider's fiscal intermediary/Medicare
Administrative Contractor (FI/MAC). The functions of the FI/MAC are
described in section 1816 of the Social Security Act. The Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Services will use the information from providers
for rate evaluations for the Prospective Payment System. Form Number:
CMS-R-249 (OMB: 0938-0758); Frequency: Reporting: Yearly;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents:
1938; Total Annual Responses: 1938; Total Annual Hours: 341,088.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Physicians'
Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have Financial
Relationships and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Sections 411.352
through 411.361; Use: The collection of information contained in 42 CFR
sections 411.352(d), 411.354(d), 411.355(e), 411.357(a), (b), (d), (e),
(h), (l), (p), and (s), and 411.361 is necessary to allow CMS to
implement section 1877 of the Social Security Act. This collection has
been revised to eliminate the requirement in section 411.357(s) to
notify insurance companies that an entity has a professional courtesy
policy. CMS issued these regulations to comply with the provisions of
section 1877 of the Social Security Act that prohibit a physician from
referring a patient to an entity for a designated health service for
which Medicare might otherwise pay, if the physician or an immediate
family member has a financial relationship with the entity, unless an
exception applies. Form Number: CMS-10047 (OMB: 0938-0846);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 154,404 Total
Annual Responses: 154,404; Total Annual Hours: 116,035.
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 by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on November 5, 2007.
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 27, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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