Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 60851-60852 [E7-21116]

Agencies

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 207 (Friday, October 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60851-60852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21116]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-2088-92 and CMS-10244]


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: Extension without change 
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Outpatient Rehabilitation Provider Cost Report; Use: In accordance with 
sections 1815(a), 1833(e) and 1861(v)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act, providers of service in the Medicare program are required to 
submit annual information to achieve reimbursement for health care 
services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. Section 42 CFR 413.20(b) 
requires that cost reports be required from providers on an annual 
basis. Such cost reports are required to be filed with the provider's 
fiscal intermediary. The CMS 2088-92 cost report is needed to determine 
the amount of reimbursable cost that is due these providers for 
furnishing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries. Form Number: 
CMS-2088-92 (OMB: 0938-0037); Frequency: Reporting--Yearly; 
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 623; Total Annual Responses: 623; 
Total Annual Hours: 62,300.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of

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Information Collection: Medicaid State Program Integrity Assessment 
(SPIA); Use: Under the provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 
2005, Congress directed CMS to establish the Medicaid Integrity Program 
(MIP), CMS' first national strategy to combat Medicaid fraud, waste, 
and abuse. CMS has two broad responsibilities under the MIP:
    (1) Reviewing the actions of individuals or entities providing 
services or furnishing items under Medicaid; conducting audits of 
claims submitted for payment; identifying overpayments; and educating 
providers and others on payment integrity and quality of care; and
    (2) Providing effective support and assistance to States to combat 
Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse.

In order to fulfill the second of these requirements, CMS plans to 
develop a Medicaid State Program Integrity Assessment (SPIA) system. 
CMS is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
to collect information from the States on an annual basis for input 
into a national SPIA system. Through the SPIA system, CMS will identify 
current Medicaid program integrity (PI) information, develop profiles 
for each State based on these data, determine areas to provide States 
with technical support and assistance, and use the data to develop 
performance measures to assess States' performance in an ongoing 
manner. Based on comments received during the 60-day comment period, we 
revised the supporting statement timeline and the instrument (Appendix 
B). In addition, we added a draft MIP glossary (Appendix C); Form 
Number: CMS-10244 (OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Reporting: 
Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments; Number of 
Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 1,400.

    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 26, 
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: October 19, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-21116 Filed 10-25-07; 8:45 am]
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