Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 64653-64654 [E7-22268]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 221 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64653-64654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22268]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-382]


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

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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: 
ESRD Beneficiary Selection and Supporting Regulations Contained in 42 
CFR 414.330; Use: Section 2145 amended section 1881 of the Social 
Security Act and changes the way the Medicare program pays for home 
dialysis services. Medicare patients who currently receive dialysis in 
a facility but later become home dialysis patients must complete the 
CMS-382 form at the time they go to the home setting. Facilities are 
required to have all Medicare home dialysis patients choose one of two 
payment methods. Under Method I, the dialysis facility assumes 
responsibility for patient care and the facility provides all dialysis 
equipment and supplies needed to dialyze at home. The facility is 
required to order, store, deliver, and pay the manufacturers and 
suppliers for these items. Under Method II, the beneficiary makes his/
her own arrangement for securing the necessary supplies and dialysis 
equipment. Then, the supplier bills the Medicare program (Carrier) for 
payment.
    Form Number: CMS-382 (OMB: 0938-0372); Frequency: 
Reporting--Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals or households; Number 
of Respondents: 7400; Total Annual Responses: 7400; Total Annual Hours: 
617.
    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 December 17, 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: November 7, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E7-22268 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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