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Dated: December 7, 2007.
John Teeter,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10177]
Emergency Clearance: Public
Information Collection Requirements
Submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB)
Center for Medicare and
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 and 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 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.
We are, however, requesting an
emergency review of the information
collection referenced below. In
compliance with the requirement of
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we have
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) the following
requirements for emergency review. We
are requesting an emergency review
because the collection of this
information is needed before the
expiration of the normal time limits
under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR Part
1320(a)(2)(ii). This is necessary to
ensure compliance with an initiative of
the Administration. We cannot
reasonably comply with the normal
clearance procedures because of an
unanticipated event, as stated in 5 CFR
1320.13(a)(2)(ii).
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1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Survey of
Contract Labor in Selected Health
Industries; Form Number: CMS–10177
(OMB#: 0938-New); Use: The Office of
the Actuary (OACT), Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
is requesting emergency review and
approval of an information collection
request (ICR) for a one-time, sevenquestion survey of professional contract
labor costs in selected health industries.
The survey will empirically quantify the
locally-purchased and nationallypurchased proportions of professional
contract labor costs incurred by
hospitals, skilled nursing facilities
(SNF), and kidney dialysis centers
(ESRD). The results of this study will
determine the proportion of professional
contract labor costs that should be
included in the labor-related share
(LRS). The LRS of Medicare perspective
payment system (PPS) payments is the
proportion of said payment that is
subject to the area wage index
adjustment. This adjustment accounts
for geographic variation, thus the survey
will directly impact the distribution of
Medicare hospital and SNF payments to
PPS providers. ESRD providers are not
paid prospectively at this time, although
that appears likely at some point in the
future. Frequency: One-time; Affected
Public: Private Sector and State, Tribal
and Local governments; Number of
Respondents: 4,000; Total Annual
Responses: 4,000; Total Annual Hours:
4,000.
CMS is requesting OMB review and
approval of this collection by January
14, 2008, with a 180-day approval
period. Written comments and
recommendations will be considered
from the public if received by the
individuals designated below by
December 31, 2007.
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/
regulations/pra 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.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding the burden or any
other aspect of these collections of
information requirements. However, as
noted above, comments on these
information collection and
recordkeeping requirements must be
mailed and/or faxed to the designees
referenced below by December 31, 2007:
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and
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Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development—B, Attn:
William N. Parham, III, Room C4–26–
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
MD 21244–1850. and, OMB Human
Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number:
(202) 395–6974.
Dated: December 7, 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–R–218 and
CMS–10252]
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: Extension of currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Information
Collection Requirements Contained in
45 CFR Part 162; HIPAA Standards for
Electronic Transactions; Use: This
submission contains information
collection requirements in HCFA–0149–
F, CMS–0003–P, CMS–0005–P, and
CMS–003/005–F. This collection
establishes standards for electronic
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transactions and for code sets to be used
in those transactions. The collection
standardizes the approximately 400
formats of electronic health care claims
used in the United States. The use of
these standards significantly reduces the
administrative burden associated with
paper documents, lowers operating
costs, and improves data quality for
health care providers and health plans;
Form Number: CMS–R–218 (OMB#
0938–0866); Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Number of Respondents:
3,400,000; Total Annual Responses:
3,400,000; Total Annual Hours: 1.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Certificate of
Destruction for Data Acquired from the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services; Use: The Certificate of
Destruction will be used by recipients of
CMS data to certify that they have
destroyed the data they have received
through a CMS Data Use Agreement
(DUA). The DUA requires the
destruction of the data at the completion
of the project/expiration of the DUA.
The DUA addresses the conditions
under which CMS will disclose and the
User will maintain CMS data that are
protected by the Privacy Act of 1974,
§ 552a and the Health Insurance
Portability Accountability Act of 1996.
CMS has developed policies and
procedures for such disclosures that are
based on the Privacy Act and the Health
Insurance Portability Act (HIPAA). The
Certificate of Destruction is required to
close out the DUA and to ensure the
data are destroyed and not used for
another purpose. Form Number: CMS–
10252 (OMB# 0938—New); Frequency:
On occasion; Affected Public: Business
or other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 500; Total Annual
Responses: 500; Total Annual Hours:
84.
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 February 12, 2008.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs, Division of
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Regulations Development—B,
Attention: William N. Parham, III,
Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland
21244–1850.
Dated: December 7, 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–10218 and CMS–
10250]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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: 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.
Data on the process of implementing the
demonstration will also be collected
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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#: 0938NEW); 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 contractors,
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 the 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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-218 and CMS-10252]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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: Extension of currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Information
Collection Requirements Contained in 45 CFR Part 162; HIPAA Standards
for Electronic Transactions; Use: This submission contains information
collection requirements in HCFA-0149-F, CMS-0003-P, CMS-0005-P, and
CMS-003/005-F. This collection establishes standards for electronic
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transactions and for code sets to be used in those transactions. The
collection standardizes the approximately 400 formats of electronic
health care claims used in the United States. The use of these
standards significantly reduces the administrative burden associated
with paper documents, lowers operating costs, and improves data quality
for health care providers and health plans; Form Number: CMS-R-218
(OMB 0938-0866); Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 3,400,000; Total
Annual Responses: 3,400,000; Total Annual Hours: 1.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Certificate of Destruction for Data Acquired
from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Use: The
Certificate of Destruction will be used by recipients of CMS data to
certify that they have destroyed the data they have received through a
CMS Data Use Agreement (DUA). The DUA requires the destruction of the
data at the completion of the project/expiration of the DUA. The DUA
addresses the conditions under which CMS will disclose and the User
will maintain CMS data that are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974,
Sec. 552a and the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of
1996. CMS has developed policies and procedures for such disclosures
that are based on the Privacy Act and the Health Insurance Portability
Act (HIPAA). The Certificate of Destruction is required to close out
the DUA and to ensure the data are destroyed and not used for another
purpose. Form Number: CMS-10252 (OMB 0938--New); Frequency: On
occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 500; Total Annual Responses: 500; Total Annual Hours: 84.
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 February 12, 2008.
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: December 7, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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