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duration of the survey is estimated to be
20 minutes.
Participation is voluntary. There is no
cost to the respondents other than their
time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of data collection
Number of
respondents
Average
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(hours)
Total burden
(hours)
Clinic Patient Survey .......................................................................................
450
1
20/60
150
Dated: June 9, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: The Fiscal
Soundness Reporting Requirements;
Use: CMS is assigned responsibility for
overseeing all Medicare Advantage
Organizations (MAO) on-going financial
performance. CMS needs the requested
collection of information to establish
that each MAO maintains a fiscally
sound organization. Form Number:
CMS–906 (OMB# 0938–0469);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 700; Total Annual
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–906, CMS–1696,
and CMS–10167]
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Responses: 700; Total Annual Hours:
233.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Appointment of
Representative; Use: This form will be
completed by beneficiaries, providers
and suppliers who wish to appoint
representatives to assist them with
obtaining initial determinations and
filing appeals. The appointment of
representative form must be signed by
the party making the appointment and
the individual agreeing to accept the
appointment. Form Number: CMS–1696
(OMB# 0938–0950); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public:
Individuals or households and business
or other for-profits; Number of
Respondents: 268,268; Total Annual
Responses: 268,268; Total Annual
Hours: 67,067.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Competitive
Acquisition Program for Medicare Part B
Drugs: CAP Physician Election
Agreement; Use: The Competitive
Acquisition Program (CAP) is required
by Section 303(d) of the Medicare
Modernization Act (MMA), which
amended Title XVIII of the Social
Security Act (the Act) by adding a new
section 1847(B), which establishes a
competitive acquisition program for the
payment for Part B covered drugs and
biologicals furnished on or after January
1, 2006. Physicians are given a choice
between buying and billing these drugs
under the average sales price (ASP)
system, or obtaining these drugs from
vendors selected in a competitive
bidding process. Section 108 of the
Medicare Improvements and Extension
Act under Division B, Title I of the Tax
Relief Health Care Act of 2006 amended
Section 1847(b)(a)(3) of the Act and
requires that CAP implement a post
payment review process.
The CAP Physician Election
Agreement is used annually by
physicians to elect to participate in the
CAP or to make changes to the previous
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year’s selections. The information
collected by these documents is used by
CMS, its Medicare contractor, and the
approved CAP vendor to meet
programmatic requirements pertaining
to physician election as established by
the MMA. Form Number: CMS–10167
(OMB# 0938–0955); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Number of Respondents: 3800;
Total Annual Responses: 3800; Total
Annual Hours: 7600.
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 by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on July 14, 2008.
OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: OMB Desk Officer,
New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Fax
Number: (202) 395–6974.
Dated: June 5, 2008.
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
[CMS–1402–N]
Medicare Program; Public Meeting in
Calendar Year 2008 for New Clinical
Laboratory Tests Payment
Determinations
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
public meeting to discuss payment
determinations for specific new
Physicians’ Current Procedural
Terminology (CPT) codes for clinical
laboratory tests. The meeting provides a
forum for interested parties to make oral
presentations and submit written
comments on the new codes that will be
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included in Medicare’s Clinical
Laboratory Fee Schedule for calendar
year 2009, which will be effective on
January 1, 2009. The meeting will
address technical issues relating to
payment determinations for a specified
list of new clinical laboratory codes.
The development of the codes for
clinical laboratory tests is largely
performed by the CPT Editorial Panel
and will not be further discussed at the
CMS meeting.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Monday, July 14, 2008 from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in the main auditorium of the
central building of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
located at 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Glenn McGuirk, (410) 786–5723.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 531(b) of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits
Improvement and Protection Act of
2000 (BIPA), Public Law 106–554,
mandated procedures that permit public
consultation for payment
determinations for new clinical
laboratory tests under Part B of title
XVIII of the Social Security Act (the
Act) in a manner consistent with the
procedures established for
implementing coding modifications for
International Classification of Diseases
(ICD–9–CM). The procedures and public
meeting announced in this notice for
new clinical laboratory tests are in
accordance with the procedures
published on November 23, 2001 in the
Federal Register (66 FR 58743) to
implement section 531(b) of BIPA. Also,
section 942(b) of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA),
Public Law 108–173, added section
1833(h)(8)(B)(iii) of the Act to require
that we convene a public meeting not
less than 30 days after publication of
this notice in the Federal Register to
receive comments and
recommendations (and data on which
recommendations are based) for
establishing payment amounts for new
clinical laboratory tests.
A newly created Current Procedural
Terminology (CPT) code can either
represent a refinement or modification
of existing test methods, or a
substantially new test method. The
preliminary list of newly created CPT
codes for the calendar year (CY) 2009
will be published on our Web site at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
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ClinicalLabFeeSched approximately
mid-June 2008.
Two methods are used to establish
payment amounts for tests paid on the
clinical laboratory fee schedule. The
first method, called cross-walking, is
used when a new test is determined to
be similar to an existing test, multiple
existing test codes, or a portion of an
existing test code. The new test code is
then assigned the related existing local
fee schedule amounts and the related
existing national limitation amount.
Payment for the new test code is made
at the lesser of the local fee schedule
amount or the national limitation
amount. The second method, called gapfilling, is used when no comparable,
existing test is available. When using
this method, instructions are provided
to each Medicare carrier or A/B MAC to
determine a payment amount for its
geographic area(s) for use in the first
year. These determinations are based on
the following sources of information (if
available): Charges for the test and
routine discounts to charges; resources
required to perform the test; payment
amounts determined by other payers;
and charges, payment amounts, and
resources required for other tests that
may be comparable or otherwise
relevant. The carrier-specific amounts
are used to establish a national
limitation amount for following years.
For each new clinical laboratory test
code, a determination must be made to
either cross-walk or to gap-fill, and, if
cross-walking is appropriate, to know
what tests to cross-walk.
II. Format
This meeting is open to the public.
The on-site check-in for visitors will be
held from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., followed
by opening remarks. Registered persons
from the public may discuss and
recommend payment determinations for
specific new CPT codes for the CY 2009
Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule.
Oral presentations must be brief and
must be accompanied by three written
copies. Presenters may also make copies
available for approximately 50 meeting
participants. Presenters should address
the—(1) new test code(s) and descriptor;
(2) the test purpose and method; (3)
costs; (4) charges; and (5) make a
recommendation with rationale for one
of two methods (cross-walking or gapfill) for determining payment for new
clinical laboratory codes. Additionally,
the presenters should provide the data
on which their recommendations are
based. Presentations that do not address
the five items may be considered
incomplete and may not be considered
by CMS when making a payment
determination. CMS may request
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-906, CMS-1696, and CMS-10167]
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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: The Fiscal
Soundness Reporting Requirements; Use: CMS is assigned responsibility
for overseeing all Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) on-going
financial performance. CMS needs the requested collection of
information to establish that each MAO maintains a fiscally sound
organization. Form Number: CMS-906 (OMB 0938-0469); Frequency:
Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 700; Total Annual
Responses: 700; Total Annual Hours: 233.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Appointment of
Representative; Use: This form will be completed by beneficiaries,
providers and suppliers who wish to appoint representatives to assist
them with obtaining initial determinations and filing appeals. The
appointment of representative form must be signed by the party making
the appointment and the individual agreeing to accept the appointment.
Form Number: CMS-1696 (OMB 0938-0950); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals or households and business
or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 268,268; Total Annual
Responses: 268,268; Total Annual Hours: 67,067.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Competitive
Acquisition Program for Medicare Part B Drugs: CAP Physician Election
Agreement; Use: The Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) is required
by Section 303(d) of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), which
amended Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (the Act) by adding a
new section 1847(B), which establishes a competitive acquisition
program for the payment for Part B covered drugs and biologicals
furnished on or after January 1, 2006. Physicians are given a choice
between buying and billing these drugs under the average sales price
(ASP) system, or obtaining these drugs from vendors selected in a
competitive bidding process. Section 108 of the Medicare Improvements
and Extension Act under Division B, Title I of the Tax Relief Health
Care Act of 2006 amended Section 1847(b)(a)(3) of the Act and requires
that CAP implement a post payment review process.
The CAP Physician Election Agreement is used annually by physicians
to elect to participate in the CAP or to make changes to the previous
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year's selections. The information collected by these documents is used
by CMS, its Medicare contractor, and the approved CAP vendor to meet
programmatic requirements pertaining to physician election as
established by the MMA. Form Number: CMS-10167 (OMB 0938-
0955); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 3800; Total Annual Responses: 3800;
Total Annual Hours: 7600.
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 July 14, 2008.
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: OMB Desk
Officer, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: June 5, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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