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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–R–21, CMS–
10150, and CMS–484]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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) 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
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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: Withholding
Medicare Payments to Recover
Medicaid Overpayments and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
44.31; Use: Overpayments may occur in
either the Medicare and Medicaid
program, at times resulting in a situation
where an institution or person that
provides services owes a repayment to
one program while still receiving
reimbursement from the other. Certain
Medicaid providers which are subject to
offsets for the collection of Medicaid
overpayments may terminate or
substantially reduce their participation
in Medicaid, leaving the State Medicaid
Agency unable to recover the amounts
due. These information collection
requirements give CMS the authority to
recover Medicaid overpayments by
offsetting payments due to a provider
under the program. Form Number:
CMS–R–21 (OMB# 0938–0287);
Frequency: On occasion; Affected
Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
54; Total Annual Responses: 27; Total
Annual Hours: 81.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Collection of
Drug Pricing and Network Pharmacy
Data from Medicare Prescription Drug
Plans (PDPs and MA–PDs) and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
423.48; Use: Both stand alone
prescription drug plans (PDPs) and
Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug
(MA–PDs) plans are required to submit
drug pricing and pharmacy network
data to CMS and these data are made
publicly available to people with
Medicare through the Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Finder Web tool
on https://www.medicare.gov. Drug
prices vary across a plans pharmacy
network based on the contracts that
each plan negotiates with each
pharmacy or pharmacy chain in their
networks. The pharmacy networks can
change during the course of the year as
new pharmacies open, close, change
ownership, or plans negotiate new
contracts with pharmacies resulting in
different dispensing fees for
prescriptions. Drug prices also change
frequently due to the daily fluctuation
of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP),
thus plans increase or decrease their
drug prices to reflect these changes. The
purpose of the data is to enable
prospective and current Medicare
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beneficiaries to compare, learn, select
and enroll in a plan that best meets their
needs. The database structure provides
the necessary drug pricing and
pharmacy network information to
accurately communicate plan
information in a comparative format.
Form Number: CMS–10150 (OMB#
0938–0951); Frequency: Bi-weekly;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Number of Respondents: 680;
Total Annual Responses: 17,680; Total
Annual Hours: 70,720.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Durable Medical
Equipment Regional Carrier, Certificate
of Medical Necessity for Oxygen and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
410.38 and 424.5; Use: The oxygen
certificate of medical necessity (CMN)
collects information required to help
determine the medical necessity of
home oxygen therapy for Medicare
beneficiaries. CMS requires CMNs
where items may present a vulnerability
to the Medicare program. Each claim for
these items must have an associated
CMN for the beneficiary. In order to
determine if a beneficiary needs home
oxygen therapy, a qualifying blood gas
study must be performed and it must
comply with the DMERCs Oxygen
Medical Policy on the standards for
conducting the test and also be covered
under Medicare Part B. A beneficiary
must be seen and evaluated by the
treating physician within specific
timeframes as indicated by the Oxygen
Medical Policy in order to complete an
Initial CMN Certification, a
Recertification CMN and a Revised
CMN Certification. Form Number:
CMS–484 (OMB# 0938–0534);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profits;
Number of Respondents: 15,000; Total
Annual Responses: 1,630,000; Total
Annual Hours: 326,000.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’s Web
Site 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.
In commenting on the proposed
information collections please reference
the document identifier or OMB control
number. To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations must
be submitted in one of the following
ways by September 22, 2008:
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1. Electronically. You may submit
your comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number lllll, Room C4–
26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: July 11, 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
[Document Identifier: CMS–10257, CMS–R–
263 and CMS–10097]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: National
Medicare Training Program Training
Needs Assessment Survey; Use: The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
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Services (CMS) is requesting clearance
for an Online Needs Assessment Survey
that will inform the National Medicare
Training Program (NMTP) in their
efforts to develop materials vital to the
performance of key Medicare partners.
NMTP communicates information about
a wide array of Medicare topics to a
diverse audience of partner
organizations through in-person
workshops, teleconferences, and Online
training materials. These partner
organizations include other state and
federal agencies, health plans, aging
networks/coalitions, long term care
institutions, disability/mental health
providers and advocates, HIV/AIDS
providers, other health care providers
and disease-specific advocacy groups,
faith based organizations, and racial/
ethnic minority organizations. These
partners extend the reach of NMTP to
population segments that have
information barriers, including
language, literacy, location, and culture,
to help them understand the varied and
sometimes complex choices about how
they receive their Medicare benefits.
This survey will allow NMTP to assess
the education and training needs of its
partner organizations on an annual
basis, to ensure that they have the
information and materials they need to
assist the beneficiaries they serve. Form
Number: CMS–10257 (OMB# 0938New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Not-for-profit institutions, State,
Local and Tribal governments, Federal
Government; Number of Respondents:
4,000; Total Annual Responses: 4,000;
Total Annual Hours: 1,000.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Site
Investigation for Durable Medical
Equipment (DME) Suppliers; Use: The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) enrolls durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and
supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers into the
Medicare program via a uniform
application, the CMS 855S.
Implementation of enhanced procedures
for verifying the enrollment information
has improved the enrollment process as
well as identified and prevented
fraudulent DMEPOS suppliers from
entering the Medicare program. As part
of this process, verification of
compliance with supplier standards is
necessary. The site investigation form
has been used in the past to aid the
Medicare contractor (the National
Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) and/or its
subcontractors) in verifying compliance
with the required supplier standards
found in 42 CFR 424.57(c). The primary
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function of the site investigation form is
to provide a standardized, uniform tool
to gather information from a DMEPOS
supplier that tells us whether it meets
certain qualifications to be a DMEPOS
supplier (as found in 42 CFR 424.57(c))
and where it practices or renders its
services. Form Number: CMS–R–263
(OMB# 0938–0749); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Business
or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
30,000; Total Annual Responses:
30,000; Total Annual Hours: 15,000.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: The Annual
Medicare Contractor Provider
Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS); Use:
Medicare Contractors are charged with
processing Medicare claims and related
activities and providers interact with
them on a daily basis. The Medicare
Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey
(MCPSS) measures this ProviderContractor relationship. The Contractors
are currently using, and will continue to
use, the MCPSS results to implement
performance improvement activities
within their organizations. The MCPSS
questionnaire includes the following
topics: Provider inquiries, provider
outreach & education, claims
processing, appeals, provider
enrollment, medical review, and
provider audit & reimbursement. The
Survey is designed to measure provider
satisfaction, attitudes, perceptions and
opinions about the services provided by
their respective Contractor. The results
include quantitative data (a satisfaction
score) and qualitative information
(comments relevant to specific topics).
The 2009 MCPSS will differ from
2008 in two ways, (refer to the specific
documents for additional changes): (1)
The questionnaire will be slightly
modified, including the net addition of
two questions; and (2) the definition of
a completed survey will be revised.
Form Number: CMS–10097 (OMB#
0938–0915); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profits and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 24,279; Total Annual
Responses: 24,279; Total Annual Hours:
8346.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-21, CMS-10150, and CMS-484]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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 without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Withholding Medicare Payments to Recover Medicaid Overpayments and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 44.31; Use: Overpayments may occur in
either the Medicare and Medicaid program, at times resulting in a
situation where an institution or person that provides services owes a
repayment to one program while still receiving reimbursement from the
other. Certain Medicaid providers which are subject to offsets for the
collection of Medicaid overpayments may terminate or substantially
reduce their participation in Medicaid, leaving the State Medicaid
Agency unable to recover the amounts due. These information collection
requirements give CMS the authority to recover Medicaid overpayments by
offsetting payments due to a provider under the program. Form Number:
CMS-R-21 (OMB 0938-0287); Frequency: On occasion; Affected
Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 54;
Total Annual Responses: 27; Total Annual Hours: 81.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Collection of Drug Pricing and Network Pharmacy Data from Medicare
Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs and MA-PDs) and Supporting Regulations in
42 CFR 423.48; Use: Both stand alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) and
Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PDs) plans are required to
submit drug pricing and pharmacy network data to CMS and these data are
made publicly available to people with Medicare through the Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Finder Web tool on https://www.medicare.gov. Drug
prices vary across a plans pharmacy network based on the contracts that
each plan negotiates with each pharmacy or pharmacy chain in their
networks. The pharmacy networks can change during the course of the
year as new pharmacies open, close, change ownership, or plans
negotiate new contracts with pharmacies resulting in different
dispensing fees for prescriptions. Drug prices also change frequently
due to the daily fluctuation of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP), thus
plans increase or decrease their drug prices to reflect these changes.
The purpose of the data is to enable prospective and current Medicare
beneficiaries to compare, learn, select and enroll in a plan that best
meets their needs. The database structure provides the necessary drug
pricing and pharmacy network information to accurately communicate plan
information in a comparative format. Form Number: CMS-10150
(OMB 0938-0951); Frequency: Bi-weekly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 680; Total Annual
Responses: 17,680; Total Annual Hours: 70,720.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Durable Medical
Equipment Regional Carrier, Certificate of Medical Necessity for Oxygen
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 410.38 and 424.5; Use: The oxygen
certificate of medical necessity (CMN) collects information required to
help determine the medical necessity of home oxygen therapy for
Medicare beneficiaries. CMS requires CMNs where items may present a
vulnerability to the Medicare program. Each claim for these items must
have an associated CMN for the beneficiary. In order to determine if a
beneficiary needs home oxygen therapy, a qualifying blood gas study
must be performed and it must comply with the DMERCs Oxygen Medical
Policy on the standards for conducting the test and also be covered
under Medicare Part B. A beneficiary must be seen and evaluated by the
treating physician within specific timeframes as indicated by the
Oxygen Medical Policy in order to complete an Initial CMN
Certification, a Recertification CMN and a Revised CMN Certification.
Form Number: CMS-484 (OMB 0938-0534); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents:
15,000; Total Annual Responses: 1,630,000; Total Annual Hours: 326,000.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS's
Web Site 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.
In commenting on the proposed information collections please
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of
the following ways by September 22, 2008:
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1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number ----------, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: July 11, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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