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Dated: May 28, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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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: Revision of the currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: New Enrollee
Survey; Use: The New Enrollee survey
was developed to gather information
from newly enrolled Medicare
beneficiaries about their Medicare
knowledge and needs. CMS is seeking
understanding about what types of
information new enrollees need and
what they know about Medicare.
Included in the survey are questions
regarding how well informed new
enrollees are about Medicare and what
information they have received about
the Medicare program. Information
gathered in this survey will be used
only for purposes of targeting and
improving communications with newly
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eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Form
Number: CMS–10050 (OMB#: 0938–
0869); Frequency: Reporting—Quarterly;
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households; Number of Respondents:
1200; Total Annual Responses: 1200;
Total Annual Hours: 300. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Renee Clark at 410–786–0006.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of the currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Collection of
Drug Event Data From Contracted Part D
Providers For Payment; Use: In
December 2003, Congress enacted the
Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 referred to as the Medicare
Modernization Act (MMA). The
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
program (Part D) was established by
section 101 of the MMA and is codified
in section 1860D–1 through 1860 D–41
of the Social Security Act. Effective
January 1, 2006, the Part D program
establishes an optional prescription
drug benefit for individuals who are
entitled to Medicare Part A and/or
enrolled in Part B. Part D plans have
flexibility in terms of benefit design.
This flexibility includes, but is not
limited to, authority to establish a
formulary that limits coverage to
specific drugs within each therapeutic
class of drugs, and the ability to have a
cost-sharing structure other than the
statutorily defined structure (subject to
certain actuarial tests). Coverage under
the new prescription drug benefit is
provided predominately through private
at-risk prescription drug plans that offer
drug-only coverage (PDPs), Medicare
Advantage (MA) plans that offer
integrated prescription drug and health
care coverage (MA–PD plans) or Cost
Plans that offer prescription drug
benefits.
The transmission of the data will be
in an electronic format. The information
users will be Pharmacy Benefit
Managers (PBM), third party
administrators and pharmacies and the
PDPs, MA–PDs, Fallbacks and other
plans that offer coverage of outpatient
prescription drugs under the Medicare
Part D benefit to Medicare beneficiaries.
The data is used primarily for payment,
and is used for claim validation as well
as for other legislated functions such as
quality monitoring, program integrity
and oversight. Form Number: CMS–
10174 (OMB#: 0938–0982); Frequency:
Reporting—Monthly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 747; Total Annual
Responses: 947,881,770; Total Annual
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Hours: 1896. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Bobbie
Knickman at 410–786–4161. For all
other issues call 410–786–1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’ 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 August 4, 2009:
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 (CMS–10078), Room
C4–26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: May 28, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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10157 and CMS–10273]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: 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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10050 and CMS-10174]
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: Revision of the
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: New
Enrollee Survey; Use: The New Enrollee survey was developed to gather
information from newly enrolled Medicare beneficiaries about their
Medicare knowledge and needs. CMS is seeking understanding about what
types of information new enrollees need and what they know about
Medicare. Included in the survey are questions regarding how well
informed new enrollees are about Medicare and what information they
have received about the Medicare program. Information gathered in this
survey will be used only for purposes of targeting and improving
communications with newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Form Number:
CMS-10050 (OMB: 0938-0869); Frequency: Reporting--Quarterly;
Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents:
1200; Total Annual Responses: 1200; Total Annual Hours: 300. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Renee Clark at 410-
786-0006. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of the
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Collection of Drug Event Data From Contracted Part D Providers For
Payment; Use: In December 2003, Congress enacted the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 referred
to as the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA). The Medicare Prescription
Drug Benefit program (Part D) was established by section 101 of the MMA
and is codified in section 1860D-1 through 1860 D-41 of the Social
Security Act. Effective January 1, 2006, the Part D program establishes
an optional prescription drug benefit for individuals who are entitled
to Medicare Part A and/or enrolled in Part B. Part D plans have
flexibility in terms of benefit design. This flexibility includes, but
is not limited to, authority to establish a formulary that limits
coverage to specific drugs within each therapeutic class of drugs, and
the ability to have a cost-sharing structure other than the statutorily
defined structure (subject to certain actuarial tests). Coverage under
the new prescription drug benefit is provided predominately through
private at-risk prescription drug plans that offer drug-only coverage
(PDPs), Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that offer integrated
prescription drug and health care coverage (MA-PD plans) or Cost Plans
that offer prescription drug benefits.
The transmission of the data will be in an electronic format. The
information users will be Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM), third party
administrators and pharmacies and the PDPs, MA-PDs, Fallbacks and other
plans that offer coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under the
Medicare Part D benefit to Medicare beneficiaries. The data is used
primarily for payment, and is used for claim validation as well as for
other legislated functions such as quality monitoring, program
integrity and oversight. Form Number: CMS-10174 (OMB: 0938-
0982); Frequency: Reporting--Monthly; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 747; Total Annual Responses: 947,881,770; Total Annual
Hours: 1896. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Bobbie Knickman at 410-786-4161. For all other issues call 410-786-
1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
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 August 4, 2009:
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 (CMS-10078), Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: May 28, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-13150 Filed 6-4-09; 8:45 am]
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