Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 20367-20368 [2010-8900]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 74 / Monday, April 19, 2010 / Notices Simpson at 410–786–0017. 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 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 June 18, 2010: 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: April 9, 2010. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2010–8901 Filed 4–16–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier: CMS–10295, CMS– 10234, CMS–10303, CMS–10066 and CMS– R–193] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 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 and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:04 Apr 16, 2010 Jkt 220001 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 of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Recovery Act— Reporting Requirements for States Under FMAP Increase and TMA Provisions; Use: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law 111–5, requires that States submit quarterly reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in accordance with section 5001 Temporary Increase of Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) and section 5004(d) Extension of Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA). The reports under section 5001 are required for the period of October 1, 2008–September 30, 2011. The reports under section 5004 are required beginning on July 1, 2009 until the Federal authority for TMA coverage sunsets (now scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2010). Each State Medicaid agency will submit its quarterly reports to the appropriate Regional Office of CMS. The reports will be compiled and summarized for annual reports to Congress. Form Number: CMS–10295 (OMB#: 0938–1073); Frequency: Reporting—Quarterly; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours: 600. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Richard Strauss at 410–786– 2019. For all other issues call 410–786– 1326.) 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Plan Preprint implementing Section 6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act: Optional SelfDirection Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Program (Cash and Counseling); Form Number: CMS–10234 (OMB#: 0938–1024); Use: Information submitted via the State Plan Amendment (SPA) pre-print is used by CMS and Regional Offices to analyze a State’s proposal to implement Section 6087 of the Deficit PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20367 Reduction Act (DRA). State Medicaid Agencies will complete the SPA preprint, and submit it to CMS for a comprehensive analysis. The pre-print contains assurances, check-off items, and areas for States to describe policies and procedures for subjects such as quality assurance, risk management, and voluntary and involuntary disenrollment; Frequency: Reporting— Once; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 20; Total Annual Hours: 400. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Carrie Smith at 410– 786–4485. For all other issues call 410– 786–1326.) 3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Gainsharing Demonstration Evaluation: Physician Focus Groups; Use: The proposed physician focus groups are part of an overall evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS’ congressionally mandated Medicare Gainsharing Demonstration Evaluation. The Congress, under Section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, requires CMS to conduct a qualified gainsharing program to test alternative ways that hospitals and physicians can share in efficiency gains. The primary goal of the demonstration is to evaluate gainsharing as a means to align physician and hospital incentives to improve quality and efficiency. The demonstration has two mandated Reports to Congress. Results from physician focus groups will be included in both Reports to Congress. Form Number: CMS–10303 (OMB#: 0938– New); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for profits; Number of Respondents: 192; Total Annual Responses: 96; Total Annual Hours: 96. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact William Buczko at 410–786–6593. For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Detailed Notice of Discharge (DND); Use: A beneficiary/ enrollee who wishes to appeal a determination by a Medicare health plan or hospital that inpatient care is no longer necessary, may request Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) review of the determination. On the date the QIO receives the beneficiary’s/enrollee’s request, it must notify the plan and hospital that the beneficiary/enrollee has filed a request for an expedited determination. The plan (for a managed care enrollee) or hospital (for an original E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 20368 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 74 / Monday, April 19, 2010 / Notices Medicare beneficiary), in turn, must deliver a detailed notice to the enrollee/ beneficiary. Form Number: CMS–10066 (OMB#: 0938–1019); Frequency: Reporting—Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 6,163; Total Annual Responses: 13,218; Total Annual Hours: 13,218. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Evelyn Blaemire at 410–786–1803. For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 5. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Important Message from Medicare (IM); Use: Requirements that hospitals notify beneficiaries in inpatient hospital settings of their rights as a hospital patient including their discharge appeal rights are referenced in Section 1866 of the Social Security Act (the Act). The authority for the right to an expedited determination is set forth at Sections 1869 and 1154 of the Act. The hospital must deliver valid, written notice (the IM) of a patient’s rights as a hospital patient including the discharge appeal rights, within 2 calendar days of admission. A follow-up copy of the signed IM is given again as far as possible in advance of discharge, but no more than 2 calendar days before. Follow-up notice is not required if provision of the admission IM falls within 2 calendar days of discharge. The collection has been revised to include documentation of the time when the beneficiary signs the document when it is delivered initially and as a follow-up copy. Form Number: CMS–R–193 (OMB#: 0938–1019); Frequency: Reporting—Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 3,193; Total Annual Responses: 13,218; Total Annual Hours: 19,680,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Evelyn Blaemire at 410–786–1803. 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 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 May 19, 2010: OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. opportunity for public comment on proposed collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276– 1243. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: April 9, 2010. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. Proposed Project: Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records—(OMB No. 0930–0092)— Revision Statute (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2) and regulations (42 CFR part 2) require federally conducted, regulated, or directly or indirectly assisted alcohol and drug abuse programs to keep alcohol and drug abuse patient records confidential. Information requirements are (1) written disclosure to patients about Federal laws and regulations that protect the confidentiality of each patient, and (2) documenting ‘‘medical personnel’’ status of recipients of a disclosure to meet a medical emergency. Annual burden estimates for these requirements are summarized in the table below: [FR Doc. 2010–8900 Filed 4–16–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 concerning ANNUALIZED BURDEN ESTIMATES Annual number of respondents 1 Responses per respondent Hours per response Total responses Total hour burden Disclosure 42 CFR 2.22 .................................................... 185 10,064 1,865,503 2 .20 373,101 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 Recordkeeping 42 CFR 2.51 .................................................... 10,064 2 20,128 .167 3,361 Total .......................................................... 10,064 ............................ 1,885,631 ............................ 376,462 1 The number of publicly funded alcohol and drug facilities from SAMHSA’s 2007 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N– SSATS). 2 The average number of annual treatment admissions from SAMHSA’s 2005–2007 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:04 Apr 16, 2010 Jkt 220001 Room 7–1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 should be received within 60 days of this notice. E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 74 (Monday, April 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20367-20368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8900]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: CMS-10295, CMS-10234, CMS-10303, CMS-10066 and 
CMS-R-193]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services


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 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 of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Recovery Act--
Reporting Requirements for States Under FMAP Increase and TMA 
Provisions; Use: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Recovery Act), Public Law 111-5, requires that States submit quarterly 
reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in accordance 
with section 5001 Temporary Increase of Medicaid Federal Medical 
Assistance Percentage (FMAP) and section 5004(d) Extension of 
Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA). The reports under section 5001 
are required for the period of October 1, 2008-September 30, 2011. The 
reports under section 5004 are required beginning on July 1, 2009 until 
the Federal authority for TMA coverage sunsets (now scheduled to sunset 
on December 31, 2010). Each State Medicaid agency will submit its 
quarterly reports to the appropriate Regional Office of CMS. The 
reports will be compiled and summarized for annual reports to Congress. 
Form Number: CMS-10295 (OMB: 0938-1073); Frequency: 
Reporting--Quarterly; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments; Number of Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 200; 
Total Annual Hours: 600. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Richard Strauss at 410-786-2019. For all other 
issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Plan Pre-
print implementing Section 6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act: Optional 
Self-Direction Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Program (Cash and 
Counseling); Form Number: CMS-10234 (OMB: 0938-1024); Use: 
Information submitted via the State Plan Amendment (SPA) pre-print is 
used by CMS and Regional Offices to analyze a State's proposal to 
implement Section 6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). State 
Medicaid Agencies will complete the SPA pre-print, and submit it to CMS 
for a comprehensive analysis. The pre-print contains assurances, check-
off items, and areas for States to describe policies and procedures for 
subjects such as quality assurance, risk management, and voluntary and 
involuntary disenrollment; Frequency: Reporting--Once; Affected Public: 
State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 56; Total 
Annual Responses: 20; Total Annual Hours: 400. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Carrie Smith at 410-786-4485. For all 
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Gainsharing Demonstration Evaluation: 
Physician Focus Groups; Use: The proposed physician focus groups are 
part of an overall evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services CMS' congressionally mandated Medicare Gainsharing 
Demonstration Evaluation. The Congress, under Section 5007 of the 
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, requires CMS to conduct a 
qualified gainsharing program to test alternative ways that hospitals 
and physicians can share in efficiency gains. The primary goal of the 
demonstration is to evaluate gainsharing as a means to align physician 
and hospital incentives to improve quality and efficiency. The 
demonstration has two mandated Reports to Congress. Results from 
physician focus groups will be included in both Reports to Congress. 
Form Number: CMS-10303 (OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: Once; 
Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for profits; Number 
of Respondents: 192; Total Annual Responses: 96; Total Annual Hours: 
96. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact William 
Buczko at 410-786-6593. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Detailed Notice 
of Discharge (DND); Use: A beneficiary/enrollee who wishes to appeal a 
determination by a Medicare health plan or hospital that inpatient care 
is no longer necessary, may request Quality Improvement Organization 
(QIO) review of the determination. On the date the QIO receives the 
beneficiary's/enrollee's request, it must notify the plan and hospital 
that the beneficiary/enrollee has filed a request for an expedited 
determination. The plan (for a managed care enrollee) or hospital (for 
an original

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Medicare beneficiary), in turn, must deliver a detailed notice to the 
enrollee/beneficiary. Form Number: CMS-10066 (OMB: 0938-1019); 
Frequency: Reporting--Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 6,163; 
Total Annual Responses: 13,218; Total Annual Hours: 13,218. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Evelyn Blaemire at 410-786-
1803. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    5. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Important Message 
from Medicare (IM); Use: Requirements that hospitals notify 
beneficiaries in inpatient hospital settings of their rights as a 
hospital patient including their discharge appeal rights are referenced 
in Section 1866 of the Social Security Act (the Act). The authority for 
the right to an expedited determination is set forth at Sections 1869 
and 1154 of the Act.
    The hospital must deliver valid, written notice (the IM) of a 
patient's rights as a hospital patient including the discharge appeal 
rights, within 2 calendar days of admission. A follow-up copy of the 
signed IM is given again as far as possible in advance of discharge, 
but no more than 2 calendar days before. Follow-up notice is not 
required if provision of the admission IM falls within 2 calendar days 
of discharge. The collection has been revised to include documentation 
of the time when the beneficiary signs the document when it is 
delivered initially and as a follow-up copy. Form Number: CMS-R-193 
(OMB: 0938-1019); Frequency: Reporting--Yearly; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 3,193; Total Annual Responses: 13,218; Total 
Annual Hours: 19,680,000. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Evelyn Blaemire at 410-786-1803. 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 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 May 19, 2010: 
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: April 9, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-8900 Filed 4-16-10; 8:45 am]
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