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following: ‘‘Office of Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight
(AU).’’
II. Under Part A, establish a new
Chapter AU, ‘‘Office of Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight’’ to
read as follows:
Chapter AU, Office of Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight
Mission
Section AU.10
Organization
Section AU.20
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Section AU.00
Functions
Section AU.00 Mission. The Office
of Consumer Information and Insurance
Oversight provides leadership for
implementing the provisions of the
health reform bill that address private
health insurance.
Section AU.10 Organization. The
Office of Consumer Information and
Insurance Oversight is under the
direction of a Director, who reports to
the Secretary, and consists of the
following components:
• Office of the Director (AUA)
• Office of Oversight (AUB)
• Office of Insurance Programs (AUC)
• Office of Consumer Support (AUD)
• Office of Health Insurance
Exchanges (AUE)
Section AU.20 Functions.
A. Office of the Director (AUA). The
Office of the Director is headed by the
Director of the Office of Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight,
who provides executive direction,
leadership, and support to the entire
Office. The Director is responsible for
carrying out the Office’s mission and
implementing the functions of the
Office of Consumer Information and
Insurance Oversight. The Office is
comprised of organizational
components with responsibilities that
include planning, evaluation, regulatory
affairs, external relations, and
administrative management.
B. Office of Oversight (AUB). The
Office of Oversight is headed by a
Deputy Director, who reports to the
Director of the Office of Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight.
The Office’s responsibilities include: (1)
Implementing, monitoring compliance
with, and enforcing both the new rules
governing the insurance market and the
new rules regarding medical loss ratios;
(2) performing rate reviews; and (3)
issuing rate review grants to states.
C. Office of Insurance Programs
(AUC). The Office of Insurance
Programs is headed by a Deputy
Director, who reports to the Director of
the Office of Consumer Information and
Insurance Oversight. The Office is
responsible for administering both the
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temporary high-risk pool programs and
associated funding to states and the
early retiree reinsurance program.
D. Office of Consumer Support (AUD).
The Office of Consumer Support is
headed by a Deputy Director, who
reports to the Director of the Office of
Consumer Information and Insurance
Oversight. The Office’s responsibilities
include: (1) Collecting, compiling and
maintaining comparative pricing data
for the Department’s Web site; (2)
providing assistance to enable
consumers to obtain maximum benefit
from the new health insurance system;
and (3) establishing and issuing
consumer assistance grants to states.
E. Office of Health Insurance
Exchanges (AUE). The Office of Health
Insurance Exchanges is headed by a
Deputy Director, who reports to the
Director of the Office of Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight.
The Office’s responsibilities include: (1)
Developing and implementing policies
and rules governing state-based
exchanges; (2) establishing and issuing
planning grants to states; and (3)
overseeing the operations of exchanges.
Dated: April 14, 2010.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10141, CMS–R–
246, CMS–10305 and CMS–10313]
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
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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: Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit Plan; Use:
Section 101 of Title I of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 added
sections 1860D–1 through D–42 to
establish this new program. Part D plans
use the information discussed to comply
with the eligibility and associated Part
D participating requirements. CMS will
use this information to approve contract
applications, monitor compliance with
contract requirements, make proper
payment to plans, and to ensure that
correct information is disclosed to
enrollees, both potential enrollees and
enrollees. Form Number: CMS–10141
(OMB#: 0938–0964); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, and Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 19,937,660;
Total Annual Responses: 43,153,271;
Total Annual Hours: 36,520,101. (For
policy questions regarding this
collection contact Christine Hinds at
410–786–4578. For all other issues call
410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Consumer
Assessment of Health Care Providers
and Systems (CAHPS); Use: CMS is
required to collect and report
information on the quality of health care
services and prescription drug coverage
available to persons enrolled in a
Medicare health or prescription drug
plan under provisions in the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).
Specifically, the MMA under Sec.
1860D–4 (Information to Facilitate
Enrollment) requires CMS to conduct
consumer satisfaction surveys regarding
Medicare prescription drug plans and
Medicare Advantage plans and report
this information to Medicare
beneficiaries prior to the Medicare
annual enrollment period. The Medicare
CAHPS survey meets the requirement of
collecting and publicly reporting
consumer satisfaction information.
Form Number: CMS–R–246 (OMB#:
0938–0732); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Individuals and households, and
Business or other for-profit and Not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 567,324; Total Annual
Responses: 567,324; Total Annual
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Hours: 242,376. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
Elizabeth Goldstein at 410–786–6665.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Part C
and Part D Data Validation (42 CFR
422.516g and 423.514g); Use:
Organizations contracted to offer
Medicare Part C and Part D benefits are
required to report data to the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services on a
variety of measures. In order for the data
to be useful for monitoring and
performance measurement, the data
must be reliable, valid, complete, and
comparable among sponsoring
organizations. To meet this goal, CMS is
developing reporting standards and data
validation specifications with respect to
the Part C and Part D reporting
requirements. These standards will
provide a review process for Medicare
Advantage Organizations (MAOs), Cost
Plans, and Part D sponsors to use to
conduct data validation checks on their
reported Part C and Part D data. Form
Number: CMS–10305 (OMB#: 0938–
NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit;
Number of Respondents: 710; Total
Annual Responses: 710; Total Annual
Hours: 231,410. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Terry
Lied at 410–786–8973. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: New Quality
Measures for Medicare Advantage
Organizations; Use: For CMS to
strengthen the oversight of quality
improvement programs implemented by
Medicare Advantage organizations,
there is a need to collect additional data
on quality and outcomes measures in
order to better track plan performance.
Examples of additional areas on which
CMS plans to collect data are postsurgical infections or patient falls.
Collection will begin during contract
year 2012. The specific data elements
that will be collected are currently
under development. Form Number:
CMS–10313 (OMB#: 0938–NEW);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit and Not–forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 624; Total Annual
Responses: 624; Total Annual Hours:
624,000. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Sabrina Ahmed
at 410–786–7499. 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
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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 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 13, 2010.
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–416 and CMS–
R–297]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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
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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 a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Annual Early
and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and
Treatment (EPSDT) Services
Participation Report; Form Number:
CMS–416 (OMB#: 0938–0354); Use:
States are required to submit an annual
report on the provision of EPSDT
services pursuant to section
1902(a)(43)(D) of the Social Security
Act. These reports provide CMS with
data necessary to assess the
effectiveness of State EPSDT programs,
to determine a State’s results in
achieving its participation goal and to
respond to inquiries. Respondents are
State Medicaid Agencies. The data is
due April 1 of every year so States need
to have the form and instructions as
soon as possible in order to report
timely. Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: State, Tribal and Local
governments; Number of Respondents:
56; Total Annual Responses: 112; Total
Annual Hours: 1,568. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Cindy Ruff at 410–786–5916.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. 1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Request for
Employment Information; Use: Section
1837(i) of the Social Security Act
provides for a special enrollment period
for individuals who delay enrolling in
Medicare Part B because they are
covered by a group health plan based on
their own or a spouse’s current
employment status. When these
individuals apply for Medicare Part B,
they must provide proof that the group
health plan coverage is (or was) based
on current employment status. This
form is used by the Social Security
Administration to obtain information
from employers regarding whether a
Medicare beneficiary’s coverage under a
group health plan is based on current
employment status. Form Number:
CMS–R–297 (OMB#: 0938–0787);
Frequency: Once; Affected Public:
Private Sector: Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 5,000; Total
Annual Responses: 5,000; Total Annual
Hours: 1,250. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Kevin
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[Notices]
[Pages 20365-20366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8958]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10141, CMS-R-246, CMS-10305 and CMS-10313]
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 a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit Plan; Use: Section 101 of Title I of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
added sections 1860D-1 through D-42 to establish this new program. Part
D plans use the information discussed to comply with the eligibility
and associated Part D participating requirements. CMS will use this
information to approve contract applications, monitor compliance with
contract requirements, make proper payment to plans, and to ensure that
correct information is disclosed to enrollees, both potential enrollees
and enrollees. Form Number: CMS-10141 (OMB: 0938-0964);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals and households, and
Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 19,937,660; Total Annual Responses: 43,153,271; Total
Annual Hours: 36,520,101. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Christine Hinds at 410-786-4578. For all other
issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Consumer
Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (CAHPS); Use: CMS is
required to collect and report information on the quality of health
care services and prescription drug coverage available to persons
enrolled in a Medicare health or prescription drug plan under
provisions in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Specifically, the MMA under Sec.
1860D-4 (Information to Facilitate Enrollment) requires CMS to conduct
consumer satisfaction surveys regarding Medicare prescription drug
plans and Medicare Advantage plans and report this information to
Medicare beneficiaries prior to the Medicare annual enrollment period.
The Medicare CAHPS survey meets the requirement of collecting and
publicly reporting consumer satisfaction information. Form Number: CMS-
R-246 (OMB: 0938-0732); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Individuals and households, and Business or other for-profit and Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 567,324; Total Annual
Responses: 567,324; Total Annual
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Hours: 242,376. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Elizabeth Goldstein at 410-786-6665. For all other issues call 410-786-
1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation (42
CFR 422.516g and 423.514g); Use: Organizations contracted to offer
Medicare Part C and Part D benefits are required to report data to the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a variety of measures. In
order for the data to be useful for monitoring and performance
measurement, the data must be reliable, valid, complete, and comparable
among sponsoring organizations. To meet this goal, CMS is developing
reporting standards and data validation specifications with respect to
the Part C and Part D reporting requirements. These standards will
provide a review process for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs),
Cost Plans, and Part D sponsors to use to conduct data validation
checks on their reported Part C and Part D data. Form Number: CMS-10305
(OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business
or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 710; Total Annual
Responses: 710; Total Annual Hours: 231,410. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Terry Lied at 410-786-8973. For all
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
4. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: New Quality Measures for Medicare Advantage
Organizations; Use: For CMS to strengthen the oversight of quality
improvement programs implemented by Medicare Advantage organizations,
there is a need to collect additional data on quality and outcomes
measures in order to better track plan performance. Examples of
additional areas on which CMS plans to collect data are post-surgical
infections or patient falls. Collection will begin during contract year
2012. The specific data elements that will be collected are currently
under development. Form Number: CMS-10313 (OMB: 0938-NEW);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 624; Total Annual
Responses: 624; Total Annual Hours: 624,000. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Sabrina Ahmed at 410-786-7499. 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 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 13, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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