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Act of 2003 (MMA) provides a
requirement to collect and report
performance data for Part D prescription
drug plans. Specifically, the MMA
under section 1860D–4 (Beneficiary
Protections for Qualified Prescription
Drug Coverage) requires CMS to conduct
consumer satisfaction surveys regarding
PDPs and MA–PDs. CMS seeks through
the survey to obtain information about
beneficiaries’ reasons for disenrolling
from their chosen Part D plan, and their
expectations relative to provided
benefits and services. Determining the
reasons for disenrollment from Part D
plans will provide important
information regarding potential
dissatisfaction with some aspect of the
plan, such as access, service, cost,
quality of care, or the benefits provided.
This information can be used by CMS to
improve the design and functioning of
the Part D program. Form Number:
CMS–10316 (OMB#: 0938–New);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Individuals and households; Number of
Respondents: 120,000; Total Annual
Responses: 120,000; Total Annual
Hours: 34,800. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Phyllis
Nagy at 410–786–6646. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Chronic Care
Improvement Program and Medicare
Advantage Quality Improvement
Project; Use: The Social Security Act,
section 1852 e(1), (2) and (3)(a)(i), and
CFR 42, 422.152 describe CMS’
regulatory authority to require each
Medicare Advantage Organization (other
than Medicare Advantage (MA) private
fee for service and MSA plans) that
offers one or more MA plans to have an
ongoing quality assessment and
performance improvement program.
This program must include measuring
performance using standard measures
required by CMS and report its
performance to CMS. Form Number:
CMS–10209 (OMB#: 0938–New);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 394; Total Annual
Responses: 788; Total Annual Hours:
18,912. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Darlene
Anderson at 410–786–9824. 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
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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 22, 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 15, 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–10298 and CMS–
R–142]
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
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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: Developing
Outpatient Therapy Payment
Alternatives; Use: In Section 545 of the
Benefits Improvement and Protection
Act (BIPA) of 2000, the Congress
required the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services to report on the development of
standardized assessment instruments for
outpatient therapy. Currently, CMS does
not collect these data. The purpose of
this project is to identify, collect, and
analyze therapy-related information tied
to beneficiary need and the effectiveness
of outpatient therapy services that is
currently unavailable to CMS. The
immediate goals are to develop and
assess the feasibility of a comprehensive
and uniform therapy-related data
collection instrument and to determine
the subset of the measures that CMS can
routinely and reliably collect in support
of payment alternatives. The ultimate
goal is to develop payment method
alternatives to the current financial cap
on Medicare outpatient therapy
services.
CMS made over 20 changes and
improvements to the CARE–C and
CARE–F instruments. Many revisions
were minor word changes or
clarifications to item coding
instructions. The revised version of
CARE retains its clinical integrity while
allowing for greater response specificity.
Form Number: CMS–10298 (OMB#:
0938—New); Frequency: Reporting—
Daily; Affected Public: Business or other
for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 190; Total
Annual Responses: 38,632; Total
Annual Hours: 14,271. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact David Bott at 410–786–0249. For
all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Examination
and Treatment for Emergency Medical
Conditions and Women Labor
(EMTALA), 42 CFR 482.12, 488.18,
489.20, and 489.24; Use: This collection
contains the requirements for hospitals
in effort to prevent them from
inappropriately transferring individuals
with emergency medical conditions, as
mandated by Congress. CMS uses this
information to help assure compliance
not contained elsewhere in regulations.
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Form Number: CMS–R–142 (OMB#:
0938–0667); Frequency: Daily; Affected
Public: Individuals or households,
Private Sector; Number of Respondents:
6,149; Total Annual Responses: 6,149;
Total Annual Hours: 1. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Renate Rockwell at 410–786–
1326. 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 24, 2010.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: April 15, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request Web Based
Training for Pain Management
Providers
Under the provisions of section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National
Institute on Drug Abuse, the National
Institutes of Health has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
the information collection listed below.
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register in Vol. 75, No. 25, pages 6208–
6209 on Monday, February 8, 2010 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No
public comments were received on the
planned study or any of the specific
topics outlined in the 60-day notice.
Five comments were received
requesting information on the
educational program rather than the
study. Responses to these requests were
sent to the interested parties. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment.
5 CFR 1320.5 (General requirements)
Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements: Final Rule requires that
the agency inform the potential persons
who are to respond to the collection of
information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection
Title: Web Based Training for Pain
Management Providers.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New.
Need and Use of Information
Collection: This research will evaluate
the effectiveness of the Web Based
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Physicians ........................................................................................
Other primary care providers (e.g., nurse practitioners, physician
assistants) ....................................................................................
Request for Comments: Written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
on one or more of the following points:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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Number of
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performance of the function of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
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Training for Pain Management
Providers, via the Web site
PainAndAddictionTreatment.com, to
positively impact the knowledge,
attitudes, intended behaviors and
clinical skills of health care providers in
the US who treat pain. The Web Based
Training for Pain Management Providers
is a new program developed with
funding from the National Institute on
Drug Abuse. The primary goal is to
assess the impact of the training
program on knowledge, attitude,
intended behavior, and clinical skills. A
secondary goal is to assess learner
satisfaction with the program. If the
program is a success, there will be a
new, proven resource available to health
care providers to improve their ability to
treat pain and addiction co-occurring in
the provider’s patients. In order to
evaluate the effectives of the program,
information will be collected from
health care providers before exposure to
the web based materials (pre-test), after
exposure to the web based materials
(post-test), and 4–6 weeks after the
program has been completed (followup).
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Volunteer health care
providers who treat patients with pain.
Type of Respondents: Physicians,
nurse practitioners, and physician
assistants.
The annual reporting burden is as
follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
80.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.
Average Burden Hours per Response:
0.75.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours Requested: 180.
The annualized cost to respondents is
estimated at: $11,925. There are no
Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or
Maintenance Costs to report.
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validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10298 and CMS-R-142]
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: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Developing Outpatient Therapy Payment
Alternatives; Use: In Section 545 of the Benefits Improvement and
Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000, the Congress required the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human Services to report on the
development of standardized assessment instruments for outpatient
therapy. Currently, CMS does not collect these data. The purpose of
this project is to identify, collect, and analyze therapy-related
information tied to beneficiary need and the effectiveness of
outpatient therapy services that is currently unavailable to CMS. The
immediate goals are to develop and assess the feasibility of a
comprehensive and uniform therapy-related data collection instrument
and to determine the subset of the measures that CMS can routinely and
reliably collect in support of payment alternatives. The ultimate goal
is to develop payment method alternatives to the current financial cap
on Medicare outpatient therapy services.
CMS made over 20 changes and improvements to the CARE-C and CARE-F
instruments. Many revisions were minor word changes or clarifications
to item coding instructions. The revised version of CARE retains its
clinical integrity while allowing for greater response specificity.
Form Number: CMS-10298 (OMB: 0938--New); Frequency:
Reporting--Daily; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 190; Total Annual
Responses: 38,632; Total Annual Hours: 14,271. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact David Bott at 410-786-0249. For all
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Examination and
Treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions and Women Labor (EMTALA), 42
CFR 482.12, 488.18, 489.20, and 489.24; Use: This collection contains
the requirements for hospitals in effort to prevent them from
inappropriately transferring individuals with emergency medical
conditions, as mandated by Congress. CMS uses this information to help
assure compliance not contained elsewhere in regulations.
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Form Number: CMS-R-142 (OMB: 0938-0667); Frequency: Daily;
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Private Sector; Number of
Respondents: 6,149; Total Annual Responses: 6,149; Total Annual Hours:
1. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Renate
Rockwell at 410-786-1326. 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 24, 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 15, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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