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Download as PDF 27787 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 18, 2010 / Notices E-mail comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: May 12, 2010. Sahira Rafiullah, Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, e-mail paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443– 1129. The following request has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Proposed Project: Data Collection Tool for State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program [FR Doc. 2010–11840 Filed 5–17–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P (OMB No. 0915–0322)—Extension DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with the The mission of the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) is to sustain and improve access to quality care services for rural communities. In its authorizing language (Sec. 711 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 912]), Congress charged ORHP with administering grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to provide technical assistance and other activities as necessary to support activities related to improving health care in rural areas. In accordance with the Public Health Service Act, Section 338J; 42 U.S.C. Number of respondents Form 254r, the Health Resources and Services Administration proposes to revise the State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program—Guidance and Forms for the Application. The guidance is used annually by 50 States in writing applications for grants under the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) Grant Program of the Public Health Service Act, and in preparing the required report. ORHP seeks to expand the information gathered from grantees on their efforts to provide technical assistance to clients within their State. SORH grantees would be required to submit a Technical Assistance Report that includes: (1) The total number of technical assistance encounters provided directly by the Grantee; and, (2) the total number of unduplicated clients that received direct technical assistance from the grantee. Submission of the Technical Assistance Report would be done via e-mail to ORHP no later than 30 days after the end of each twelve month budget period. The estimated average annual burden is as follows: Responses per respondent Burden hours per response Total burden hours Technical Assistance Report ........................................................................... 50 1 12.5 625 Total .......................................................................................................... 50 ........................ ........................ 625 Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202–395–6974. Please direct all correspondence to the ‘‘attention of the desk officer for HRSA.’’ Dated: May 11, 2010. Sahira Rafiullah, Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination. [FR Doc. 2010–11835 Filed 5–17–10; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4165–15–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:22 May 17, 2010 Jkt 220001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–10171, CMS–460 and CMS–10318] 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 performance of the agency’s functions; PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (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: Coordination of Benefits between Part D Plans and Other Prescription Coverage Providers; Use: Section 1860D–23 and 1860D–24 of the Social Security Act requires the Secretary to establish requirements for prescription drug plans to ensure the effective coordination between Part D plans, State pharmaceutical Assistance programs and other payers. The requirements must relate to the following elements: (1) Enrollment file sharing; (2) claims processing and payment; (3) claims reconciliation reports; (4) application of the protections against high out-of-pocket expenditures by tracking True out-of- E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 27788 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 18, 2010 / Notices pocket (TrOOP) expenditures; and (5) other processes that the Secretary determines. CMS, via the TrOOP facilitation contractor, automated the transfer of beneficiary coverage information when a beneficiary changes Part D plans. This information is necessary to assist with coordination of prescription drug benefits provided to the Medicare beneficiary. Refer to the crosswalk document for a list of the current changes. Form Number: CMS– 10171 (OMB#: 0938–0978); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 57,227; Total Annual Responses: 248,018; Total Annual Hours: 754,788 (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: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Participating Physician or Supplier Agreement; Form No.: CMS–460 (OMB# 0938–0373); Use: The CMS–460 is the agreement a physician, supplier or their authorized official signs to participate in Medicare Part B. By signing the agreement to participate in Medicare, the physician, supplier or their authorized official agrees to accept the Medicare-determined payment for Medicare covered services as payment in full and to charge the Medicare Part B beneficiary no more than the applicable deductible or coinsurance for the covered services. For purposes of this explanation, the term a supplier means any person or entity that may bill Medicare for Part B services (e.g. DME supplier, nurse practitioner, supplier of diagnostic tests) except a Medicare provider of services (e.g. hospital), which must participate to be paid by Medicare for covered care. There are additional benefits associated with payment for services paid under the Medicare fee schedule. Payments made under the Medicare fee schedule for physician services to participating physicians and suppliers are based on 100 percent of the Medicare fee schedule amount, while the Medicare fee schedule payment for physician services by nonparticipating physicians and suppliers is based on 95 percent of the fee schedule amount. Physicians and suppliers who do not participate in Medicare are subject to limits on their actual charges for unassigned claims for physician services. These limits, known as limiting charges, cannot exceed 115 percent of the non-participant fee schedule, which is set at 95 percent of the full fee schedule amount. In VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:22 May 17, 2010 Jkt 220001 addition, if a physician or supplier does not accept assignment on a claim for Medicare payment, the physician or supplier must collect payment from the beneficiary. If the physician or supplier accepts assignment on the claim, Medicare pays its share of the payment directly to the physician or supplier, resulting in faster and more certain payment. Frequency: Reporting, Other— when starting a new business; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 8,000; Total Annual Responses: 8,000; Total Annual Hours: 2,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact April Billingsley at 410–786–0410. For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of Information Collection: Survey to Inform the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) National Outreach & Education Campaign; Form No.: CMS– 10318 (OMB# 0938–New); Use: The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA or Pub. L. 111–3) reauthorized the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY 2013. It will preserve coverage for the millions of children who rely on CHIP today and provide the resources for States to reach millions of additional uninsured children. This legislation will help ensure the health and well-being of our nation’s children. To support this legislation and to help people who would benefit from CHIP make more informed decisions, CMS will be conducting outreach. The outreach will employ numerous communications channels to educate people who would benefit from CHIP concerning the program benefits, eligibility and enrollment requirements, utilization, and retention. As part of the outreach, CMS will seek to increase awareness, enrollment and retention in CHIP for the eligible audiences. The primary target audience for the outreach includes parents and guardians of potentially eligible children as well as pregnant women. Secondary audiences are information intermediaries including State, local, and tribal governments, educators (including nonparental caregivers), health care providers/social workers, national and local partners. The challenge is reaching the population segments that have access barriers to information including language, literacy, location, and culture to understand health insurance. To support the outreach and education, CMS needs to conduct survey research to be able to effectively reach the target audiences. Frequency: Reporting—Once; Affected Public: Individuals or PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Households; Number of Respondents: 1,850; Total Annual Responses: 1,850; Total Annual Hours: 2,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Barbara Allen at 410–786–6716. 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/Paperwork ReductionActof1995, 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 July 19, 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. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2010–11774 Filed 5–17–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Form CB–496. Title IV–E Programs Quarterly Financial Report. OMB No.: 0970–0205. Description: Through FY 2008, only State agencies were responsible for administering the Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Programs under title IV–E of the Social Security Act. With the enactment of Public Law 110– 351, the ‘‘Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1

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[FR Doc No: 2010-11774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10171, CMS-460 and CMS-10318]


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 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: Coordination of 
Benefits between Part D Plans and Other Prescription Coverage 
Providers; Use: Section 1860D-23 and 1860D-24 of the Social Security 
Act requires the Secretary to establish requirements for prescription 
drug plans to ensure the effective coordination between Part D plans, 
State pharmaceutical Assistance programs and other payers. The 
requirements must relate to the following elements: (1) Enrollment file 
sharing; (2) claims processing and payment; (3) claims reconciliation 
reports; (4) application of the protections against high out-of-pocket 
expenditures by tracking True out-of-

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pocket (TrOOP) expenditures; and (5) other processes that the Secretary 
determines. CMS, via the TrOOP facilitation contractor, automated the 
transfer of beneficiary coverage information when a beneficiary changes 
Part D plans. This information is necessary to assist with coordination 
of prescription drug benefits provided to the Medicare beneficiary. 
Refer to the crosswalk document for a list of the current changes. Form 
Number: CMS-10171 (OMB: 0938-0978); Frequency: Yearly; 
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 
57,227; Total Annual Responses: 248,018; Total Annual Hours: 754,788 
(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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare 
Participating Physician or Supplier Agreement; Form No.: CMS-460 
(OMB 0938-0373); Use: The CMS-460 is the agreement a 
physician, supplier or their authorized official signs to participate 
in Medicare Part B. By signing the agreement to participate in 
Medicare, the physician, supplier or their authorized official agrees 
to accept the Medicare-determined payment for Medicare covered services 
as payment in full and to charge the Medicare Part B beneficiary no 
more than the applicable deductible or coinsurance for the covered 
services. For purposes of this explanation, the term a supplier means 
any person or entity that may bill Medicare for Part B services (e.g. 
DME supplier, nurse practitioner, supplier of diagnostic tests) except 
a Medicare provider of services (e.g. hospital), which must participate 
to be paid by Medicare for covered care.
    There are additional benefits associated with payment for services 
paid under the Medicare fee schedule. Payments made under the Medicare 
fee schedule for physician services to participating physicians and 
suppliers are based on 100 percent of the Medicare fee schedule amount, 
while the Medicare fee schedule payment for physician services by 
nonparticipating physicians and suppliers is based on 95 percent of the 
fee schedule amount. Physicians and suppliers who do not participate in 
Medicare are subject to limits on their actual charges for unassigned 
claims for physician services. These limits, known as limiting charges, 
cannot exceed 115 percent of the non-participant fee schedule, which is 
set at 95 percent of the full fee schedule amount. In addition, if a 
physician or supplier does not accept assignment on a claim for 
Medicare payment, the physician or supplier must collect payment from 
the beneficiary. If the physician or supplier accepts assignment on the 
claim, Medicare pays its share of the payment directly to the physician 
or supplier, resulting in faster and more certain payment. Frequency: 
Reporting, Other--when starting a new business; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 8,000; Total 
Annual Responses: 8,000; Total Annual Hours: 2,000. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact April Billingsley at 410-
786-0410. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Survey to Inform the Children's Health 
Insurance Program (CHIP) National Outreach & Education Campaign; Form 
No.: CMS-10318 (OMB 0938-New); Use: The Children's Health 
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA or Pub. L. 111-3) 
reauthorized the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY 
2013. It will preserve coverage for the millions of children who rely 
on CHIP today and provide the resources for States to reach millions of 
additional uninsured children. This legislation will help ensure the 
health and well-being of our nation's children. To support this 
legislation and to help people who would benefit from CHIP make more 
informed decisions, CMS will be conducting outreach. The outreach will 
employ numerous communications channels to educate people who would 
benefit from CHIP concerning the program benefits, eligibility and 
enrollment requirements, utilization, and retention. As part of the 
outreach, CMS will seek to increase awareness, enrollment and retention 
in CHIP for the eligible audiences. The primary target audience for the 
outreach includes parents and guardians of potentially eligible 
children as well as pregnant women. Secondary audiences are information 
intermediaries including State, local, and tribal governments, 
educators (including non-parental caregivers), health care providers/
social workers, national and local partners. The challenge is reaching 
the population segments that have access barriers to information 
including language, literacy, location, and culture to understand 
health insurance. To support the outreach and education, CMS needs to 
conduct survey research to be able to effectively reach the target 
audiences. Frequency: Reporting--Once; Affected Public: Individuals or 
Households; Number of Respondents: 1,850; Total Annual Responses: 
1,850; Total Annual Hours: 2,000. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Barbara Allen at 410-786-6716. 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 July 19, 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.

Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-11774 Filed 5-17-10; 8:45 am]
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