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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
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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
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
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 August 30, 2010. OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
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Number: (202) 395–6974, E-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: July 26, 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–R–244]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare and
Medicaid Programs: Programs of AllInclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE);
Use: PACE organizations must
demonstrate their ability to provide
quality community-based care for the
frail elderly who meet their State’s
nursing home eligibility standards using
capitated payments from Medicare and
the state. The model of care includes as
core services the provision of adult day
health care and multidisciplinary team
case management, through which access
to and allocation of all health services
is controlled. Physician, therapeutic,
ancillary, and social support services
are provided in the participant’s
residence or on-site at the adult day
health center. PACE programs must
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provide all Medicare and Medicaid
covered services including hospital,
nursing home, home health, and other
specialized services. Financing of this
model is accomplished through
prospective capitation of both Medicare
and Medicaid payments. The
information collection requirements are
necessary to ensure that only
appropriate organizations are selected to
become PACE organizations and that
CMS has the information necessary to
monitor the care provided to the frail,
vulnerable population served. Form
Number: CMS–R–244 (OMB#: 0938–
0790); Frequency: Once and
Occasionally; Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 99; Total Annual
Responses: 99; Total Annual Hours:
81,911.5. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
Daniella Stanley at 410–786–3723. 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 September 28, 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: July 26, 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
[CMS–2480–NC]
Medicaid Program; Request for
Comments on Legislative Changes To
Provide Quality of Care to Children
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice with Comments.
AGENCY:
This notice requests
comments from the public for our
consideration in developing the
Secretary’s recommendations for
legislative changes to improve the
quality of care provided to children
under Medicaid and the Children’s
Health Insurance Program, including
recommendations for quality reporting
by the States. The Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
of 2009 (CHIPRA) requires the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to
provide to Congress recommendations
for legislative changes to improve the
quality of care provided to children
under Medicaid and the Children’s
Health Insurance Program.
DATES: Comment Date: To be assured
consideration, comments must be
received at one of the addresses
provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on
August 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer
to file code CMS–2480–NC. Because of
staff and resource limitations, we cannot
accept comments by facsimile (FAX)
transmission.
You may submit comments in one of
four ways (please choose only one of the
ways listed):
1. Electronically. You may submit
electronic comments on this regulation
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions under the ‘‘More Search
Options’’ tab.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address ONLY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services, Attention:
CMS–2480–NC, P.O. Box 8010,
Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed
comments to be received before the
close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You
may send written comments to the
following address only: Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Attention: CMS–2480–NC,
Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security
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Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
[Note: This zip code for express mail or
courier delivery only. This zip code
specifies the agency’s physical location.]
4. By hand or courier. If you prefer,
you may deliver (by hand or courier)
your written comments before the close
of the comment period to either of the
following addresses: a. For delivery in
Washington, DC—Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services, Room 445–
G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20201.
(Because access to the interior of the Hubert
H. Humphrey Building is not readily
available to persons without Federal
government identification, commenters are
encouraged to leave their comments in the
CMS drop slots located in the main lobby of
the building. A stamp-in clock is available for
persons wishing to retain a proof of filing by
stamping in and retaining an extra copy of
the comments being filed.)
b. For delivery in Baltimore, MD—
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
[Note: This zip code for express mail or
courier delivery only. This zip code
specifies the agency’s physical location.]
If you intend to deliver your
comments to the Baltimore address,
please call telephone number (410) 786–
7195 in advance to schedule your
arrival with one of our staff members.
Comments mailed to the addresses
indicated as appropriate for hand or
courier delivery may be delayed and
received after the comment period.
For information on viewing public
comments, see the beginning of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles K. MacKay (410) 786–2106.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection
of Public Comments: All comments
received before the close of the
comment period are available for
viewing by the public, including any
personally identifiable or confidential
business information that is included in
a comment. We post all comments
received before the close of the
comment period on the following Web
site as soon as possible after they have
been received: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the search
instructions on that Web site to view
public comments.
Comments received timely will also
be available for public inspection as
they are received, generally beginning
approximately 3 weeks after publication
of a document, at the headquarters of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-244]
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare and
Medicaid Programs: Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
(PACE); Use: PACE organizations must demonstrate their ability to
provide quality community-based care for the frail elderly who meet
their State's nursing home eligibility standards using capitated
payments from Medicare and the state. The model of care includes as
core services the provision of adult day health care and
multidisciplinary team case management, through which access to and
allocation of all health services is controlled. Physician,
therapeutic, ancillary, and social support services are provided in the
participant's residence or on-site at the adult day health center. PACE
programs must
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provide all Medicare and Medicaid covered services including hospital,
nursing home, home health, and other specialized services. Financing of
this model is accomplished through prospective capitation of both
Medicare and Medicaid payments. The information collection requirements
are necessary to ensure that only appropriate organizations are
selected to become PACE organizations and that CMS has the information
necessary to monitor the care provided to the frail, vulnerable
population served. Form Number: CMS-R-244 (OMB: 0938-0790);
Frequency: Once and Occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or
Tribal Governments and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 99; Total Annual Responses: 99; Total Annual Hours:
81,911.5. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Daniella Stanley at 410-786-3723. 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 September 28, 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: July 26, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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