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493.1–.2001 Medicare/Medicaid
Psychiatric Hospital Survey Data; Use:
The application must be completed by
entities performing laboratory’s testing
specimens for diagnostic or treatment
purposes. This information is vital to
the certification process. Form Number:
CMS–116 (OMB#: 0938–0581);
Frequency: Biennially and Occasionally;
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business
or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
219,000; Total Annual Responses:
31,520; Total Annual Hours: 23,640.
(For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Sheila Ward at 410–
786–3115. For all other issues call 410–
786–1326.)
7. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Health
Insurance Common Claims Form and
Supporting Regulations at 42 CFR Part
424, Subpart C; Form Number: CMS–
1500(08–05), CMS–1490–S (OMB#:
0938–0999); Use: The Form CMS–1500
answers the needs of many health
insurers. It is the basic form prescribed
by CMS for the Medicare program for
claims from physicians and suppliers.
The Medicaid State Agencies,
CHAMPUS/TriCare, Blue Cross/Blue
Shield Plans, the Federal Employees
Health Benefit Plan, and several private
health plans also use it; it is the de facto
standard ‘‘professional’’ claim form.
Medicare carriers use the data
collected on the CMS–1500 and the
CMS–1490S to determine the proper
amount of reimbursement for Part B
medical and other health services (as
listed in section 1861(s) of the Social
Security Act) provided by physicians
and suppliers to beneficiaries. The
CMS–1500 is submitted by physicians/
suppliers for all Part B Medicare.
Serving as a common claim form, the
CMS–1500 can be used by other thirdparty payers (commercial and nonprofit
health insurers) and other Federal
programs (e.g., CHAMPUS/TriCare,
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), and
Medicaid).
However, as the CMS–1500 displays
data items required for other third-party
payers in addition to Medicare, the form
is considered too complex for use by
beneficiaries when they file their own
claims. Therefore, the CMS–1490S
(Patient’s Request for Medicare
Payment) was explicitly developed for
easy use by beneficiaries who file their
own claims. The form can be obtained
from any Social Security office or
Medicare carrier. Frequency:
Reporting—On occasion; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government, Business or other-for-
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profit, Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 1,048,243;
Total Annual Responses: 991,160,925;
Total Annual Hours: 23,815,541.
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 October 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.
Dated: August 13, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10314]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506I(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
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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: Medicare
Savings Program Protection from
Medicaid Estate Recovery—State Plan
Pre-print under Title XIX. Form No.:
CMS–10314 (OMB# 0938–New); Use:
Section 115 of the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act (MIPPA)—2008, provides
new protections from Medicaid estate
recovery for limited categories of dual
eligibles age 55 and over. To offer these
protections, States have to amend their
Medicaid State plans to reflect these
new limits on estate recovery. To reduce
paperwork burden and expedite this
process, CMS is providing States with a
pre-printed document (i.e., a State plan
preprint) which neither needs nor
requires any insertion of language or
even completion of a check-off box. As
Section 115 simply mandates
compliance (there is no option not to
comply), States only need return the
preprint page (as prepared by CMS) to
CMS, as a requested amendment to their
State Plan. This is a one-time only
submission, with little burden
imposition and complete electronic
routing to and from States.
Frequency: Reporting—Once; Affected
Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
51; Total Annual Responses: 51; Total
Annual Hours: 102. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Nancy Dieter at 410–786–7219.
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.
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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 September 20, 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: August 13, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Approval of the American Association
for Accreditation of Ambulatory
Surgery Facilities for Continued
Deeming Authority for Ambulatory
Surgical Centers
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS).
ACTION: Final notice.
AGENCY:
This final notice announces
our decision to approve without
condition the American Association for
Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery
Facilities’ (AAAASF) request for
continued recognition as a national
accreditation program for ambulatory
surgical centers (ASC) seeking to
participate in the Medicare or Medicaid
programs.
DATES: Effective Date: This final notice
is effective on November 27, 2009
through November 27, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Melanson (410) 786–0310.
Patricia Chmielewski (410) 786–6899.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
Under the Medicare program, eligible
beneficiaries may receive covered
services in an ambulatory surgical
center (ASC) provided certain
requirements are met. Section
1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Social Security
Act (the Act) establishes distinct criteria
for a facility seeking designation as an
ASC. Under this authority, the
minimum requirements that an ASC
must meet to participate in Medicare are
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set forth in regulations at 42 CFR part
416, which determine the basis and
scope of ASC covered services, and the
conditions for Medicare payment for
facility services. Regulations concerning
provider agreements are at 42 CFR part
489 and those pertaining to activities
relating to the survey and certification
of facilities are at 42 CFR part 488.
Generally, to enter into an agreement,
an ASC must first be certified by a State
survey agency as complying with
conditions or requirements set forth in
part 416 of our regulations. Then, the
ASC is subject to regular surveys by a
State survey agency to determine
whether it continues to meet those
requirements. There is an alternative,
however, to surveys by State agencies.
Section 1865(a)(1) of the Act provides
that, if a provider entity demonstrates
through accreditation by an approved
national accreditation organization that
all applicable Medicare conditions are
met or exceeded, we may ‘‘deem’’ those
provider entities to have met the
requirements. Accreditation by an
accreditation organization is voluntary
and is not required for Medicare
participation.
If an accreditation organization is
recognized by the Secretary as having
standards for accreditation that meet or
exceed Medicare requirements, a
provider entity accredited by the
national accrediting body’s approved
program may be deemed to meet the
Medicare conditions. A national
accreditation organization applying for
approval of deeming authority under
part 488, subpart A, must provide us
with reasonable assurance that the
accreditation organization requires the
accredited provider entities to meet
requirements that are at least as
stringent as the Medicare conditions.
Our regulations concerning re-approval
of accrediting organizations are set forth
at section § 488.4 and § 488.8(d)(3). The
regulations at § 488.8(d)(3) require
accreditation organizations to reapply
for continued approval of deeming
authority every 6 years, or sooner as
determined by CMS. The regulation at
§ 488.8(f)(3)(i) provides CMS the
authority to grant conditional approval
of an accreditation organization’s
deeming authority, with a probationary
period of up to 180 days, if the
accreditation organization has not
adopted comparable standards during
the reapplication process.
We received a complete application
from AAAASF for continued
recognition as a national accreditation
organization for ASCs on March 31,
2009. In accordance with the
requirements at § 488.4 and
§ 488.8(d)(3), we published a proposed
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notice on June 26, 2009 (74 FR 30587)
and a final notice on November 27, 2009
(74 FR 62330). This final notice
provides CMS’ final determination in
response to the conditional approval
with a 180-day probationary period
granted to the American Association for
Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery
Facilities on November 27, 2009.
II. Deeming Applications Approval
Process
Section 1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act
provides a statutory timetable to ensure
that our review of deeming applications
is conducted in a timely manner. The
Act provides us with 210 calendar days
after the date of receipt of an application
to complete our survey activities and
application review process. Within 60
days of receiving a completed
application, we must publish a notice in
the Federal Register that identifies the
national accreditation body making the
request, describes the request, and
provides no less than a 30-day public
comment period. At the end of the 210day period, we must publish an
approval or denial of the application. In
accordance with § 488.8(f)(2), if CMS
determines following the deeming
authority review that the organization
has failed to adopt requirements
comparable to CMS requirements, the
accreditation organization may be given
a conditional approval of its deeming
authority for a probationary period of up
to 180 days to adopt comparable
requirements. Within 60 days after the
end of this period, we must make a final
determination as to whether or not the
AAAASF’s accreditation program for
ASCs is comparable to CMS
requirements and issue an appropriate
notice that includes our reasons for our
determination.
III. Provisions of the November 27,
2009 Final Notice
Our review of AAAASF’s renewal
application for ASC deeming authority
revealed that AAAASF had on-going,
serious, widespread areas of noncompliance. Specifically, AAAASF’s
inability to provide accurate and timely
data on deemed providers; lack of
complete and accurate deemed facility
survey files; and, inadequate surveyor
training and evaluation program. Due to
the significant number of areas of
noncompliance identified during the
review of AAAASF’s renewal
application for deeming authority, we
conditionally approved AAAASF’s ASC
accreditation program for 3 years with a
180 day probationary period. Under
section 1865(a)(2) of the Act and our
regulations at § 488.4 and § 488.8, we
conducted a comparability review of
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10314]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506I(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: Medicare Savings Program Protection from
Medicaid Estate Recovery--State Plan Pre-print under Title XIX. Form
No.: CMS-10314 (OMB 0938-New); Use: Section 115 of the
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)--2008,
provides new protections from Medicaid estate recovery for limited
categories of dual eligibles age 55 and over. To offer these
protections, States have to amend their Medicaid State plans to reflect
these new limits on estate recovery. To reduce paperwork burden and
expedite this process, CMS is providing States with a pre-printed
document (i.e., a State plan preprint) which neither needs nor requires
any insertion of language or even completion of a check-off box. As
Section 115 simply mandates compliance (there is no option not to
comply), States only need return the preprint page (as prepared by CMS)
to CMS, as a requested amendment to their State Plan. This is a one-
time only submission, with little burden imposition and complete
electronic routing to and from States.
Frequency: Reporting--Once; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents: 51; Total Annual Responses: 51;
Total Annual Hours: 102. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Nancy Dieter at 410-786-7219. 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.
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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 September 20,
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: August 13, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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