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appointees will be sworn in by a Federal
official. Each Panel member will then be
given an opportunity to make a self
introduction. The Panel will likely hear
presentations from HHS staff
introducing them to the topic. After any
presentations, the Commission will
deliberate openly on the topic.
Interested persons may observe the
deliberations, but the Panel will not
hear public comments during this time.
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Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for
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Dated: November 9, 2010.
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Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation.
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National Committee on Vital and Health
Statistics: Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital
and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full
Committee Meeting.
Time and Date: December 1, 2010, 9
a.m.–2:30 p.m., December 2, 2010, 9:30
a.m.–1 p.m.
Place: Marriott Washington Hotel,
1221 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC
20037, (202) 872–1500.
Status: Open.
Purpose: At this meeting the
Committee will hear presentations and
hold discussions on several health data
policy topics. On the morning of the
first day the Committee will hear
updates from the Department and the
Office of the National Coordinator.
There will also be a report on the
NCVHS Executive Subcommittee’s
discussion of the Committee’s review
and decision-information flow process.
In the afternoon there will be a
discussion of a letter to the HHS
Secretary regarding the quality measures
roadmap.
On the morning of the second day
there will be a review of the final letter
to the Secretary regarding the quality
measures roadmap. There will also be
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an update from the Centers for Medicaid
and Medicare Services (CMS) and an
update on HHS Data Initiatives from the
Department. Subcommittees will also
present their reports.
The times shown above are for the full
Committee meeting. Subcommittee
breakout sessions can be scheduled for
late in the afternoon of the first day and
second day and in the morning prior to
the full Committee meeting on the
second day. Agendas for these breakout
sessions will be posted on the NCVHS
Web site (URL below) when available.
Contact Person for More Information:
Substantive program information as
well as summaries of meetings and a
roster of committee members may be
obtained from Marjorie S. Greenberg,
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National
Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville,
Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458–
4245. Information also is available on
the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web
site: https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where
further information including an agenda
will be posted when available.
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accommodation, please contact the CDC
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as soon as possible.
Dated: November 15, 2010.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation—Science and Data Policy, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10207, CMS–R–
131, CMS–10215, CMS–724, CMS–10227,
and CMS–10244]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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
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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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Physician SelfReferral Exceptions for Electronic
Prescribing and Electronic Health
Records; Form Number: CMS–10207
(OMB#: 0938–1009); Use: Section 101 of
the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA) directed the Secretary to
create an exception to the physician
self-referral prohibition in section 1877
of the Social Security Act for certain
arrangements in which a physician
receives compensation in the form of
items or services (not including cash or
cash equivalents) (‘‘nonmonetary
remuneration’’) that is necessary and
used solely to receive and transmit
electronic prescription information.
Also, CMS created a separate regulatory
exception for certain arrangements
involving the provision of nonmonetary
remuneration in the form of electronic
health records software or information
technology and training services
necessary and used predominantly to
create, maintain, transmit, or receive
electronic health records.
The conditions for both exceptions
require that arrangements for the items
and services provided must be set forth
in a written agreement, be signed by the
parties involved, specify the items or
services being provided and the cost of
those items or services, and cover all of
the electronic prescribing and/or
electronic health records technology to
be provided by the donating entity. CMS
would use the collected information for
enforcement purposes; specifically, if
we were investigating the financial
relationships between the donors and
the physicians to determine whether the
provisions in the exceptions were met.
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private Sector: Business or other
for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
9,796; Total Annual Responses: 38,959;
Total Annual Hours: 12,451.5. . (For
policy questions regarding this
collection contact Kristin Bohl at 410–
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786–8680. For all other issues call 410–
786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Advance
Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage
(ABN); Form Number: CMS–R–131
(OMB#: 0938–0566); Use: Under section
1879 of the Social Security Act, a
physician, provider, practitioner, or
supplier of items or services
participating in the Medicare program,
or taking a claim on assignment, may
bill a Medicare beneficiary for items or
services usually covered under
Medicare, but denied in an individual
case under one of the several statutory
exclusions, if they inform the
beneficiary, prior to furnishing the
service, that Medicare is likely to deny
payment. Sections 42 CFR 411.404(b)
and (c), and 411.408(d)(2) and (f),
require written notice be provided to
inform beneficiaries in advance of
potential liability for payment.
Frequency: Once; Affected Public:
Reporting: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly,
Biennially and Occasionally; Number of
Respondents: 1,326,282; Total Annual
Responses: 43,725,850; Total Annual
Hours: 5,099,309. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Evelyn
Blaemire at 410–786–1803. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid
Payment for Prescription Drugs—
Physicians and Hospital Outpatient
Departments Collecting and Submitting
Drug Identifying Information to State
Medicaid Programs; Use: Section 6002
of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of
2005 added provisions under section
1927 of the Social Security Act to
require physicians in their offices and
hospital outpatient settings or other
entities (e.g., non-profit facilities) to
collect and submit the drug National
Drug Code (NDC) numbers on Medicaid
claims to their State in order for Federal
Financial Participation to be available
for these drugs. Form Number: CMS–
10215 (OMB#: 0938–1026); Frequency:
Weekly; Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 20,000; Total Annual
Responses: 3,910,000; Total Annual
Hours: 15,836. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
Bernadette Leeds at 410–786–9463. For
all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare/
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Medicaid Psychiatric Hospital Survey
Data; Use: The CMS–724 form is used to
collect data that is not collected
elsewhere and assists CMS in program
planning and evaluation and in
maintaining an accurate database on
providers participating in the
psychiatric hospital program. Form
Number: CMS–724 (OMB#: 0938–0378);
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Private Sector: Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 500; Total
Annual Responses: 150; Total Annual
Hours: 75. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Kelley
Leonette at 410–786–6664. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
5. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: PACE State Plan
Amendment Pre-print; Use: The
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created
section 1934 of the Social Security Act
that established the Program for the AllInclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
The legislation established the PACE
program as a Medicaid State plan option
serving the frail and elderly in the home
and community. Pursuant to the notice
given in 64 FR 66271 (November 24,
1999), if a State elects to offer PACE as
an optional Medicaid benefit, it must
complete a State Plan Amendment
described as Enclosures #3, 4, 5, 6 and
7. The information collected is used by
CMS to affirm that the State elects to
offer PACE an optional State plan
service and the specifications of
eligibility, payment and enrollment for
the program. Form Number: CMS–10227
(OMB#: 0938–1027); Frequency: Once;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
36; Total Annual Responses: 12; Total
Annual Hours: 240. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Angela Taube at 410–786–2638.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
6. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid State
Program Integrity Assessment (SPIA);
Use: Under the provisions of the Deficit
Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, the
Congress directed CMS to establish the
Medicaid Integrity Program (MIP), CMS’
first national strategy to combat
Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse. CMS
has two broad responsibilities under the
MIP: (1) Reviewing the actions of
individuals or entities providing
services or furnishing items under
Medicaid; conducting audits of claims
submitted for payment; identifying
overpayments; and educating providers
and others on payment integrity and
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quality of care; and (2) Providing
effective support and assistance to
States to combat Medicaid fraud, waste,
and abuse.
In order to fulfill the second of these
requirements, CMS developed SPIA.
CMS uses SPIA to collect data on State
Medicaid program integrity activities,
develop reports for each State based on
these data, determine areas to provide
States with technical support and
assistance, and develop measures to
assess States’ performance. Form
Number: CMS–10244 (OMB#: 0938–
1033); Frequency: Annually; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total
Annual Hours: 1,400. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Mary Jo Cook at 410–786–3231.
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/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.
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 December 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: November 12, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10207, CMS-R-131, CMS-10215, CMS-724, CMS-
10227, and CMS-10244]
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Physician Self-
Referral Exceptions for Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health
Records; Form Number: CMS-10207 (OMB: 0938-1009); Use: Section
101 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization
Act of 2003 (MMA) directed the Secretary to create an exception to the
physician self-referral prohibition in section 1877 of the Social
Security Act for certain arrangements in which a physician receives
compensation in the form of items or services (not including cash or
cash equivalents) (``nonmonetary remuneration'') that is necessary and
used solely to receive and transmit electronic prescription
information. Also, CMS created a separate regulatory exception for
certain arrangements involving the provision of nonmonetary
remuneration in the form of electronic health records software or
information technology and training services necessary and used
predominantly to create, maintain, transmit, or receive electronic
health records.
The conditions for both exceptions require that arrangements for
the items and services provided must be set forth in a written
agreement, be signed by the parties involved, specify the items or
services being provided and the cost of those items or services, and
cover all of the electronic prescribing and/or electronic health
records technology to be provided by the donating entity. CMS would use
the collected information for enforcement purposes; specifically, if we
were investigating the financial relationships between the donors and
the physicians to determine whether the provisions in the exceptions
were met. Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number
of Respondents: 9,796; Total Annual Responses: 38,959; Total Annual
Hours: 12,451.5. . (For policy questions regarding this collection
contact Kristin Bohl at 410-
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786-8680. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Advance
Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN); Form Number: CMS-R-131
(OMB: 0938-0566); Use: Under section 1879 of the Social
Security Act, a physician, provider, practitioner, or supplier of items
or services participating in the Medicare program, or taking a claim on
assignment, may bill a Medicare beneficiary for items or services
usually covered under Medicare, but denied in an individual case under
one of the several statutory exclusions, if they inform the
beneficiary, prior to furnishing the service, that Medicare is likely
to deny payment. Sections 42 CFR 411.404(b) and (c), and 411.408(d)(2)
and (f), require written notice be provided to inform beneficiaries in
advance of potential liability for payment. Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: Reporting: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, Biennially and
Occasionally; Number of Respondents: 1,326,282; Total Annual Responses:
43,725,850; Total Annual Hours: 5,099,309. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Evelyn Blaemire at 410-786-1803. For
all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Payment
for Prescription Drugs--Physicians and Hospital Outpatient Departments
Collecting and Submitting Drug Identifying Information to State
Medicaid Programs; Use: Section 6002 of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)
of 2005 added provisions under section 1927 of the Social Security Act
to require physicians in their offices and hospital outpatient settings
or other entities (e.g., non-profit facilities) to collect and submit
the drug National Drug Code (NDC) numbers on Medicaid claims to their
State in order for Federal Financial Participation to be available for
these drugs. Form Number: CMS-10215 (OMB: 0938-1026);
Frequency: Weekly; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other
for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents:
20,000; Total Annual Responses: 3,910,000; Total Annual Hours: 15,836.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Bernadette
Leeds at 410-786-9463. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare/Medicaid
Psychiatric Hospital Survey Data; Use: The CMS-724 form is used to
collect data that is not collected elsewhere and assists CMS in program
planning and evaluation and in maintaining an accurate database on
providers participating in the psychiatric hospital program. Form
Number: CMS-724 (OMB: 0938-0378); Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits and Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 500; Total Annual
Responses: 150; Total Annual Hours: 75. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Kelley Leonette at 410-786-6664. For all other
issues call 410-786-1326.)
5. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: PACE State Plan
Amendment Pre-print; Use: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created
section 1934 of the Social Security Act that established the Program
for the All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The legislation
established the PACE program as a Medicaid State plan option serving
the frail and elderly in the home and community. Pursuant to the notice
given in 64 FR 66271 (November 24, 1999), if a State elects to offer
PACE as an optional Medicaid benefit, it must complete a State Plan
Amendment described as Enclosures 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The
information collected is used by CMS to affirm that the State elects to
offer PACE an optional State plan service and the specifications of
eligibility, payment and enrollment for the program. Form Number: CMS-
10227 (OMB: 0938-1027); Frequency: Once; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 36; Total
Annual Responses: 12; Total Annual Hours: 240. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Angela Taube at 410-786-2638. For all
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
6. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid State
Program Integrity Assessment (SPIA); Use: Under the provisions of the
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, the Congress directed CMS to
establish the Medicaid Integrity Program (MIP), CMS' first national
strategy to combat Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse. CMS has two broad
responsibilities under the MIP: (1) Reviewing the actions of
individuals or entities providing services or furnishing items under
Medicaid; conducting audits of claims submitted for payment;
identifying overpayments; and educating providers and others on payment
integrity and quality of care; and (2) Providing effective support and
assistance to States to combat Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse.
In order to fulfill the second of these requirements, CMS developed
SPIA. CMS uses SPIA to collect data on State Medicaid program integrity
activities, develop reports for each State based on these data,
determine areas to provide States with technical support and
assistance, and develop measures to assess States' performance. Form
Number: CMS-10244 (OMB: 0938-1033); Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of
Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 1,400.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Mary Jo Cook at
410-786-3231. 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
http:[sol][sol]www.cms.hhs.gov[sol]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 December 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: November 12, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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