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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier CMS–R–21]
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
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: Withholding
Medicare Payments to Recover
Medicaid Overpayments and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
447.31; Form No.: CMS–R–21 (OMB#:
0938–0287); Use: Section 2104 of the
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981
provides CMS with the authority to
withhold Medicare payments to recover
Medicaid overpayments that the
Medicaid State Agency has been unable
to recover. When the CMS Regional
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Office (RO) receives an overpayment
case from a State Agency, the case file
is examined to determine whether the
conditions for withholding Medicare
payments have been met. If the RO
determines that the case is appropriate
for withholding Medicare payments, the
RO will contact the institution’s
intermediary or individual’s carrier to
determine the amount of Medicare
payments to which the entity would
otherwise be entitled. The RO will then
give notice to the intermediary/carrier to
withhold the entity’s Medicare
payment; Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
54; Total Annual Responses: 27; Total
Annual Hours: 81. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Rory
Howe at 410–786–4878. For all other
issues call 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 23, 2011.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: April 19, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group—
Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Approval of the American Association
for Accreditation of Ambulatory
Surgery Facilities, Inc. for Deeming
Authority for Organizations That
Provide Outpatient Physical Therapy
and Speech-Language Pathology
Services
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Final notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces our
decision to approve the American
Association for Accreditation of
Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
(AAAASF) for recognition as a national
accreditation program for organizations
that provide outpatient physical therapy
and speech-language pathology services
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seeking to participate in the Medicare or
Medicaid programs.
DATES: Effective Date: This final notice
is effective April 22, 2011 through April
22, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexis Prete, (410) 786–0375. Patricia
Chmielewski, (410) 786–6899.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under the Medicare program, eligible
beneficiaries may receive outpatient
physical therapy and speech language
pathology covered services from a
provider of services, a clinic, a
rehabilitation agency, a public health
agency, or by others under an
arrangement with and under the
supervision of such provider, clinic,
rehabilitation agency, or public health
agency (collectively, ‘‘organizations’’),
provided certain requirements are met.
Section 1861(p)(4) of the Social Security
Act (the Act) establishes distinct criteria
for organizations seeking approval to
provide outpatient physical therapy and
speech language pathology services. The
regulations at 42 CFR part 485, subpart
H specify, among other things, the
conditions that an organization
providing outpatient physical therapy
and speech-language pathology services
must meet to participate in the Medicare
program. Regulations concerning
provider agreements are located at 42
CFR part 489 (Provider Agreements and
Supplier Approval) and those pertaining
to survey and certification of facilities at
42 CFR part 488.
Generally, in order to enter into a
provider agreement, an organization
offering outpatient physical therapy and
speech language pathology services
must first be certified by a State survey
agency as complying with the
conditions or requirements set forth in
section 1861(p)(4) of the Act, and 42
CFR part 485, subpart H. Thereafter, the
organization is subject to ongoing
review by a State survey agency to
determine whether it continues to meet
the Medicare requirements. There is an
alternative, however, to State
compliance surveys. Accreditation by a
nationally-recognized accreditation
program can substitute for ongoing State
review.
Section 1865(a)(1) of the Act provides
that, if a provider entity demonstrates
through accreditation by an approved
national accreditation organization (AO)
that all applicable Medicare conditions
are met or exceeded, we may ‘‘deem’’
that provider entity as having met the
requirements. Accreditation by an
accreditation organization is voluntary
and is not required for Medicare
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-R-21]
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: Withholding
Medicare Payments to Recover Medicaid Overpayments and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 447.31; Form No.: CMS-R-21 (OMB: 0938-
0287); Use: Section 2104 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981
provides CMS with the authority to withhold Medicare payments to
recover Medicaid overpayments that the Medicaid State Agency has been
unable to recover. When the CMS Regional Office (RO) receives an
overpayment case from a State Agency, the case file is examined to
determine whether the conditions for withholding Medicare payments have
been met. If the RO determines that the case is appropriate for
withholding Medicare payments, the RO will contact the institution's
intermediary or individual's carrier to determine the amount of
Medicare payments to which the entity would otherwise be entitled. The
RO will then give notice to the intermediary/carrier to withhold the
entity's Medicare payment; Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 54; Total
Annual Responses: 27; Total Annual Hours: 81. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Rory Howe at 410-786-4878. For all
other issues call 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 23, 2011.
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 19, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group--Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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