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based Care Transitions Program (CCTP)
Implementation and Monitoring; Use:
The Medicare Community-Based Care
Transitions Program (CCTP), authorized
by Section 3026 of the 2010 Affordable
Care Act, is a major component of the
Partnership for Patients initiative, one
goal of which is to decrease preventable
complications during transition from a
care setting, such as a hospital, to home,
community, or another care setting.
Appendix A contains a copy of the
relevant portion of the legislation.
The CCTP will provide funding to test
models for improving care transitions
from the hospital to the community for
high-risk Medicare beneficiaries. The
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) initiated the CCTP in
early 2011 and will operate the program
for five years. Congress has authorized
$500 million to cover the cost of the
program. CMS expects that program
agreements will be in place to authorize
community-based organizations (CBOs),
in partnership with acute care hospitals,
to begin providing care transition
services in November 2011 and, if
successful, continue doing so for up to
five years. The planned collection of a
participant experience survey is part of
the implementation and monitoring
strategy that will review the
performance of organizations contracted
to provide transitional care services
under the CCTP. This clearance package
seeks approval for the participant
experience survey.
Form Number: CMS–10403 (OMB #
0938–New); Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: Individuals or Households;
Number of Respondents: 50,000; Total
Annual Responses: 50,000; Total
Annual Hours: 12,500. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Juliana Tiongson at 410–786–
0342. 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 November 21, 2011.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer.
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E-mail:
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Dated: October 18, 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
[Document Identifier: CMS–10249]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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: Administrative
Requirements for Section 6071 of the
Deficit Reduction Act; Use: Under
section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005 (P.L. 109–171) subsection
(c), the Secretary may require States to
meet requirements and provide
additional information, provisions, and
assurances. Through the Operational
Protocol, States provide the
requirements, information, provisions
and assurances which, following CMS
approval, States may enroll individuals
in the State’s demonstration program or
begin to claim for service dollars. The
Act also requires the Money Follows the
Person Rebalancing Demonstration
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(MFP) program be evaluated to
determine program effectiveness. One
aspect of the evaluation is determining
participant quality of life and how the
program affects quality of life. Medicaid
enrollees who participate in the MFP
program are expected to have need for
long-term care services for the rest of
their lives and are a particularly
vulnerable population if the community
setting cannot adequately meet their
needs or does not provide them a
suitable quality of life.
State Operational Protocols should
provide enough information that: the
CMS Project Officer and other Federal
officials may use it to understand the
operation of the demonstration and/or
prepare for potential site visits without
needing additional information; the
State Project Director can use it as the
manual for program implementation;
and external stakeholders may use it to
understand the operation of the
demonstration. The financial
information collection will be used in
CMS financial statements and shared
with the auditors who validate CMS’
financial position. The Maintenance of
Effort forms as well as the MFP Budget
Form are required each year.
Submissions of MFP Demonstration
Financial Forms are 90 days after the
end of each Federal fiscal quarter. The
MFP Finders File, MFP Program
Participation Data file, and MFP
Services File will be used by the
national evaluation contractor to assess
program outcomes. The MFP Quality of
Life data will be used by the national
evaluation contractor to assess program
outcomes. Specifically, the evaluation
will determine how participants’ quality
of life changes after transitioning to the
community. The semi-annual progress
reports will be used by the national
evaluation contractor and CMS to
monitor program implementation at the
grantee level; Form Number: CMS–
10249 (OCN: 0938–1053); Frequency:
Yearly, Semi-annually, Quarterly, Once;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
43; Total Annual Responses: 360; Total
Annual Hours: 9,360. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Marybeth Ribar at 410–786–
1121. 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
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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 December 20, 2011:
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: CMS–10249 (OCN:
0938–1053), Room C4–26–05, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: October 18, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
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Institute of Child Health & Human
Development; Notice of Closed
Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development,
Special Emphasis Panel, Topics In Female
Reproduction.
Date: November 17, 2011.
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
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Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100
Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.
(Telephone Conference Call.)
Contact Person: David H. Weinberg, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, Division of
Scientific Review, Eunice Kennedy Shriver
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development, NIH, 6100 Executive
Blvd., Room 5B01, Rockville, MD 20852,
301–435–6973, David.Weinberg@nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research;
93.865, Research for Mothers and Children;
93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation
Research; 93.209, Contraception and
Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National
Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: October 17, 2011.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health & Human
Development; Notice of Closed
Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development,
Special Emphasis Panel, Resource Program
Grant in Bioinformatics (P41): Echinoderm
Genome Database.
Date: November 15, 2011.
Time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100
Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Cathy J. Wedeen, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, Division of
Scientific Review, OD, Eunice Kennedy
Shriver National Institute of Child Health
And Human Development, NIH, 6100
Executive Blvd., Room 5B01–G, Bethesda,
MD 20892. 301–435–6878.
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(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research;
93.865, Research for Mothers and Children;
93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation
Research; 93.209, Contraception and
Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National
Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: October 17, 2011.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human
Development Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the Board
of Scientific Counselors, NICHD.
The meeting will be open to the
public as indicated below, with the
attendance limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public as indicated below in accordance
with the provisions set forth in section
552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended
for the review, discussion, and
evaluation of individual intramural
programs and projects conducted by the
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health & Human
Development, including consideration
of personnel qualifications and
performance, and the competence of
individual investigators, the disclosure
of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
Name of Committee: Board of Scientific
Counselors, NICHD.
Date: December 2, 2011.
Open: 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Agenda: A report by the Scientific Director,
NICHD, on the status of the NICHD Division
of Intramural Research.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 9000 Rockville Pike, Room
2A48, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Closed: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate personal
qualifications and performance, and
competence of individual investigators.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 9000 Rockville Pike, Room
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10249]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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: Administrative
Requirements for Section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act; Use: Under
section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171)
subsection (c), the Secretary may require States to meet requirements
and provide additional information, provisions, and assurances. Through
the Operational Protocol, States provide the requirements, information,
provisions and assurances which, following CMS approval, States may
enroll individuals in the State's demonstration program or begin to
claim for service dollars. The Act also requires the Money Follows the
Person Rebalancing Demonstration (MFP) program be evaluated to
determine program effectiveness. One aspect of the evaluation is
determining participant quality of life and how the program affects
quality of life. Medicaid enrollees who participate in the MFP program
are expected to have need for long-term care services for the rest of
their lives and are a particularly vulnerable population if the
community setting cannot adequately meet their needs or does not
provide them a suitable quality of life.
State Operational Protocols should provide enough information that:
the CMS Project Officer and other Federal officials may use it to
understand the operation of the demonstration and/or prepare for
potential site visits without needing additional information; the State
Project Director can use it as the manual for program implementation;
and external stakeholders may use it to understand the operation of the
demonstration. The financial information collection will be used in CMS
financial statements and shared with the auditors who validate CMS'
financial position. The Maintenance of Effort forms as well as the MFP
Budget Form are required each year. Submissions of MFP Demonstration
Financial Forms are 90 days after the end of each Federal fiscal
quarter. The MFP Finders File, MFP Program Participation Data file, and
MFP Services File will be used by the national evaluation contractor to
assess program outcomes. The MFP Quality of Life data will be used by
the national evaluation contractor to assess program outcomes.
Specifically, the evaluation will determine how participants' quality
of life changes after transitioning to the community. The semi-annual
progress reports will be used by the national evaluation contractor and
CMS to monitor program implementation at the grantee level; Form
Number: CMS-10249 (OCN: 0938-1053); Frequency: Yearly, Semi-annually,
Quarterly, Once; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 43; Total Annual Responses: 360; Total Annual
Hours: 9,360. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Marybeth Ribar at 410-786-1121. 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
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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 December 20, 2011:
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: CMS-10249 (OCN: 0938-1053), Room C4-26-05, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: October 18, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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