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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 June 18, 2012.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–
6974. Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: May 15, 2012.
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–10424 and CMS–
10416]
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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Cooperative
Agreement to Support Establishment of
the Affordable Care Act’s Health
Insurance Exchanges; Use: All States
(including the 50 States, consortia of
States, and the District of Columbia,
herein referred to as States) are eligible
for the Cooperative Agreement to
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Support Establishment of the Affordable
Care Act’s Health Insurance Exchanges.
Section 1311 of the Affordable Care Act
provides for grants to States for the
planning and establishment of these
Exchanges. Given the innovative nature
of Exchanges and the statutorilyprescribed relationship between the
Secretary and States in their
development and operation, it is critical
that the Secretary work closely with
States to provide necessary guidance
and technical assistance to ensure that
States can meet the prescribed
timelines, federal requirements, and
goals of the statute.
In order to provide appropriate and
timely guidance and technical
assistance, the Secretary must have
access to timely, periodic information
regarding State progress. Consequently,
the information collection associated
with these grants is essential to
facilitating reasonable and appropriate
federal monitoring of funds, providing
statutorily-mandated assistance to States
to implement Exchanges in accordance
with Federal requirements, and to
ensure that States have all necessary
information required to proceed, such
that retrospective corrective action can
be minimized.
There are two levels of awards for
States to apply for the Establishment
grants. Level One grants are open to
States that are participating in either the
Federally-facilitated Exchange,
including States that will be
collaborating with the Federallyfacilitated Exchange on certain
activities, or developing a State-based
Exchange. Level Two Establishment
grants are open to States that are
establishing a State-based Exchange.
Level One Establishment grantees may
apply for additional funding under
Level Two Establishment grants once
they have achieved the benchmarks
identified in the Level Two
Establishment review criteria.
HHS anticipates releasing this
funding opportunity on June 15, 2012.
There will be ten opportunities for
applicants to apply for funding. HHS
anticipates Level One Establishment
and Level Two Establishment
applications will be due: August 1,
2012; November 1, 2012; February 1,
2013; May 1, 2013; August 1, 2013;
November 1, 2013; February 3, 2014;
May 1, 2014; August 1, 2014; and
November 3, 2014. The Period of
Performance for Level One
Establishment grants is up to one year
after date of award. The Period of
Performance for Level Two
Establishment grants is up to three years
after date of award. Form Number:
CMS–10424 (OCN: 0938–NEW);
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Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 51; Number of
Responses: 331; Total Annual Hours:
50,158. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Katherine
Harkins at 301–492–4445. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Blueprint for
Approval of Affordable State-based and
State Partnership Insurance Exchanges
Use: All States (including the 50 States,
the Territories, and the District of
Columbia herein referred to as States)
have the opportunity under Section
1311(b) of the Affordable Care Act to
establish an Exchange no later than
October 1, 2013 (Plan Year 2014).
Given the innovative nature of
Exchanges and the statutorilyprescribed relationship between the
Secretary and States in their
development and operation, it is critical
that the Secretary work closely with
States to provide necessary guidance
and technical assistance to ensure that
States can meet the prescribed
timelines, federal requirements, and
goals of the statute.
States seeking to establish an
Exchange must build an Exchange that
meets the requirements set out in
Section 1311(d) of the Affordable Care
Act and 45 CFR 155.105. In order to
ensure that a State seeking approval as
a State Exchange or State Partnership
Exchange in the Federally-facilitated
Exchange meet all applicable
requirements the Secretary will require
a State to submit a Blueprint for
approval during the Fall of 2012 and to
demonstrate operational readiness
through virtual or on-site readiness
review. The Blueprint has two sections:
The Blueprint Declaration Letter and the
Blueprint Application. Submission of
this Blueprint Declaration Letter will be
online and on paper and submission of
the Blueprint Application will be
online. Form Number: CMS–10416
(OCN: 0938–New) Frequency: Once;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
governments; Number of Respondents:
56; Number of Responses: 56; Total
Annual Hours: 11,816. (For policy
questions regarding this collection,
contact Sarah Summer 301–492–4443.
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
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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 June 18, 2012. OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Number: (202) 395–6974, Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: May 15, 2012.
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
[CMS–5052–N2]
Medicare Program; Solicitation for
Proposals for the Medicare Graduate
Nurse Education Demonstration—
Deadline Extension
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of extension of deadline.
AGENCY:
This notice extends the
deadline for submission of proposals to
apply to participate in the Medicare
Graduate Nurse Education (GNE)
Demonstration.
DATES: Proposals will be considered
timely if they are received on or before
5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.)
on May 25, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed
to the following address: Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, Center
for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation,
Attention: Alexandre Laberge, Mail
Stop: WB–06–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–
1850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexandre Laberge (410) 786–8625 or by
email at GNE@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information: Please refer to
file code (CMS–5052–N2) on the
application. Proposals (an unbound
original and 10 electronic copies on CD–
ROM) must be typed for clarity and
should not exceed 50 double-spaced
pages, exclusive of cover letter, the
executive summary, resumes, forms,
and no more than 15 pages supporting
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documentation. Because of staffing and
resource limitations, we cannot accept
proposals by facsimile (FAX)
transmission. Applicants may, but are
not required to, submit a total of 10
copies to assure that each reviewer
receives a proposal in the manner
intended by the applicant (for example,
collated, tabulated color copies). Hard
copies and CD–ROM electronic copies
must be identical.
Eligible Organizations: As set forth in
section 5509 of the Affordable Care Act
an ‘‘eligible hospital’’ may apply to
perform the responsibilities specified.
Section 5509(e)(5) of the Affordable
Care Act defines an ‘‘eligible hospital’’
to mean a hospital (as defined in section
1861(e) of the Social Security Act (the
Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395x)) or a critical
access hospital (as defined in section
1861(mm)(1) of the Act) that has a
written agreement in place with—(A) 1
or more applicable schools of nursing;
and (B) 2 or more applicable nonhospital community-based care settings.
The written agreement must meet
specific requirements set forth in
section 5509 of the Affordable Care Act
including—(1) The obligations of the
eligible partners with respect to the
provision of qualified training; and (2)
the obligation of the eligible hospital to
reimburse such eligible partners
applicable (in a timely manner) for the
costs of such qualified training
attributable to partner. The
Demonstration will include up to five
eligible hospitals.
I. Background
We are seeking eligible hospital
applicants, which includes critical
access hospitals, to partner with one or
more applicable schools of nursing
(SONs) and two or more applicable
nonhospital community-based care
settings (CCSs) to provide advanced
practice registered nurse (APRN)
students with qualified training. See
section 5509(e) of the Affordable Care
Act for the definitions of the terms used
in the preceding sentence. At least half
of the clinical training must be provided
in non-hospital CCSs which may
include federally qualified health
centers (FQHCs), rural health clinics
(RHCs), and other nonhospital settings
as determined appropriate by the
Secretary. However, the Secretary may
waive the requirement under section
5509(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Affordable Care
Act with respect to eligible hospitals
located in rural or medically
underserved areas.
On March 22, 2012, we posted a
solicitation for proposals on the
Innovation Center Web site. In addition,
in the March 22, 2012 Federal Register
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(77 FR 16841) we published a notice of
solicitation for proposals to participate
in the Graduate Nurse Education (GNE)
Demonstration. The Demonstration
provides a source of Medicare funding
for the reasonable costs for clinical
training attributable to the incremental
increase in the number of APRN
students enrolled in participating SONs
during the Demonstration relative to an
established baseline. Section 5509 of the
Affordable Care Act sets forth
limitations on the reasonable costs
reimbursable under the Demonstration.
We will make interim payments to
selected hospitals with a cost settlement
process using Medicare reasonable cost
principles. Participating eligible
hospitals must establish written
agreements with one or more applicable
SONs and two or more applicable nonhospital CCSs that define the obligations
of each partner with respect to the
provision of qualified training and the
corresponding eligible hospital’s
obligation to reimburse eligible partners
applicable (in a timely manner) for the
costs of such qualified training
attributable to the partner and the
mechanism for partner reimbursement.
As outlined in the GNE Solicitation,
applicant hospitals may partner with
other hospitals in the Demonstration
and we will support an expanded
configuration of hospital relationships
under certain circumstances. For more
details, see the Solicitation, which is
available on the Innovation Center Web
site at https://www.innovations.cms.gov/
initiatives/GNE/.
II. Provisions of This Notice
The CMS Innovation Center has
received much interest and a large
number of inquires about the GNE
Demonstration announced on the CMS
Web site and in the Federal Register. In
response to requests from the
community of potential applicants to
allow for some additional time to
prepare the proposals for participation
in the Demonstration, and in light of our
continued commitment to work in
partnership with our stakeholders, the
Innovation Center has modified the
deadline for proposals so that the
applications from eligible hospital
applicants are due by the date specified
in the DATES section of this notice.
III. Information Collection
Requirements
In accordance with section 5509(a)(4)
of the Affordable Care Act, this
information collection requirement is
not subject to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Consequently, it need not
be reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget under the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10424 and CMS-10416]
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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Cooperative Agreement to Support Establishment
of the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Exchanges; Use: All
States (including the 50 States, consortia of States, and the District
of Columbia, herein referred to as States) are eligible for the
Cooperative Agreement to Support Establishment of the Affordable Care
Act's Health Insurance Exchanges. Section 1311 of the Affordable Care
Act provides for grants to States for the planning and establishment of
these Exchanges. Given the innovative nature of Exchanges and the
statutorily-prescribed relationship between the Secretary and States in
their development and operation, it is critical that the Secretary work
closely with States to provide necessary guidance and technical
assistance to ensure that States can meet the prescribed timelines,
federal requirements, and goals of the statute.
In order to provide appropriate and timely guidance and technical
assistance, the Secretary must have access to timely, periodic
information regarding State progress. Consequently, the information
collection associated with these grants is essential to facilitating
reasonable and appropriate federal monitoring of funds, providing
statutorily-mandated assistance to States to implement Exchanges in
accordance with Federal requirements, and to ensure that States have
all necessary information required to proceed, such that retrospective
corrective action can be minimized.
There are two levels of awards for States to apply for the
Establishment grants. Level One grants are open to States that are
participating in either the Federally-facilitated Exchange, including
States that will be collaborating with the Federally-facilitated
Exchange on certain activities, or developing a State-based Exchange.
Level Two Establishment grants are open to States that are establishing
a State-based Exchange. Level One Establishment grantees may apply for
additional funding under Level Two Establishment grants once they have
achieved the benchmarks identified in the Level Two Establishment
review criteria.
HHS anticipates releasing this funding opportunity on June 15,
2012. There will be ten opportunities for applicants to apply for
funding. HHS anticipates Level One Establishment and Level Two
Establishment applications will be due: August 1, 2012; November 1,
2012; February 1, 2013; May 1, 2013; August 1, 2013; November 1, 2013;
February 3, 2014; May 1, 2014; August 1, 2014; and November 3, 2014.
The Period of Performance for Level One Establishment grants is up to
one year after date of award. The Period of Performance for Level Two
Establishment grants is up to three years after date of award. Form
Number: CMS-10424 (OCN: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Annually; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 51;
Number of Responses: 331; Total Annual Hours: 50,158. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Katherine Harkins at 301-
492-4445. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Blueprint for Approval of Affordable State-
based and State Partnership Insurance Exchanges Use: All States
(including the 50 States, the Territories, and the District of Columbia
herein referred to as States) have the opportunity under Section
1311(b) of the Affordable Care Act to establish an Exchange no later
than October 1, 2013 (Plan Year 2014).
Given the innovative nature of Exchanges and the statutorily-
prescribed relationship between the Secretary and States in their
development and operation, it is critical that the Secretary work
closely with States to provide necessary guidance and technical
assistance to ensure that States can meet the prescribed timelines,
federal requirements, and goals of the statute.
States seeking to establish an Exchange must build an Exchange that
meets the requirements set out in Section 1311(d) of the Affordable
Care Act and 45 CFR 155.105. In order to ensure that a State seeking
approval as a State Exchange or State Partnership Exchange in the
Federally-facilitated Exchange meet all applicable requirements the
Secretary will require a State to submit a Blueprint for approval
during the Fall of 2012 and to demonstrate operational readiness
through virtual or on-site readiness review. The Blueprint has two
sections: The Blueprint Declaration Letter and the Blueprint
Application. Submission of this Blueprint Declaration Letter will be
online and on paper and submission of the Blueprint Application will be
online. Form Number: CMS-10416 (OCN: 0938-New) Frequency: Once;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal governments; Number of
Respondents: 56; Number of Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 11,816.
(For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Sarah Summer
301-492-4443. 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
[[Page 29647]]
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 June 18, 2012.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: May 15, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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