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2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Advance
Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage
(ABN); Use: The use of written notices
to inform beneficiaries of their liability
under specific conditions has been
available since Title XVIII of the Social
Security Act (the Act), section 1879,
Limitation on Liability, was enacted in
1972 (Pub. L. 92–603). Similar required
notification and liability protections are
available under other sections of the
Act: Section 1834(a)(18) refund
requirements for certain items when
unsolicited telephone contacts are
made, section 1834(j)(4) for the same
types of items when there is neither a
required advance coverage
determination nor required supplier
number; 1834(a)(15) also for advance
determinations for these items and
section 1842(l) applicable to physicians
not accepting assignment. Implementing
regulations are found at 42 CFR
411.404(b) and (c), and 411.408(d)(2)
and (f), on written notice requirements.
These statutory requirements apply only
to Original Medicare, not Medicare
Advantage plans.
Under section 1879 of the Act,
Medicare beneficiaries may be held
financially responsible for items or
services usually covered under
Medicare, but denied in an individual
case under specific statutory exclusions,
if the beneficiary is informed prior to
furnishing the issues or services that
Medicare is likely to deny payment.
When required, the ABN is delivered
by Part B paid physicians, providers
(including institutional providers like
outpatient hospitals) practitioners (such
as chiropractors), and suppliers, as well
as hospice providers and Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions paid
under Part A. Other Medicare
institutional providers paid under Part
A use other approved notice for this
purpose.
The revised ABN in this information
collection request incorporates
expanded use by Home Health Agencies
(HHAs). There have been no substantive
changes to the form. There are no
changes that will affect existing ABN
users. Form Number: CMS–R–131
(OMB#: 0938–0566); Frequency:
Reporting—Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private Sector—Business or
other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
1,288,837; Total Annual Responses:
52,967,771; Total Annual Hours:
6,177,101. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Evelyn
Blaemire at 410–786–1803. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
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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.
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 February 11, 2013:
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 ll, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Division of Regulations
Development-B, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Parham, (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the FR Doc. 2012–16514 of October
26, 2012 (77 FR 65391), we published a
Paperwork Reduction Act notice
requesting a 60-day public comment
period for the document entitled
‘‘Evaluation and Development of
Outcome Measures for Quality
Assessment in Medicare Advantage and
Special Needs Plans.’’
There were technical delays with
making the information collection
request publicly available; therefore, in
this notice we are extending the
comment period from the date originally
listed in the October 26, 2012 notice.
II. Correction of Error
In FR Doc. 2012–26380 of October 26,
2012 (77 FR 65391), make the following
correction:
On page 65391, second column, third
full paragraph, fourth line, the sentence,
‘‘To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations must
be submitted in one of the following
ways by December 26, 2012:’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
one of the following ways by January 2,
2012:’’.
[FR Doc. 2012–29951 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am]
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Division of Regulations
Development-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–10451]
Public Information Collection
Requirements Submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB);
Correction
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction of notice.
AGENCY:
This document corrects a
technical error in the notice [Document
Identifier: CMS–10451] entitled
‘‘Evaluation and Development of
Outcome Measures for Quality
Assessment in Medicare Advantage and
Special Needs Plans’’ that was
published in the October 26, 2012 (77
FR 65391) Federal Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Office of Child Support Enforcement;
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer
Matching Agreement
Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching
Program.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as
amended, OCSE is publishing notice of
a computer matching program between
OCSE and state agencies administering
the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) program.
DATES: HHS invites interested parties to
review, submit written data, comments,
SUMMARY:
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or arguments to the agency about the
matching program until January 11,
2013. As required by the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a(r)), HHS on, November 29,
2012, sent a report of a Computer
Matching Program to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, the House
Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform and the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
Dated: November 6, 2012.
Vicki Turetsky,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support
Enforcement.
Interested parties may
submit written comment on this notice
by writing to Linda Deimeke, Director,
Division of Federal Systems, Office of
Child Support Enforcement,
Administration for Children and
Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW.,
4th Floor East, Washington, DC 20447.
Comments received will be available for
public inspection at this address from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of
Federal Systems, Office of Child
Support Enforcement, Administration
for Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., 4th Floor East,
Washington, DC 20447, 202–401–5439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended, provides for certain
protections for individuals applying for
and receiving federal benefits. The law
governs the use of computer matching
by federal agencies when records in a
system of records are matched with
other federal, state or local government
records. The Privacy Act requires
agencies involved in computer matching
programs to:
1. Negotiate written agreements with
the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
2. Provide notification to applicants
and beneficiaries that their records are
subject to matching;
3. Verify information produced by
such matching program before reducing,
making a final denial of, suspending, or
terminating an individual’s benefits or
payments;
4. Publish notice of the computer
matching program in the Federal
Register;
5. Furnish reports about the matching
program to Congress and OMB; and
6. Obtain the approval of the
matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Board of any federal agency
participating in a matching program.
This matching program meets these
requirements.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of the matching program
is to provide new hire, quarterly wage
(QW), and unemployment insurance
(UI) information from OCSE’s National
Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to state
agencies administering TANF for the
purpose of verifying the eligibility of
adult TANF recipients and applicants
and, if ineligible, to take such action as
may be authorized by law and
regulation. The State Agencies may also
use the NDNH information for the
purpose of updating the applicants and
recipients’ reported participation in
work activities and updating contact
information maintained by the state
agencies administering TANF.
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Notice of New Computer Matching
Program
A. Participating Agencies
The participating agencies are OCSE,
which is the ‘‘source agency,’’ and state
agencies administering the TANF
program, which are the ‘‘non-federal
agencies.’’
C. Authority for Conducting the Match
The authority for conducting the
matching program is contained in
section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security
Act. 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(3).
D. Categories of Individuals Involved
and Identification of Records Used in
the Matching Program
The categories of individuals involved
in the matching program are adult
applicants for and recipients of benefits
under the state TANF program. The
system of records maintained by OCSE
from which records will be disclosed for
the purpose of this matching program is
the ‘‘OCSE National Directory of New
Hires’’ (NDNH), No. 09–80–0381, last
published in the Federal Register at 76
FR 560 on January 5, 2011. The NDNH
contains new hire, QW and UI
information. The disclosure of NDNH
information by OCSE to the state
agencies administering TANF is a
‘‘routine use’’ under this system of
records. Records resulting from the
matching program and which are
disclosed to State Agencies
administering TANF include names,
Social Security numbers, home
addresses and employment information.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching
Program
The computer matching agreement
will be effective and matching activity
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may commence the later of the
following:
(1) 30 days after this notice is
published in the Federal Register or (2)
40 days after OCSE sends a report of the
matching program to the Congressional
committees of jurisdiction under 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A); and to OMB,
unless OMB disapproves the agreement
within the 40-day review period or
grants a waiver of 10 days of the 40-day
review period. The matching agreement
will remain in effect for 18 months from
its effective date, unless one of the
parties to the agreement advises the
other by written request to terminate or
modify the agreement. The agreement is
subject to renewal by the HHS Data
Integrity Board for 12 additional months
if the matching program will be
conducted without any change and each
party to the agreement certifies to the
Board in writing that the program has
been conducted in compliance with the
agreement.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Office of Child Support Enforcement;
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer
Matching Agreement
Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching
Program.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as
amended, OCSE is publishing notice of
a computer matching program between
OCSE and state agencies administering
the Unemployment Compensation (UC)
program.
DATES: HHS invites interested parties to
review, submit written data, comments
or arguments to the agency about the
matching program until January 11,
2013. As required by the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a(r)), HHS on November 29,
2012, sent a report of a Computer
Matching Program to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, the House
Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform and the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit written comment on this notice
by writing to Linda Deimeke, Director,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Child Support Enforcement; Privacy Act of 1974;
Computer Matching Agreement
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching Program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as
amended, OCSE is publishing notice of a computer matching program
between OCSE and state agencies administering the Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) program.
DATES: HHS invites interested parties to review, submit written data,
comments,
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or arguments to the agency about the matching program until January 11,
2013. As required by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(r)), HHS on,
November 29, 2012, sent a report of a Computer Matching Program to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate,
the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comment on this notice
by writing to Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of Federal Systems,
Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and
Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 4th Floor East, Washington, DC
20447. Comments received will be available for public inspection at
this address from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of
Federal Systems, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration
for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 4th Floor East,
Washington, DC 20447, 202-401-5439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended, provides for certain protections for individuals applying for
and receiving federal benefits. The law governs the use of computer
matching by federal agencies when records in a system of records are
matched with other federal, state or local government records. The
Privacy Act requires agencies involved in computer matching programs
to:
1. Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
2. Provide notification to applicants and beneficiaries that their
records are subject to matching;
3. Verify information produced by such matching program before
reducing, making a final denial of, suspending, or terminating an
individual's benefits or payments;
4. Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal
Register;
5. Furnish reports about the matching program to Congress and OMB;
and
6. Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Board of any federal agency participating in a matching
program.
This matching program meets these requirements.
Dated: November 6, 2012.
Vicki Turetsky,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Notice of New Computer Matching Program
A. Participating Agencies
The participating agencies are OCSE, which is the ``source
agency,'' and state agencies administering the TANF program, which are
the ``non-federal agencies.''
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of the matching program is to provide new hire,
quarterly wage (QW), and unemployment insurance (UI) information from
OCSE's National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to state agencies
administering TANF for the purpose of verifying the eligibility of
adult TANF recipients and applicants and, if ineligible, to take such
action as may be authorized by law and regulation. The State Agencies
may also use the NDNH information for the purpose of updating the
applicants and recipients' reported participation in work activities
and updating contact information maintained by the state agencies
administering TANF.
C. Authority for Conducting the Match
The authority for conducting the matching program is contained in
section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(3).
D. Categories of Individuals Involved and Identification of Records
Used in the Matching Program
The categories of individuals involved in the matching program are
adult applicants for and recipients of benefits under the state TANF
program. The system of records maintained by OCSE from which records
will be disclosed for the purpose of this matching program is the
``OCSE National Directory of New Hires'' (NDNH), No. 09-80-0381, last
published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 560 on January 5, 2011. The
NDNH contains new hire, QW and UI information. The disclosure of NDNH
information by OCSE to the state agencies administering TANF is a
``routine use'' under this system of records. Records resulting from
the matching program and which are disclosed to State Agencies
administering TANF include names, Social Security numbers, home
addresses and employment information.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The computer matching agreement will be effective and matching
activity may commence the later of the following:
(1) 30 days after this notice is published in the Federal Register
or (2) 40 days after OCSE sends a report of the matching program to the
Congressional committees of jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A);
and to OMB, unless OMB disapproves the agreement within the 40-day
review period or grants a waiver of 10 days of the 40-day review
period. The matching agreement will remain in effect for 18 months from
its effective date, unless one of the parties to the agreement advises
the other by written request to terminate or modify the agreement. The
agreement is subject to renewal by the HHS Data Integrity Board for 12
additional months if the matching program will be conducted without any
change and each party to the agreement certifies to the Board in
writing that the program has been conducted in compliance with the
agreement.
[FR Doc. 2012-30006 Filed 12-11-12; 8:45 am]
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