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name, dates of service, date first bill
sent to beneficiary, and date the
collection effort ceased. Supplying the
MAC with this information may be all
that is required for the MAC to
determine whether or not the bad debt
is allowable. This too may eliminate a
visit to the provider to gather this
needed data. Form Number: CMS–339
(OCN 0938–0301); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Business or other for-profits and not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 23,391; Total Annual
Responses: 23,391; Total Annual Hours:
75,625. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Christine
Dobrzycki at 410–786–3389. For all
other issues call 410–786–1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension. Title of Information
Collection: Medicare Advantage
Appeals and Grievance Data Disclosure
Requirements (42 CFR 422.111). Use:
Section 1852(c)(2)(C) of the Social
Security Act and 42 CFR 422.111(c)(3)
require that Medicare Advantage (MA)
organizations and demonstrations
disclose information pertaining to the
number of disputes, and their
disposition in the aggregate, with the
categories of grievances and appeals to
any individual eligible to elect an MA
organization who requests this
information. MA organizations and
demonstrations remain under a
requirement to collect and provide this
information to individuals eligible to
elect an MA organization, we continue
to need the same format and form for
reporting. Form Number: CMS–R–282
(OCN 0938–0778). Frequency: Annually
and semi-annually. Affected Public:
Private Sector (business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions).
Number of Respondents: 51,370. Total
Annual Responses: 52,260. Total
Annual Hours: 5,414. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Stephanie Simons at 206–615–
2420. 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.
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on June 3, 2013. OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Number: (202) 395–6974, Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: April 30, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10146, CMS–
10286, CMS–10308, and CMS–10339]
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: Notice of Denial
of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.
Use: Section 1860D–4(g)(1) of the Social
Security Act, requires that Part D plan
sponsors who deny prescription drug
coverage must provide a written notice
of the denial to the enrollee. The written
notice must include a statement, in
understandable language, of the reasons
for the denial and a description of the
appeals process. The Part D denial
notice has been revised for clarity and
includes new optional language for Part
D plan sponsors to use when explaining
their denial rationale. Specifically, CMS
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has added optional language in the
denial rationale section of the notice to
allow plans to populate text explaining
that a drug denied under Part D may be
(or is) covered under a different benefit,
such as Part B. The instructions have
also been changed to guide plans on
when to use this optional text. CMS
solicits feedback on this new addition as
well as other situations where another
benefit may cover a drug (i.e. employer
group benefits) and what changes to the
denial notice may be helpful in
addressing those situations. CMS also
seeks comment regarding the potential
viability and usefulness of developing a
combined notice for Part C and Part D,
which would allow MA–PD plans that
deny a drug under Part D to
simultaneously issue an approval letter
under Part B. Form Number: CMS–
10146 (OCN 0938–0976). Frequency:
Occasionally. Affected Public: Private
sector (business or other for-profits).
Number of Respondents: 596. Total
Annual Responses: 1,497,929. Total
Annual Hours: 374,482. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Caroline L Baker at 410–786–
0116. For all other issues call 410–786–
1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement with change of a
previously approved information
collection; Title of Information
Collection: Notice of Research Exception
under the Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act; Use: Under the
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination
Act of 2008 (GINA), a plan or issuer may
request (but not require) a genetic test in
connection with certain research
activities so long as such activities
comply with specific requirements,
including: (i) The research complies
with 45 CFR part 46 or equivalent
federal regulations and applicable state
or local law or regulations for the
protection of human subjects in
research; (ii) the request for the
participant or beneficiary (or in the case
of a minor child, the legal guardian of
such beneficiary) is made in writing and
clearly indicates that compliance with
the request is voluntary and that noncompliance will have no effect on
eligibility for benefits or premium or
contribution amounts; and (iii) no
genetic information collected or
acquired will be used for underwriting
purposes. The Secretary of Labor or the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
is required to be notified if a group
health plan or health insurance issuer
intends to claim the research exception
permitted under Title I of GINA.
Nonfederal governmental group health
plans and issuers solely in the
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individual health insurance market or
Medigap market will be required to file
with the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS). The Notice of
Research Exception under the Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act is a
model notice that can be completed by
group health plans and health insurance
issuers and filed with either the
Department of Labor or CMS to comply
with the notification requirement. Form
Number: CMS–10286 (OCN: 0938–
1077); Frequency: On Occasion;
Affected Public: state, Local, or Tribal
Governments, Private Sector; Number of
Respondents: 2; Number of Responses:
2; Total Annual Hours: 0.5. (For policy
questions regarding this collection,
contact Usree Bandyopadhyay at 410–
786–6650. For all other issues call (410)
786–1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection. Title of
Information Collection: Parts C and D
Complaints Resolution Performance
Measures. Use: CMS seeks to conduct a
survey as part of the Part C and D
Complaints Resolution Performance
Measure project. The purpose of the
project is to develop and support
implementation of internal monitoring
tools for the Medicare Advantage (Part
C) and Prescription Drug (Part D)
program that represents, from the
beneficiary’s perspective, the way in
which plans handle complaints. The
data collection is necessary because a
survey is the only way to collect
information about the resolution process
from the beneficiary’s perspective.
Currently, there is no other data source
that collects such information for Part C
and Part D Medicare plans. Form
Number: CMS–10308 (OCN 0938–1107).
Frequency: Yearly. Affected Public:
Individuals or households. Number of
Respondents: 18,210. Total Annual
Responses: 18,210. Total Annual Hours:
3,035. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Carolyn Scott at
410–786–1190. For all other issues call
410–786–1326.)
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Pre-Existing
Health Insurance Plan and Supporting
Regulations; Use: On March 23, 2010,
the President signed into law H.R. 3590,
the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (Affordable Care Act), Public
Law 111–148. Section 1101 of the law
establishes a ‘‘temporary high risk
health insurance pool program’’ (which
has been named the Pre-Existing
Condition Insurance Plan, or PCIP) to
provide health insurance coverage to
currently uninsured individuals with
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pre-existing conditions. The law
authorizes HHS to carry out the program
directly or through contracts with states
or private, non-profit entities.
We are requesting an extension of this
package because this information is
needed to assure that PCIP programs are
established timely and effectively. This
request is being made based on
regulations and guidance that have been
issued and contracts which have been
executed by HHS with states or an
entity on their behalf participating in
the PCIP program. PCIP is also referred
to as the temporary qualified high risk
insurance pool program, as it is called
in the Affordable Care Act, but we have
adopted the term PCIP to better describe
the program and avoid confusion with
the existing state high risk pool
programs. Form Number: CMS–10339
(OMB#: 0938–1100); Frequency:
Reporting—On occasion; Affected
Public: state governments; Number of
Respondents: 51; Total Annual
Responses: 2,652; Total Annual Hours:
36,924. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Laura Dash at
410–786–8623. 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.
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 July 2, 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 ___ Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
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Dated: April 30, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
Application From the Accreditation
Commission for Health Care for
Continued CMS-Approval of Its
Hospice Accreditation Program
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Proposed notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This proposed notice
acknowledges the receipt of an
application from the Accreditation
Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for
continued recognition as a national
accrediting organization for hospices
that wish to participate in the Medicare
or Medicaid programs.
DATES: To be assured consideration,
comments must be received at one of
the addresses provided below, no later
than 5 p.m. on June 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer
to file code CMS–3110–PN. Because of
staff and resource limitations, we cannot
accept comments by facsimile (FAX)
transmission.
You may submit comments in one of
four ways:
1. Electronically. You may submit
electronic comments on specific issues
in this regulation to https://
www.regulations.gov.. Follow the
‘‘submit a comment’’ instructions.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments (one original and two
copies) to the following address ONLY:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, Attention: CMS–3110–
PN, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD
21244–8010.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed
comments to be received before the
close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You
may send written comments to the
following address ONLY: Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Attention: CMS–3110–PN,
Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10146, CMS-10286, CMS-10308, and CMS-10339]
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: Notice of Denial
of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage. Use: Section 1860D-4(g)(1) of
the Social Security Act, requires that Part D plan sponsors who deny
prescription drug coverage must provide a written notice of the denial
to the enrollee. The written notice must include a statement, in
understandable language, of the reasons for the denial and a
description of the appeals process. The Part D denial notice has been
revised for clarity and includes new optional language for Part D plan
sponsors to use when explaining their denial rationale. Specifically,
CMS has added optional language in the denial rationale section of the
notice to allow plans to populate text explaining that a drug denied
under Part D may be (or is) covered under a different benefit, such as
Part B. The instructions have also been changed to guide plans on when
to use this optional text. CMS solicits feedback on this new addition
as well as other situations where another benefit may cover a drug
(i.e. employer group benefits) and what changes to the denial notice
may be helpful in addressing those situations. CMS also seeks comment
regarding the potential viability and usefulness of developing a
combined notice for Part C and Part D, which would allow MA-PD plans
that deny a drug under Part D to simultaneously issue an approval
letter under Part B. Form Number: CMS-10146 (OCN 0938-0976). Frequency:
Occasionally. Affected Public: Private sector (business or other for-
profits). Number of Respondents: 596. Total Annual Responses:
1,497,929. Total Annual Hours: 374,482. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Caroline L Baker at 410-786-0116. For all other
issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved information collection; Title of
Information Collection: Notice of Research Exception under the Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act; Use: Under the Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), a plan or issuer may request (but
not require) a genetic test in connection with certain research
activities so long as such activities comply with specific
requirements, including: (i) The research complies with 45 CFR part 46
or equivalent federal regulations and applicable state or local law or
regulations for the protection of human subjects in research; (ii) the
request for the participant or beneficiary (or in the case of a minor
child, the legal guardian of such beneficiary) is made in writing and
clearly indicates that compliance with the request is voluntary and
that non-compliance will have no effect on eligibility for benefits or
premium or contribution amounts; and (iii) no genetic information
collected or acquired will be used for underwriting purposes. The
Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Health and Human Services is
required to be notified if a group health plan or health insurance
issuer intends to claim the research exception permitted under Title I
of GINA. Nonfederal governmental group health plans and issuers solely
in the
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individual health insurance market or Medigap market will be required
to file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The
Notice of Research Exception under the Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act is a model notice that can be completed by group
health plans and health insurance issuers and filed with either the
Department of Labor or CMS to comply with the notification requirement.
Form Number: CMS-10286 (OCN: 0938-1077); Frequency: On Occasion;
Affected Public: state, Local, or Tribal Governments, Private Sector;
Number of Respondents: 2; Number of Responses: 2; Total Annual Hours:
0.5. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Usree
Bandyopadhyay at 410-786-6650. For all other issues call (410) 786-
1326.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection. Title of Information Collection: Parts C and D
Complaints Resolution Performance Measures. Use: CMS seeks to conduct a
survey as part of the Part C and D Complaints Resolution Performance
Measure project. The purpose of the project is to develop and support
implementation of internal monitoring tools for the Medicare Advantage
(Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) program that represents, from
the beneficiary's perspective, the way in which plans handle
complaints. The data collection is necessary because a survey is the
only way to collect information about the resolution process from the
beneficiary's perspective. Currently, there is no other data source
that collects such information for Part C and Part D Medicare plans.
Form Number: CMS-10308 (OCN 0938-1107). Frequency: Yearly. Affected
Public: Individuals or households. Number of Respondents: 18,210. Total
Annual Responses: 18,210. Total Annual Hours: 3,035. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Carolyn Scott at 410-786-
1190. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
4. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Pre-Existing
Health Insurance Plan and Supporting Regulations; Use: On March 23,
2010, the President signed into law H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act), Public Law 111-148.
Section 1101 of the law establishes a ``temporary high risk health
insurance pool program'' (which has been named the Pre-Existing
Condition Insurance Plan, or PCIP) to provide health insurance coverage
to currently uninsured individuals with pre-existing conditions. The
law authorizes HHS to carry out the program directly or through
contracts with states or private, non-profit entities.
We are requesting an extension of this package because this
information is needed to assure that PCIP programs are established
timely and effectively. This request is being made based on regulations
and guidance that have been issued and contracts which have been
executed by HHS with states or an entity on their behalf participating
in the PCIP program. PCIP is also referred to as the temporary
qualified high risk insurance pool program, as it is called in the
Affordable Care Act, but we have adopted the term PCIP to better
describe the program and avoid confusion with the existing state high
risk pool programs. Form Number: CMS-10339 (OMB: 0938-1100);
Frequency: Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: state governments;
Number of Respondents: 51; Total Annual Responses: 2,652; Total Annual
Hours: 36,924. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Laura Dash at 410-786-8623. 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.
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 July 2, 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 ------ Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: April 30, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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