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TEACHING HOSPITAL CLOSURE
Provider No.
Provider name
City and state
CBSA Code
Terminating date
IME cap
(including ±
MMA Sec. 422 2
adjustments)
Direct GME cap
(including ± MMA
Sec. 422 2
adjustments)
330225 ..............
Long Beach Medical
Center.
Long Beach, NY .....
1 35004
February 1, 2014 ....
26.79
26.79 + 2.10 section 422 increase
= 28.89.3
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1 The CBSA codes applicable to the Round 7 application process are those in effect for the FY 2014 IPPS, not the new CBSA codes proposed
by CMS for the FY 2015 IPPS in the FY 2015 IPPS proposed rule (79 FR 28055).
2 Section 422 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), Pub. L. 108–173, redistributed unused
residency slots effective July 1, 2005.
3 Long Beach Medical Center’s 1996 direct GME FTE cap is 26.79. Under section 422 of the MMA, the hospital received an increase of 2.10 to
its direct GME FTE cap: 26.79 + 2.10 = 28.89. We note that under 42 CFR 413.77(g), direct GME FTE cap slots associated with an increase received under section 422 of the MMA are to be paid using the appropriate locality-adjusted national average per resident amount (PRA).
B. Application Process for Available
Resident Slots
The application period for hospitals
to apply for slots under section 5506 is
90 days following notification to the
public of a hospital closure. Therefore,
hospitals wishing to apply for and
receive slots from the above hospitals’
FTE resident caps must submit
applications directly to the CMS Central
Office no later than September 2, 2014.
The mailing address for the CMS
Central Office is included on the
application form. Applications must be
received by the September 2, 2014
deadline date. It is not sufficient for
applications to be postmarked by this
date. After an applying hospital sends a
hard copy of a section 5506 application
to the CMS Central Office mailing
address, they must also send an email
to: ACA5506application@cms.hhs.gov.
In the email, the hospital should state:
‘‘On behalf of [insert hospital name and
Medicare CMS Certification Number], I
am sending this email to notify CMS
that I have mailed to CMS a hard copy
of a section 5506 application under
Round 7 due to the closure of Long
Beach Medical Center.’’ An applying
hospital should not attach an electronic
copy of the application to the email. The
email will only serve as notification that
a hard copy application has been mailed
to the CMS Central Office.
In the CY 2011 Outpatient Perspective
Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical
Center (OPPS/ASC) final rule with
comment period, we did not establish a
deadline by when CMS would issue the
final determinations to hospitals that
receive slots under section 5506 of the
Affordable Care Act. However, we will
review all applications received by the
deadline and notify applicants of our
determinations as soon as possible.
We refer readers to the CMS Web site
at https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/
Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/
AcuteInpatientPPS/dgme.html to
download a copy of the application
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form (section 5506 CMS Application
Form) that hospitals are to use to apply
for slots under section 5506 of the
Affordable Care Act. We also refer
readers to this same Web site to access
a copy of the CY 2011 OPPS/ASC final
rule with comment period, a copy of the
FY 2013 Inpatient Perspective Payment
System Long Term Care Hospital (IPPS/
LTCH) PPS final rule (77 FR 53434
through 53447), and a list of additional
section 5506 guidelines for an
explanation of the policy and
procedures for applying for slots, and
the redistribution of the slots under
sections 1886(h)(4)(H)(vi) and
1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Act. (We note
that in the FY 2015 IPPS proposed rule
(79 FR 28154 through 28161), CMS
proposed additional changes to the
section 5506 application process.
However, those proposed changes do
not apply to this Round 7 application
process).
III. Collection of Information
Requirements
This document does not impose any
new information collection
requirements, that is, any reporting,
recordkeeping or third-party disclosure
requirements, as defined under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (5
CFR 1320). Furthermore, all information
collection requirements associated with
the preservation of resident cap
positions from closed hospitals are not
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act,
as stated in section 5506 of the
Affordable Care Act.
Dated: May 29, 2014.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health
Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) has submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review
of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
OMB will accept further comments from
the public during the review and
approval period.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than July 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
including the Information Collection
Request Title, to the desk officer for
HRSA, either by email to OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to
202–395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance
Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call
(301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Data Collection Tool for Rural Health
Community-Based Grant Programs.
OMB No.: 0915–0319—Extension.
Abstract: There are currently five
rural health grant programs that operate
under the authority of Section 330A of
the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
These programs include: (1) Rural
SUMMARY:
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Health Care Services Outreach Grant
Program (Outreach); (2) Rural Health
Network Development Grant Program
(Network Development); (3) Small
Healthcare Provider Quality Grant
Program (Quality); (4) Delta States Rural
Development Network Grant Program
(Delta) and (5) Rural Health Network
Development Planning Grant Program
(Network Planning). These grants are to
provide expanded delivery of health
care services in rural areas, for the
planning and implementation of
integrated health care networks in rural
areas, and for the planning and
implementation of quality improvement
and workforce activities. In general, the
grants may be used to expand access,
coordinate, and improve the quality of
essential health care services and
enhance the delivery of health care in
rural areas.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: For these programs,
performance measures were drafted to
provide data useful to the programs and
to enable HRSA to provide aggregate
program data required by Congress
under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. These
measures cover the principal topic areas
of interest to ORHP, including: (a)
Access to care; (b) the underinsured and
uninsured; (c) workforce recruitment
and retention; (d) sustainability; (e)
health information technology; (f)
network development; and (g) health
related clinical measures. Several
measures will be used for all six
programs. All measures will speak to
the ORHP’s progress toward meeting the
goals set.
Summary of Prior Comments and
Agency Response: A 60-day Federal
Register Notice was published in the
Federal Register on March 10, 2014 (see
79 FR13311–12). One comment was
received requesting a copy of the data
collection plans and draft instruments
that are referenced in the 60-day
Federal Register notice for Rural Health
Care Services Outreach Grant Program
(Outreach); Rural Health Network
Development Grant Program (Network
Development); Small Healthcare
Provider Quality Grant Program
Number of
respondents
Grant program
Number of
responses per
respondent
(Quality); and Rural Health Network
Development Planning Grant Program
(Network Planning). HRSA provided the
draft instruments on March 12, 2014,
via email.
Likely Respondents: Award recipients
of the programs under the Section 330A
of the Public Health Service Act.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
Total hour
burden
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program ........
Rural Health Network Development ....................................
Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program ..
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant
Program ............................................................................
Network Development Planning Grant Program .................
71
20
12
1
1
1
71
20
12
2.00
4.00
6.00
142.0
80.0
72.0
30
21
1
1
30
21
7.25
3.00
217.5
63.0
Total ..............................................................................
154
........................
154
........................
574.5
HRSA specifically requests comments
on: (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.
Dated: May 29, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Discretionary Grant Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Class Deviation from
Competition Requirements for the
Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s
(MCHB) Family-to-Family Health
Information Centers (F2F HIC) Program
(H84).
AGENCY:
HRSA will be issuing noncompetitive awards under the F2F HIC
program. Approximately $5 million will
be made available in the form of a grant
to current grantees (see below) covering
the period of 6/1/2014–5/31/2015. This
will provide for an extension of the
program, as provided for in Section
1203 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act
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of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–67) and Section
207 of the Protecting Access to Medicare
Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–93) with the
least disruption to the states,
communities, and constituencies that
currently receive assistance and services
from these grantees.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipients of the Awards:
The 51 incumbent grantees of record
(listed below).
Amount of the Non-Competitive
Awards: Up to $95,700 per grantee.
CFDA Number: 93.504.
Period of Supplemental Funding:
6/1/2014–5/31/2015.
Authority: Section 501(c)(1) of the
Social Security Act, as amended.
Justification: The F2F HIC program
provides grants to family-run/staffed
organizations to ensure families of
children with special health care needs
have access to adequate information
about health and community resources
to facilitate informed and shared
decision-making around their children’s
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the
review and approval period.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 7,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443-
1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Data Collection Tool for
Rural Health Community-Based Grant Programs.
OMB No.: 0915-0319--Extension.
Abstract: There are currently five rural health grant programs that
operate under the authority of Section 330A of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act. These programs include: (1) Rural
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Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program (Outreach); (2) Rural
Health Network Development Grant Program (Network Development); (3)
Small Healthcare Provider Quality Grant Program (Quality); (4) Delta
States Rural Development Network Grant Program (Delta) and (5) Rural
Health Network Development Planning Grant Program (Network Planning).
These grants are to provide expanded delivery of health care services
in rural areas, for the planning and implementation of integrated
health care networks in rural areas, and for the planning and
implementation of quality improvement and workforce activities. In
general, the grants may be used to expand access, coordinate, and
improve the quality of essential health care services and enhance the
delivery of health care in rural areas.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For these programs,
performance measures were drafted to provide data useful to the
programs and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data required
by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
1993. These measures cover the principal topic areas of interest to
ORHP, including: (a) Access to care; (b) the underinsured and
uninsured; (c) workforce recruitment and retention; (d) sustainability;
(e) health information technology; (f) network development; and (g)
health related clinical measures. Several measures will be used for all
six programs. All measures will speak to the ORHP's progress toward
meeting the goals set.
Summary of Prior Comments and Agency Response: A 60-day Federal
Register Notice was published in the Federal Register on March 10, 2014
(see 79 FR13311-12). One comment was received requesting a copy of the
data collection plans and draft instruments that are referenced in the
60-day Federal Register notice for Rural Health Care Services Outreach
Grant Program (Outreach); Rural Health Network Development Grant
Program (Network Development); Small Healthcare Provider Quality Grant
Program (Quality); and Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant
Program (Network Planning). HRSA provided the draft instruments on
March 12, 2014, via email.
Likely Respondents: Award recipients of the programs under the
Section 330A of the Public Health Service Act.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
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Number of
Grant program Number of responses per Total Average burden Total hour
respondents respondent responses per response burden
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Rural Health Care Services 71 1 71 2.00 142.0
Outreach Grant Program.........
Rural Health Network Development 20 1 20 4.00 80.0
Delta States Rural Development 12 1 12 6.00 72.0
Network Grant Program..........
Small Health Care Provider 30 1 30 7.25 217.5
Quality Improvement Grant
Program........................
Network Development Planning 21 1 21 3.00 63.0
Grant Program..................
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Total....................... 154 .............. 154 .............. 574.5
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HRSA specifically requests comments on: (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.
Dated: May 29, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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