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CMS–10357 Letter Requesting Waiver
of Medicare/Medicaid Enrollment
Application Fee; Submission of
Fingerprints; Submission of
Medicaid Identifying Information;
Medicaid Site Visit and Rescreening
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires federal agencies to publish a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this
notice.
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Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: State Medicaid
HIT Plan, Planning Advance Planning
Document, and Implementation
Advance Planning Document for
Section 4201 of the Recovery Act; Use:
To assess the appropriateness of state
requests for the administrative Federal
financial participation for expenditures
under their Medicaid Electronic Health
Record Incentive Program related to
health information exchange, our staff
will review the submitted information
and documentation to make an approval
determination of the state advance
planning document. Form Number:
CMS–10292 (OMB control number
0938–1088); Frequency: Once and
occasionally; Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Number
of Respondents: 56; Total Annual
Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours:
896. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Thomas Romano at
410–786–0465).
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement without change
of a previously approved collection:
Title of Information Collection: Letter
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Requesting Waiver of Medicare/
Medicaid Enrollment Application Fee;
Submission of Fingerprints; Submission
of Medicaid Identifying Information;
Medicaid Site Visit and Rescreening;
Use: Section 6401 of the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) establishes a number of
important payment safeguard
provisions. The provisions are designed
to improve the integrity of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and Children’s Health
Insurance Programs (CHIP) so as to
reduce fraud, waste and abuse. The
provisions include the following:
• Medicare Enrollment Application
Fee Waiver Request: Certain providers
and suppliers enrolling in Medicare will
be required to submit a fee with their
application. Under 42 CFR 424.514, if
the applicant believes it has a hardship
that justifies a waiver of the application
fee, it may submit a letter describing
said hardship.
• Fingerprints: Certain providers and
suppliers enrolling in Medicare,
Medicaid, and CHIP will be required to
submit fingerprints—either digitally or
via the FD–258 standard fingerprint
card—of their owners.
• Suspension of Medicaid Payments:
A State Medicaid agency shall suspend
all Medicaid payments to a provider
when there is a pending investigation of
a credible allegation of Medicaid fraud
against an individual or entity, unless it
has good cause not to suspend payments
or to suspend payment only in part. The
State Medicaid agency may suspend
payments without first notifying the
provider of its intention to suspend
such payments. A provider may request,
and must be granted, administrative
review where State law so requires.
• Collection of Social Security
Numbers (SSNs) and Dates of Birth
(DOBs) for Medicaid and CHIP
Providers: The State Medicaid agency or
CHIP agency must require that all
persons with an ownership or control
interest in a Medicaid or CHIP provider
submit their SSNs and DOBs.
• Site Visits for Medicaid-only or
CHIP-only providers: A State Medicaid
agency or CHIP agency must conduct
on-site visits for providers it determines
to be ‘‘moderate’’ or ‘‘high’’ categorical
risk.
• Rescreening of Medicaid and CHIP
Providers Every 5 Years: A State
Medicaid agency or CHIP agency must
screen all providers at least every 5
years. This is consistent with the
Medicare requirement in current 42 CFR
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424.515 that providers and suppliers
revalidate their enrollment information
at least every 5 years.
Form Number: CMS–10357 (OMB
control number: 0938–1137); Frequency:
On occasion; Affected Public: Private
sector—Business or for-profit and Notfor-profit institutions and State, Local,
or Tribal Governments; Number of
Respondents: 960,981; Total Annual
Responses: 960,981; Total Annual
Hours: 1,248,082. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Frank
Whelan at 410–786–1302).
Dated: July 28, 2014.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: State Plan for the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
OMB No.: 0970–0145.
Description: The State plan is a
mandatory statement submitted to the
Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services by the State. It
consists of an outline specifying how
the state’s TANF program will be
administered and operated and certain
required certifications by the State’s
Chief Executive Officer. It is used to
provide the public with information
about the program.
Authority to require States to submit
a State TANF plan is contained in
section 402 of the Social Security Act,
as amended by Public Law 104–193, the
Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
States are required to submit new plans
periodically (i.e., within a 27-month
period).
We are proposing to continue the
information collection without change.
Respondents: The 50 States of the
United States, the District of Columbia,
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Title Amendments ............................................................................................
State TANF plan ..............................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 594.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address: infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
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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 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP).
SUMMARY:
On July 15, 2014, HHS sent a
report of the Computer Matching
Program to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate, the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives, and the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r)
of the Privacy Act. HHS invites
interested parties to review and submit
written data, comments, or arguments to
the agency about the matching program
until September 2, 2014.
DATES:
Interested parties may
submit written comments on this notice
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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Administration for Children and
Families
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer
Matching Agreement
Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching
Program.
AGENCY:
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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.
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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 the OMB.
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: July 28, 2014.
Yvette Hilderson Riddick,
Director, Division of Policy and Training,
Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Notice of New Computer Matching
Program
A. Participating Agencies
The participating agencies are the
Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE), which is the ‘‘source agency,’’
and state agencies administering the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), which are the ‘‘nonfederal agencies.’’
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of the matching program
is to provide new hire, quarterly wage,
and unemployment insurance
information from OCSE’s National
Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to state
agencies administering SNAP to assist
in establishing or verifying the
eligibility for assistance, reducing
payment errors, and maintaining
program integrity, including
determining whether duplicate
participation exists or if the client
resides in another state. The state
agencies administering SNAP may also
use the NDNH information for the
secondary purpose of updating the
recipients’ reported participation in
work activities and updating recipients’
and their employers’ contact
information maintained by the state
agencies.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: State Plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF).
OMB No.: 0970-0145.
Description: The State plan is a mandatory statement submitted to
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by the
State. It consists of an outline specifying how the state's TANF
program will be administered and operated and certain required
certifications by the State's Chief Executive Officer. It is used to
provide the public with information about the program.
Authority to require States to submit a State TANF plan is
contained in section 402 of the Social Security Act, as amended by
Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996. States are required to submit new plans
periodically (i.e., within a 27-month period).
We are proposing to continue the information collection without
change.
Respondents: The 50 States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Title Amendments................................ 18 1 3 54
State TANF plan................................. 18 1 30 540
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 594.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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