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B. Medicare Part C/MA Appeals
Section 940(b)(2) of the MMA applies
the AIC adjustment requirement to
Medicare Part C appeals by amending
section 1852(g)(5) of the Act. The
implementing regulations for Medicare
Part C appeals are found at 42 CFR 422,
subpart M. Specifically, §§ 422.600 and
422.612 discuss the AIC threshold
amounts for ALJ hearings and judicial
review. Section 422.600 grants any party
to the reconsideration, except the MA
organization, who is dissatisfied with
the reconsideration determination, a
right to an ALJ hearing as long as the
amount remaining in controversy after
reconsideration meets the threshold
requirement established annually by the
Secretary. Section 422.612 states, in
part, that any party, including the MA
organization, may request judicial
review if the AIC meets the threshold
requirement established annually by the
Secretary.
C. Health Maintenance Organizations,
Competitive Medical Plans, and Health
Care Prepayment Plans
Section 1876(c)(5)(B) of the Act states
that the annual adjustment to the AIC
dollar amounts set forth in section
1869(b)(1)(E)(iii) of the Act applies to
certain beneficiary appeals within the
context of health maintenance
organizations and competitive medical
plans. The applicable implementing
regulations for Medicare Part C appeals
are set forth in 42 CFR 422, subpart M
and apply to these appeals. The
Medicare Part C appeals rules also apply
to health care prepayment plan appeals.
D. Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug
Plan) Appeals
The annually adjusted AIC threshold
amounts for ALJ hearings and judicial
review that apply to Medicare Parts A,
B, and C appeals also apply to Medicare
Part D appeals. Section 101 of the MMA
added section 1860D–4(h)(1) of the Act
regarding Part D appeals. This statutory
provision requires a prescription drug
plan sponsor to meet the requirements
set forth in sections 1852(g)(4) and (g)(5)
of the Act, in a similar manner as MA
organizations. As noted previously, the
annually adjusted AIC threshold
requirement was added to section
1852(g)(5) of the Act by section
940(b)(2)(A) of the MMA. The
implementing regulations for Medicare
Part D appeals can be found at 42 CFR
423, subparts M and U. The regulations
at § 423.562(c) prescribe that, unless the
Part D appeals rules provide otherwise,
the Part C appeals rules (including the
annually adjusted AIC threshold
amount) apply to Part D appeals to the
extent they are appropriate. More
specifically, §§ 423.1970 and 423.1976
of the Part D appeals rules discuss the
AIC threshold amounts for ALJ hearings
and judicial review. Section 423.1970(a)
grants a Part D enrollee, who is
dissatisfied with the independent
review entity (IRE) reconsideration
determination, a right to an ALJ hearing
if the amount remaining in controversy
after the IRE reconsideration meets the
threshold amount established annually
by the Secretary. Sections 423.1976(a)
and (b) allow a Part D enrollee to
request judicial review of an ALJ or
Medicare Appeals Council (MAC)
decision if, in part, the AIC meets the
threshold amount established annually
by the Secretary.
II. Provisions of the Notice—Annual
AIC Adjustments
A. AIC Adjustment Formula and AIC
Adjustments
As previously noted, section 940 of
the MMA requires that the AIC
CY 2012 $
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III. Collection of Information
Requirements
This document does not impose
information collection requirements,
that is, reporting, recordkeeping or
third-party disclosure requirements.
Consequently, there is no need for
review by the Office of Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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130
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B. Calendar Year 2016
The AIC threshold amount for ALJ
hearing requests will remain at $150
and the AIC threshold amount for
judicial review will rise to $1,500 for CY
2016. These amounts are based on the
50.125 percent increase in the medical
care component of the CPI, which was
at 297.600 in July 2003 and rose to
446.773 in July 2015. The AIC threshold
amount for ALJ hearing requests
changes to $150.125 based on the 50.125
percent increase over the initial
threshold amount of $100 established in
2003. In accordance with section
1869(b)(1)(E)(iii) of the Act, the adjusted
threshold amounts are rounded to the
nearest multiple of $10. Therefore, the
CY 2016 AIC threshold amount for ALJ
hearings is $150.00. The AIC threshold
amount for judicial review changes to
$1,501.25 based on the 50.125 percent
increase over the initial threshold
amount of $1,000. This amount was
rounded to the nearest multiple of $10,
resulting in the CY 2016 AIC threshold
amount of $1,500.00 for judicial review.
C. Summary Table of Adjustments in
the AIC Threshold Amounts
In the following table we list the CYs
2012 through 2016 threshold amounts.
CY 2014 $
140
1,400
Dated: September 10, 2015.
Andrew M. Slavitt,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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threshold amounts be adjusted
annually, beginning in January 2005, by
the percentage increase in the medical
care component of the CPI for all urban
consumers (U.S. city average) for July
2003 to July of the year preceding the
year involved and rounded to the
nearest multiple of $10.
140
1,430
CY 2015 $
CY 2016 $
150
1,460
150
1,500
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Head Start Eligibility
Verification.
OMB No.: 0970–0374.
Description: The Office of Head Start
(OHS) within the Administration for
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Children and Families, United States
Department of Health and Human
Services, proposes to renew, with
changes, its authority for record keeping
requirements associated with Head Start
eligibility verification. OHS revised the
Head Start Eligibility Verification form
to reflect changes in the eligibility final
rule published on February 10, 2015 (80
FR 7368). OHS initially developed the
form to help programs determine
eligibility. However, Head Start
programs are not required to use this
specific form. Programs may either
adopt the form or design a new form to
meet the eligibility requirements.
The Office of Head Start published a
final rule on eligibility under the
authority granted to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services under the
Head Start Act (Act) at sections 644(c),
645(a)(1)(A), and 645A(c). The final rule
clarifies Head Start’s eligibility
procedures and enrollment
requirements, and reinforces Head
Start’s overall mission to support lowincome families and early learning. A
program must maintain records as
specified in sections 1305.4(d)(2),
1305.4(l), and 1305.4(h) through (j) of
the final rule.
Respondents: Head Start and Early
Head Start program grant recipients.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instruments
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§ 1305.4(l) Eligibility determination records (sample form) ...........................
§ 1305.4(d)(2) .................................................................................................
§ 1305.4(h),(i), and (j) ....................................................................................
§ 1305.4(l) Other Record Keeping .................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 124,520
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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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
478
1
1
1
.10
2
15
15
1,600
20
1,600
1,600
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; OAA Title
III–E Evaluation
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Administration for
Community Living (formerly the
Administration on Aging (AoA)) is
announcing that the proposed collection
of information listed below has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by October 26,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information by fax
202.395.6974 to the OMB Desk Officer
for ACL, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alice-Lynn Ryssman, 202.357.3491
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Administration for
Community Living (ACL, formerly the
Administration for Aging) has submitted
the following proposed collection of
information to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance. The outcome
evaluation data collection associated
with the Title III–E National Family
Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) is
necessary to meet three broad objectives
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Total burden
hours
76,480
40
24,000
24,000
of ACL: (1) To provide information to
support program planning, including an
analysis of program processes, (2) to
develop information about program
efficiency and costs, and (3) gauge
program effectiveness in assessing
community and client needs, targeting
and prioritizing, and providing services
to family caregivers. The outcome
evaluation will examine to what extent
do the needs, services, and outcomes of
NFCSP caregivers differ from nonNFCSP caregivers over a twelve-month
period. As well, where feasible, the
individuals supported by these two
groups of caregivers will be asked seven
short questions about their situation
initially and at the end of twelve
months, to take into account the care
recipients’ perceptions of their quality
of life and the support for their
caregivers.
In response to the 60-day Federal
Register Notice related to this proposed
data collection and published on
November 20, 2013, comments from six
individuals and/or organizations were
received. Many of the suggestions
commented on the length of the survey
and eliminating duplicative or
cumbersome open-ended questions,
efforts have been made to make the
questions clearer, reduce the number of
open-ended questions, and shorten the
estimated time needed for the survey by
about 10 percent. In addition, in
response to concerns about the views of
those receiving care from these
caregivers, a very short seven-question
survey has been added to ask the
caregivers’ care recipients about their
perceived quality of life and the support
needed by their caregivers.
The outcome study will conduct
telephone interviews with a randomly
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Head Start Eligibility Verification.
OMB No.: 0970-0374.
Description: The Office of Head Start (OHS) within the
Administration for
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Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human
Services, proposes to renew, with changes, its authority for record
keeping requirements associated with Head Start eligibility
verification. OHS revised the Head Start Eligibility Verification form
to reflect changes in the eligibility final rule published on February
10, 2015 (80 FR 7368). OHS initially developed the form to help
programs determine eligibility. However, Head Start programs are not
required to use this specific form. Programs may either adopt the form
or design a new form to meet the eligibility requirements.
The Office of Head Start published a final rule on eligibility
under the authority granted to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services under the Head Start Act (Act) at sections 644(c),
645(a)(1)(A), and 645A(c). The final rule clarifies Head Start's
eligibility procedures and enrollment requirements, and reinforces Head
Start's overall mission to support low-income families and early
learning. A program must maintain records as specified in sections
1305.4(d)(2), 1305.4(l), and 1305.4(h) through (j) of the final rule.
Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program grant
recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instruments Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Sec. 1305.4(l) Eligibility determination 1,600 478 .10 76,480
records (sample form)..........................
Sec. 1305.4(d)(2)............................. 20 1 2 40
Sec. 1305.4(h),(i), and (j)................... 1,600 1 15 24,000
Sec. 1305.4(l) Other Record Keeping........... 1,600 1 15 24,000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 124,520
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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