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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–906]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates 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.
DATES: Comments must be received by
December 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send 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) that are 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 lll, Room C4–26–
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
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To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the
use and burden associated with the
following information collections. More
detailed information can be found in
each collection’s supporting statement
and associated materials (see
ADDRESSES).
CMS–906 The Fiscal Soundness
Reporting Requirements
Under the 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.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: The Fiscal
Soundness Reporting Requirements;
Use: The CMS is assigned responsibility
for overseeing all Medicare Advantage
Organizations (MAOs), Prescription
Drug Plan (PDP) sponsors and PACE
organizations on-going financial
performance. Specifically, CMS needs
the requested collection of information
to establish that contracting entities
within those programs maintain fiscally
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sound organizations and thereby remain
a going concern. All contracting
organizations must submit annual
independently audited financial
statements one time per year. The
MAOs with a negative net worth and/or
a net loss and the amount of that loss
is greater than one-half of the
organization’s total net worth must file
three quarterly financial statements.
Currently, there are approximately 71
MAOs filing quarterly financial
statements. Part D organizations must
also 3 quarterly financial statements.
The PACE organizations are required to
file 4 quarterly financial statements for
the first three years in the program as
well as PACE organizations with a
negative net worth and/or a net loss and
the amount of that loss is greater than
one-half of the organization’s total net
worth. Form Number: CMS–906 (OMB
control number: 0938–0469); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profits; Number of
Respondents: 815; Total Annual
Responses: 1,518; Total Annual Hours:
506. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Geralyn Glenn at
410–786–0973.)
Dated: September 29, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10110 and
CMS–10387]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, and to allow
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
SUMMARY:
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other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the
following subjects: The necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions; the accuracy of
the estimated burden; ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by November 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the
proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier
or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the
following transmissions:
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–5806 or
Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
DATES:
Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
to publish a 30-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
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comply with this requirement, CMS is
publishing this notice that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement of a previously
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Skilled Nursing
Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment
System and Consolidated Billing; Use:
We are requesting approval of a
reinstatement of a Change of Therapy
OMRA for Skilled Nursing Facilities
(SNFs). As described in CMS–1351–F,
we finalized the assessment effective
October 1, 2011. The SNFs are required
to submit this assessment. The COT
OMRA is comprised of a subset of
resident assessment information
developed for use by SNFs to satisfy a
Medicare payment requirement. The
burden associated with this is the SNF
staff time required to complete the COT
OMRA, SNF staff time to encode the
data, and SNF staff time spent in
transmitting the data. The SNFs are
required to complete a COT OMRA
when a SNF resident was receiving a
sufficient level of rehabilitation therapy
to qualify for an Ultra High, Very High,
High, Medium, or Low Rehabilitation
category and when the intensity of
therapy (as indicated by the total
reimbursable therapy minutes (RTM)
delivered, and other therapy qualifiers
such as number of therapy days and
disciplines providing therapy) changes
to such a degree that it would no longer
reflect the RUG–IV classification and
payment assigned for a given SNF
resident based on the most recent
assessment used for Medicare payment.
The COT OMRA is a type of required
PPS assessment which uses the same
item set as the End of Therapy (EOT)
OMRA. Form Number: CMS–10387
(OMB Control Number: 0938–1140);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Private sector (Business or other Forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions);
Number of Respondents: 15,421; Total
Annual Responses: 678,524; Total
Annual Hours: 701,119. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Penny Gershman at 410–786–
6643).
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement of a previously
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Manufacturer
Submission of Average Sales Price
(ASP) Data for Medicare Part B Drugs
and Biologicals; Use: In accordance with
Section 1847A of the Social Security
Act (the Act), Medicare Part B covered
drugs and biologicals not paid on a cost
or prospective payment basis are paid
based on the average sales price (ASP)
of the drug or biological, beginning in
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Calendar Year (CY) 2005. The ASP data
reporting requirements are specified in
Section 1927 of the Act. The reported
ASP data are used to establish the
Medicare payment amounts. The
reporting template was revised in CY
2011 in order to facilitate accurate
collection of ASP data. An
accompanying user guide with
instructions on the template’s use was
also created and included an
explanation of the data elements in the
template. Form Number: CMS–10110
(OMB Control Number: 0938–0921);
Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public:
Private sector (Business or other Forprofits); Number of Respondents: 180;
Total Annual Responses: 720; Total
Annual Hours: 34,560. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Amy Gruber at 410–786–1542).
Dated: September 29, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s
Health Insurance Programs;
Announcement of the Advisory Panel
on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory
Tests Meeting on October 19, 2015
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
next meeting date of the Advisory Panel
on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests
(the Panel) on Monday, October 19,
2015. The purpose of the Panel is to
advise the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
(the Secretary) and the Administrator of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) (the Administrator) on
issues related to clinical diagnostic
laboratory tests.
DATES: Meeting Date: The meeting of the
Panel is scheduled to take place at
CMS’s headquarters in Baltimore, MD
on Monday, October 19, 2015. beginning
at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT). The Panel will address issues
relating to the CY 2016 clinical
laboratory fee schedule (CLFS)
preliminary determinations of new and
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10110 and CMS-10387]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an
existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to
send comments regarding the burden estimate or any
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other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions; the accuracy of the estimated burden; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by
the OMB desk officer by November 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be
assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions:
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 or Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' Web site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires
federal agencies to publish a 30-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 that
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for
public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System and
Consolidated Billing; Use: We are requesting approval of a
reinstatement of a Change of Therapy OMRA for Skilled Nursing
Facilities (SNFs). As described in CMS-1351-F, we finalized the
assessment effective October 1, 2011. The SNFs are required to submit
this assessment. The COT OMRA is comprised of a subset of resident
assessment information developed for use by SNFs to satisfy a Medicare
payment requirement. The burden associated with this is the SNF staff
time required to complete the COT OMRA, SNF staff time to encode the
data, and SNF staff time spent in transmitting the data. The SNFs are
required to complete a COT OMRA when a SNF resident was receiving a
sufficient level of rehabilitation therapy to qualify for an Ultra
High, Very High, High, Medium, or Low Rehabilitation category and when
the intensity of therapy (as indicated by the total reimbursable
therapy minutes (RTM) delivered, and other therapy qualifiers such as
number of therapy days and disciplines providing therapy) changes to
such a degree that it would no longer reflect the RUG-IV classification
and payment assigned for a given SNF resident based on the most recent
assessment used for Medicare payment. The COT OMRA is a type of
required PPS assessment which uses the same item set as the End of
Therapy (EOT) OMRA. Form Number: CMS-10387 (OMB Control Number: 0938-
1140); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or
other For-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of
Respondents: 15,421; Total Annual Responses: 678,524; Total Annual
Hours: 701,119. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Penny Gershman at 410-786-6643).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Manufacturer Submission of Average Sales Price (ASP) Data for Medicare
Part B Drugs and Biologicals; Use: In accordance with Section 1847A of
the Social Security Act (the Act), Medicare Part B covered drugs and
biologicals not paid on a cost or prospective payment basis are paid
based on the average sales price (ASP) of the drug or biological,
beginning in Calendar Year (CY) 2005. The ASP data reporting
requirements are specified in Section 1927 of the Act. The reported ASP
data are used to establish the Medicare payment amounts. The reporting
template was revised in CY 2011 in order to facilitate accurate
collection of ASP data. An accompanying user guide with instructions on
the template's use was also created and included an explanation of the
data elements in the template. Form Number: CMS-10110 (OMB Control
Number: 0938-0921); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: Private
sector (Business or other For-profits); Number of Respondents: 180;
Total Annual Responses: 720; Total Annual Hours: 34,560. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Amy Gruber at 410-786-
1542).
Dated: September 29, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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