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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10326, and
CMS–10452]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
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
SUMMARY:
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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
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.
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Comments must be received by
May 22, 2017.
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.
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.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/Paperwork
ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
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:
William Parham at 410–786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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).
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CMS–10326 Electronic Submission of
Medicare Graduate Medical
Education (GME) Affiliation
Agreements
CMS–10452 CMS Enterprise Identity
Management
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
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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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Electronic
Submission of Medicare Graduate
Medical Education (GME) Affiliation
Agreements; Use: Sections 1886(h)(4)(F)
and 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Act establish
limits on the number of allopathic and
osteopathic FTE residents that hospitals
may count for purposes of calculating
direct GME payments and the indirect
medical education (IME) adjustment. In
addition, under the authority granted by
section 1886(h)(4)(H)(ii) of the Act, the
Secretary issued regulations on May 12,
1998 (63 FR 26358) to allow institutions
that are members of the same Medicare
GME affiliated group to elect to apply
their direct GME and IME FTE resident
caps based on the aggregate cap of all
hospitals that are part of a Medicare
GME affiliation group. Under those
regulations, specified at § 413.79(f) for
direct GME and at § 412.105(f)(1)(vi) for
IME, hospitals that are part of the same
Medicare GME affiliated group are
permitted to adjust each hospital’s caps
to reflect the rotation of residents among
affiliated hospitals during an academic
year. Under § 413.75(b), a Medicare
GME affiliated group may be formed by
two or more hospitals if: (1) The
hospitals are located in the same urban
or rural area or in a contiguous area and
have a shared rotational arrangement as
specified at § 413.79(f)(2); (2) the
hospitals are not located in the same or
in a contiguous area, but have a shared
rotational arrangement and they are
jointly listed as the sponsor, primary
clinical site, or major participating
institution for one or more programs as
these terms are used in the most recent
publication of the Graduate Medical
Education Directory, or as the sponsor
or is listed under ‘‘affiliations and
outside rotations’’ for one or more
programs in Opportunities, Directory of
Osteopathic Post-Doctoral Education
Programs; or (3) effective beginning July
1, 2003, two or more hospitals are under
common ownership and have a shared
rotational arrangement under
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§ 413.79(f)(2). Form Number: CMS–
10326 (OMB control number: 0938–
1111); Frequency: Annually; Affected
Public: Private sector—Business or other
for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 125; Total
Annual Responses: 125; Total Annual
Hours: 166. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Renate
Dombrowski at 410–786–4645.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: CMS Enterprise
Identity Management; Use: HIPAA
regulations require covered entities to
verify the identity of the person
requesting Personal Health Information
(PHI) and the person’s authority to have
access to that information. Per the
HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities,
regardless of their size, are required
under Section 164.312(a)(2)(i) to ‘‘assign
a unique name and/or number for
identifying and tracking user identity.’’
A ‘user’ is defined in Section 164.304 as
a ‘‘person or entity with authorized
access’’. Accordingly, the Security Rule
requires covered entities to assign a
unique name and/or number to each
employee or workforce member who
uses a system that receives, maintains or
transmits electronic PHI, so that system
access and activity can be identified and
tracked by user. This pertains to
workforce members within health plans,
group health plans, small or large
provider offices, clearinghouses and
beneficiaries. Federal law requires that
CMS take precautions to minimize the
security risk to the Federal information
system. FIPS PUB 201–1 Para 1.2:
‘‘Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 12 (HSPD 12), signed by the
President on August 27, 2004,
established the requirements for a
common identification standard for the
identification of credentials issued by
Federal Departments and agencies to
Federal employees and contractors
(including contractor employees) for
gaining physical access to Federally
controlled facilities and logical access to
Federally controlled information
systems. HSPD 12 directs the
department of Commerce to develop a
Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS) publication to define
such a common identification
credential.’’ Form Number: CMS–10452
(OMB control number: 0938–1236);
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Individuals and Households; Number of
Respondents: 750,000; Total Annual
Responses: 750,000; Total Annual
Hours: 300,000. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Robert
Burger at 410–786–2125.)
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Dated: March 16, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10632]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
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
(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
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.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by April 20, 2017.
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.
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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
Web site address at https://
www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/Paperwork
ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
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: New collection (Request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Evaluating
Coverage to Care (C2C); Use: CMS OMH
has contracted with the RAND
Corporation to evaluate From Coverage
to Care (C2C). From the beginning of the
Affordable Care Act’s implementation,
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Office of Minority Health
(CMS OMH) recognized that achieving
better health and reduced health care
costs would require individuals to take
an active role in their health care and
regularly use primary and preventive
care services. To address this need, CMS
OMH launched From Coverage to Care
(C2C) in June 2014. C2C was designed
to help consumers understand what it
means to have health insurance
coverage, how to find a provider, when
and where to seek appropriate health
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services, and why prevention and
partnering with a provider is important
for achieving optimal health. It was also
designed to equip health care providers
and stakeholders in the community who
support consumers’ connection to care
with the tools needed to promote
consumer engagement and to promote
changes in the health care system that
improve access to care. As part of C2C,
CMS produced a range of consumeroriented materials, both Web-based and
in print. The most in-depth of the print
materials is an eight-step booklet titled
‘‘A Roadmap to Better Care and a
Healthier You.’’ Based on the need for
the information to be communicated in
smaller, more digestible packets,
booklets were developed to correspond
to each of the eight steps. Four of the
most popular pages of the Roadmap
have been made available as single-page
handouts for easier distribution. These
materials are currently available in eight
languages, including English, Spanish,
Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean,
Russian, and Vietnamese.
Since the national launch in 2014,
CMS has disseminated C2C through
speaking engagements, webinars, and
meetings sponsored by CMS regional
offices. CMS fills product orders and
recently completed a redesign of the
C2C Web site. C2C has grown to address
emerging needs of consumers, as well as
stakeholders or organizations that work
with and support consumers, across the
full continuum of health insurance and
care: Plan selection, enrollment, finding
a provider, and engaging in care over
time.
RAND spent the past year designing
and preparing for this evaluation to
assess C2C’s impact on consumer health
insurance literacy and care utilization.
This evaluation will also help CMS
understand how C2C is spread within a
community and disseminated to
consumers, and in turn how best to
maximize C2C’s impact. The next three
years will be dedicated to implementing
the evaluation described in this
submission. We are proposing four data
collection activities: (1) A crosssectional survey of organizations that
have ordered and used the materials
with consumers; (2) A cross-sectional
survey of consumers, drawn from the
Knowledge Networks panel, to measure
the association between C2C and
consumer knowledge and behavior; (3)
semi-structured interviews with staff
from a limited set of community
organizations as part of a case study;
and (4) focus groups of consumers as
part of a case study. The case study will
be conducted in a community where
English is not the preferred language,
and where C2C materials in another
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10326, and CMS-10452]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
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 (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 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.
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DATES: Comments must be received by May 22, 2017.
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 ___, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
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.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
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: William Parham at 410-786-4669.
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-10326 Electronic Submission of Medicare Graduate Medical Education
(GME) Affiliation Agreements
CMS-10452 CMS Enterprise Identity Management
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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Electronic
Submission of Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) Affiliation
Agreements; Use: Sections 1886(h)(4)(F) and 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Act
establish limits on the number of allopathic and osteopathic FTE
residents that hospitals may count for purposes of calculating direct
GME payments and the indirect medical education (IME) adjustment. In
addition, under the authority granted by section 1886(h)(4)(H)(ii) of
the Act, the Secretary issued regulations on May 12, 1998 (63 FR 26358)
to allow institutions that are members of the same Medicare GME
affiliated group to elect to apply their direct GME and IME FTE
resident caps based on the aggregate cap of all hospitals that are part
of a Medicare GME affiliation group. Under those regulations, specified
at Sec. 413.79(f) for direct GME and at Sec. 412.105(f)(1)(vi) for
IME, hospitals that are part of the same Medicare GME affiliated group
are permitted to adjust each hospital's caps to reflect the rotation of
residents among affiliated hospitals during an academic year. Under
Sec. 413.75(b), a Medicare GME affiliated group may be formed by two
or more hospitals if: (1) The hospitals are located in the same urban
or rural area or in a contiguous area and have a shared rotational
arrangement as specified at Sec. 413.79(f)(2); (2) the hospitals are
not located in the same or in a contiguous area, but have a shared
rotational arrangement and they are jointly listed as the sponsor,
primary clinical site, or major participating institution for one or
more programs as these terms are used in the most recent publication of
the Graduate Medical Education Directory, or as the sponsor or is
listed under ``affiliations and outside rotations'' for one or more
programs in Opportunities, Directory of Osteopathic Post-Doctoral
Education Programs; or (3) effective beginning July 1, 2003, two or
more hospitals are under common ownership and have a shared rotational
arrangement under Sec. 413.79(f)(2). Form Number: CMS-10326 (OMB
control number: 0938-1111); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Private sector--Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 125; Total Annual Responses: 125;
Total Annual Hours: 166. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Renate Dombrowski at 410-786-4645.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: CMS Enterprise
Identity Management; Use: HIPAA regulations require covered entities to
verify the identity of the person requesting Personal Health
Information (PHI) and the person's authority to have access to that
information. Per the HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities, regardless
of their size, are required under Section 164.312(a)(2)(i) to ``assign
a unique name and/or number for identifying and tracking user
identity.'' A `user' is defined in Section 164.304 as a ``person or
entity with authorized access''. Accordingly, the Security Rule
requires covered entities to assign a unique name and/or number to each
employee or workforce member who uses a system that receives, maintains
or transmits electronic PHI, so that system access and activity can be
identified and tracked by user. This pertains to workforce members
within health plans, group health plans, small or large provider
offices, clearinghouses and beneficiaries. Federal law requires that
CMS take precautions to minimize the security risk to the Federal
information system. FIPS PUB 201-1 Para 1.2: ``Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD 12), signed by the President on August
27, 2004, established the requirements for a common identification
standard for the identification of credentials issued by Federal
Departments and agencies to Federal employees and contractors
(including contractor employees) for gaining physical access to
Federally controlled facilities and logical access to Federally
controlled information systems. HSPD 12 directs the department of
Commerce to develop a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
publication to define such a common identification credential.'' Form
Number: CMS-10452 (OMB control number: 0938-1236); Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Number of Respondents:
750,000; Total Annual Responses: 750,000; Total Annual Hours: 300,000.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Robert Burger
at 410-786-2125.)
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Dated: March 16, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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