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Form Number: CMS–179 (OMB control
number 0938–0193); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Number
of Respondents: 56; Total Annual
Responses: 1,120; Total Annual Hours:
22,400. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Annette Pearson
at 410–786–6958.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension; Title of Information
Collection: Home Health Change of Care
Notice; Use: The purpose of the Home
Health Change of Care Notice (HHCCN)
is to notify original Medicare
beneficiaries receiving home health care
benefits of plan of care changes. Home
health agencies (HHAs) are required to
provide written notice to Original
Medicare beneficiaries under various
circumstances involving the reduction
or termination of items and/or services
consistent with Home Health Agencies
Conditions of Participation (COPs).
The home health COP requirements
are set forth in § 1891[42 U.S.C.
1395bbb] of the Social Security Act (the
Act). The implementing regulations
under 42 CFR 484.10(c) specify that
Medicare patients receiving HHA
services have rights. The patient has the
right to be informed, in advance about
the care to be furnished, and of any
changes in the care to be furnished. The
HHA must advise the patient in advance
of the disciplines that will furnish care,
and the frequency of visits proposed to
be furnished. The HHA must advise the
patient in advance of any change in the
plan of care before the change is made.’’
Notification is required for covered
and non-covered services listed in the
plan of care (POC). The beneficiary will
use the information provided to decide
whether or not to pursue alternative
options to continue receiving the care
noted on the HHCCN. Form Number:
CMS–10280 (OMB control number:
0938–1196); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Private Sector (Business or other
for-profits, Not-for-Profit Institutions);
Number of Respondents: 12,149; Total
Annual Responses: 13,640,524; Total
Annual Hours: 908,459. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Jennifer McCormick at 410–786–
2852.)
Dated: November 21, 2018.
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 Identifier: CMS–179]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice; partial withdrawal.
On October 1, 2018 (83 FR
49389), the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) published a
notice entitled, ‘‘Agency Information
Collection Activities: Proposed
Collection; Comment Request.’’ That
notice invited public comments on three
separate information collection requests
specific to document identifiers: CMS–
10142, CMS–R–262, and CMS–179. Due
to technical difficulties associated with
CMS–179 (OMB control number: 0938–
0193) titled ‘‘Medicaid State Plan Base
Plan Pages,’’ through the publication of
this document we are withdrawing
CMS–179 from our October 1, 2018,
information collection request. While
the technical issues associated with
CMS–179 have recently been resolved,
because of the delay we are publishing
a new 60-day information collection
request elsewhere in today’s Federal
Register. The November 30, 2018,
comment due date for the remaining
two collections [CMS–10142 (OMB
control number: 0938–0944) titled, ‘‘Bid
Pricing Tool (BPT) for Medicare
Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription
Drug Plans (PDP)’’ and CMS–R–262
(OMB control number: 0938–0763),
titled ‘‘Contract Year 2020 Plan Benefit
Package (PBP) Software and Formulary
Submission’’] remains in effect without
change.
SUMMARY:
Dated: November 21, 2018.
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
Administration for Children and
Families
Statewide Data Indicators for Child and
Family Services Reviews: Request for
Public Comment
Children’s Bureau (CB),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Administration on
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Children, Youth and Families (ACYF),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
Request for public comment on
revised syntax used to calculate
Statewide Data Indicators for Child and
Family Services Reviews (CFSRs).
ACTION:
In October 2014, the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) published a notice in the
Federal Register (79 FR 61241) with the
final plan to replace the statewide data
indicators used to determine a state’s
substantial conformity with titles IV–B
and IV–E of the Social Security Act
through the Child and Family Services
Reviews (CFSRs). In May 2015, ACF
published a notice in the Federal
Register (80 FR 27263) to correct some
of the calculations and language used in
the October 2014 notice. After the May
2015 notice, additional technical errors
in the syntax and formulation of the
statewide data indicators were
identified. Some of those errors were
discovered by states and other
interested parties that operationalized
the indicators for continuous quality
improvement. Based on the amount of
time required to complete a
comprehensive review of the syntax,
make revisions and validate the
accuracy of the calculations; the
Children’s Bureau (CB) decided to
suspend use of the indicators in
determinations of substantial
conformity during the third round of
CFSRs. In October 2016, CB published
CFSR Technical Bulletin #9 to inform
states of the decision to limit use of the
CFSR statewide data indicators and
national performance to context
information for round three of CFSRs.
Since then, CB has thoroughly
reviewed, revised, tested, and obtained
independent review and validation of
the syntax used to perform data quality
checks and calculate state performance
on the statewide data indicators. Before
CB finalizes the revised syntax, and
publishes revised performance results
for all states and revised national
standards, we invite state child welfare
agencies, partner organizations, and the
public to review, test, and provide
comments on the revised syntax used to
perform data quality checks and
calculate observed performance on the
statewide data indicators.
SUMMARY:
Comments are due by February
25, 2019.
DATES:
You may send comments,
identified by Docket Number ACF–
2018–0007, by one of the following
methods:
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-179]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: Notice; partial withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: On October 1, 2018 (83 FR 49389), the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice entitled, ``Agency
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment
Request.'' That notice invited public comments on three separate
information collection requests specific to document identifiers: CMS-
10142, CMS-R-262, and CMS-179. Due to technical difficulties associated
with CMS-179 (OMB control number: 0938-0193) titled ``Medicaid State
Plan Base Plan Pages,'' through the publication of this document we are
withdrawing CMS-179 from our October 1, 2018, information collection
request. While the technical issues associated with CMS-179 have
recently been resolved, because of the delay we are publishing a new
60-day information collection request elsewhere in today's Federal
Register. The November 30, 2018, comment due date for the remaining two
collections [CMS-10142 (OMB control number: 0938-0944) titled, ``Bid
Pricing Tool (BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription
Drug Plans (PDP)'' and CMS-R-262 (OMB control number: 0938-0763),
titled ``Contract Year 2020 Plan Benefit Package (PBP) Software and
Formulary Submission''] remains in effect without change.
Dated: November 21, 2018.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-25840 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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