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proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ website address at
website address at https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.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 N. 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).
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CMS–10717 Medicare Part C and Part
D Program Audit and Industry-Wide
Part C Timeliness Monitoring Project
(TMP) Protocols
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: New Collection (Request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Part C
and Part D Program Audit and IndustryWide Part C Timeliness Monitoring
Project (TMP) Protocols; Use: Under the
Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 and implementing regulations at
42 CFR parts 422 and 423, Medicare
Part D plan sponsors and Medicare
Advantage organizations are required to
comply with all Medicare Parts C and D
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program requirements. CMS’ annual
audit plan ensures that we evaluate
sponsoring organizations’ compliance
with these requirements by conducting
program audits that focus on high-risk
areas that have the greatest potential for
beneficiary harm. As such, CMS has
developed the following audit protocols
for use by sponsoring organizations to
prepare for their audit:
• Compliance Program Effectiveness
(CPE)
• Part D Formulary and Benefit
Administration (FA)
• Part D Coverage Determinations,
Appeals, and Grievances (CDAG)
• Part C Organization Determinations,
Appeals, and Grievances (ODAG)
• Special Needs Plans Care
Coordination (SNPCC)
CMS generally conducts program
audits at the parent organization level in
an effort to reduce burden and, for
routine audits, subjects each sponsoring
organization to all applicable program
area protocols. For example, if a
sponsoring organization does not offer a
special needs plan, or an accrediting
organization has deemed a special needs
plan compliant with CMS regulations
and standards, CMS would not apply
the SNPCC protocol. Likewise, CMS
would not apply the ODAG audit
protocol to an organization that offers
only a standalone prescription drug
plan since that organization does not
offer the MA benefit. Conversely, ad hoc
audits resulting from referral may be
limited in scope and, therefore, all
program area protocols may not be
applied.
In addition, as part of the robust
program audit process, CMS also
requires sponsoring organizations that
have undergone a program audit and
found to have deficiencies to undergo a
validation audit to ensure correction.
The validation audit uses the same audit
protocols, but only tests the elements
where deficiencies were found as
opposed to re-administering the entire
audit. Finally, CMS conducts annual
industry-wide timeliness monitoring of
all Part C organizations by using a
subset of the ODAG protocol. However,
sponsoring organizations that
successfully submitted all of their Part
C data in response to a program audit
in the prior year are excluded from
submitting new data for the timeliness
monitoring effort in the year following
their program audit.
The information gathered during this
program audit will be used by the
Medicare Parts C and D Oversight and
Enforcement Group (MOEG) within the
Center for Medicare (CM) and CMS
Regional Offices to assess sponsoring
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organizations’ compliance with
Medicare program requirements. If
outliers or other data anomalies are
detected, Regional Offices will work in
collaboration with MOEG and other
divisions within CMS for follow-up and
resolution. Additionally, MA and Part D
organizations will receive the audit
results and will be required to
implement corrective action to correct
any identified deficiencies. Form
Number: CMS–10717 (OMB control
number: 0938–New); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Private Sector, Business
or other for-profits, Not-for-profits
institutions; Number of Respondents:
190; Total Annual Responses: 179; Total
Annual Hours: 36,082. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Kellie Simons at 410–786–
0886.)
Dated: December 3, 2019.
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–2567]
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 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
SUMMARY:
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of Information Collection: Statement of
Deficiencies and Plan of Correction
Supporting Regulations; Use: Section
1864(a) of the Social Security Act
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of requires that the Secretary use state
survey agencies to conduct surveys to
information must be received by the
determine whether health care facilities
OMB desk officer by January 6, 2020.
meet Medicare and Clinical Laboratory
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the
Improvement Amendments
proposed information collections,
participation requirements. The Form
please reference the document identifier
CMS–2567 is the means by which the
or OMB control number. To be assured
survey findings are documented. This
consideration, comments and
section of the law further requires that
recommendations must be received by
compliance findings resulting from
the OMB desk officer via one of the
these surveys be made available to the
following transmissions: OMB, Office of
public within 90 days of such surveys.
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
The Form CMS–2567 is the vehicle for
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
this disclosure. The form is also used by
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email:
health care facilities to document their
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
plan of correction and by CMS, the
To obtain copies of a supporting
states, facilities, purchasers, consumers,
statement and any related forms for the
advocacy groups, and the public as a
proposed collection(s) summarized in
source of information about quality of
this notice, you may make your request
care and facility compliance. The
using one of following:
regulations at 42 CFR 488.18 require
1. Access CMS’ website address at
website address at https://www.cms.gov/ that state survey agencies document all
deficiency findings on a statement of
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
deficiencies and plan of correction,
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAwhich is the CMS–2567. Sections
Listing.html.
488.26 and 488.28 further delineate how
2. Email your request, including your
compliance findings must be recorded
address, phone number, OMB number,
and that CMS prescribed forms must be
and CMS document identifier, to
used. Form Number: CMS–2567 (OMB
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at Control Number: 0938–0391);
Frequency: Yearly and occasionally;
(410) 786–1326.
Affected Public: Private Sector (Business
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
institutions); Number of Respondents:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
64,500; Total Annual Responses:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 64,500; Total Annual Hours: 129,000.
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
(For policy questions regarding this
must obtain approval from the Office of
collection contact Caecilia Blondiaux at
Management and Budget (OMB) for each 410–786–2190.)
collection of information they conduct
Dated: December 3, 2019.
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
William N. Parham, III,
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public Affairs.
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information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
to publish a 30-day notice in the
HUMAN SERVICES
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
Administration for Children and
including each proposed extension or
Families
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the
Proposed Information Collection
collection to OMB for approval. To
Activity; State Plan Child Support
comply with this requirement, CMS is
Collection and Establishment of
publishing this notice that summarizes
Paternity Title IV–D OCSE–100 and
the following proposed collection(s) of
OCSE–21–U4
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of Child Support
Request: Reinstatement without change
Enforcement, Administration for
of a currently approved collection; Title Children and Families, HHS.
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
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ACTION:
Request for public comment.
The Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting a threeyear extension of the forms OCSE–21–
U4: Transmittal and Notice of Approval
of State Plan Material for: Title IV–D of
the Social Security Act and OCSE–100:
State Plan (OMB #0970–0017,
expiration 7/31/2020).
SUMMARY:
Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(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.
DATES:
Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OCSE has approved an IV–
D state plan for each state. Federal
regulations require states to amend their
state plans only when necessary to
reflect new or revised federal statutes,
regulations, or material changes in any
state laws, regulations, policies, or IV–
D agency procedures. The requirement
for submission of a state plan and plan
amendments for the Child Support
Enforcement Program is found in
sections 452, 454, and 466 of the Social
Security Act. OCSE made minor
revisions to the OCSE–21–U4 to remove
outdated language and add an option for
states to electronically request or renew
an exemption from the mandatory laws
and procedures in Section 466 of the
Social Security Act via the online state
plan system. These revisions do not
increase the burden of the OCSE–21–
U4.
Respondents: State IV–D Agencies.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-2567]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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 (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 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
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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 January 6, 2020.
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:
[email protected].
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' website address at website 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 [email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.
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 without
change of a currently approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction Supporting
Regulations; Use: Section 1864(a) of the Social Security Act requires
that the Secretary use state survey agencies to conduct surveys to
determine whether health care facilities meet Medicare and Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amendments participation requirements. The Form
CMS-2567 is the means by which the survey findings are documented. This
section of the law further requires that compliance findings resulting
from these surveys be made available to the public within 90 days of
such surveys. The Form CMS-2567 is the vehicle for this disclosure. The
form is also used by health care facilities to document their plan of
correction and by CMS, the states, facilities, purchasers, consumers,
advocacy groups, and the public as a source of information about
quality of care and facility compliance. The regulations at 42 CFR
488.18 require that state survey agencies document all deficiency
findings on a statement of deficiencies and plan of correction, which
is the CMS-2567. Sections 488.26 and 488.28 further delineate how
compliance findings must be recorded and that CMS prescribed forms must
be used. Form Number: CMS-2567 (OMB Control Number: 0938-0391);
Frequency: Yearly and occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector
(Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number
of Respondents: 64,500; Total Annual Responses: 64,500; Total Annual
Hours: 129,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Caecilia Blondiaux at 410-786-2190.)
Dated: December 3, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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