Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 12686 [2023-04068]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 12686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04068]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10716]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
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 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.

DATES: Comments must be received by May 1, 2023.

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, please access 
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address 
into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.

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).
    CMS-10716 Applicable Integrated Plan Coverage Decision Letter
    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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Applicable 
Integrated Plan Coverage Decision Letter; Use: Sections 1859(f)(8) of 
the Act require development of unified grievance and appeals processes 
for D-SNPs, to the extent feasible. We finalized the implementation of 
this regulation for integrated organization determinations at Sec.  
422.631, effective January 1, 2021. This rule requires applicable 
integrated plans to send an enrollee a written notice of any adverse 
decision on an integrated organization determination using a notice 
that is written in plain language and contains the information detailed 
at Sec.  422.631(d)(1)(iii).
    Applicable integrated plans as defined at Sec.  422.561 are 
required to issue form CMS-10716 when a request for either a medical 
service or payment is denied in whole or in part after considering both 
the Medicare or Medicaid benefit. Applicable integrated plans issue 
this form to enrollees when the plan reduces, stops, suspends, or 
denies, in whole or in part, a request for a service or item (including 
a Part B drug) or a request for payment of a service or item (including 
a Part B drug) that the enrollee has already received. The form 
provides the enrollee with information regarding their right to an 
appeal of the applicable integrated plan's decision and the enrollee 
will use the instructions to navigate the appeal process. Form Number: 
CMS-10716 (OMB control number: 0938-1386); Frequency: Occasionally; 
Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for-profits); Number 
of Respondents: 112; Total Annual Responses: 24,716; Total Annual 
Hours: 4,120. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Kristi Sugarman Coats at 415-744-3629.)

    Dated: February 23, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-04068 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
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