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mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, individual
information collections will not result
in any new system of records containing
privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as
sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, and other matters that are
commonly considered private. Based on
the number of burden hours used during
the previous approval period and the
number of respondents involved in this,
and other expiring collections, CDC
requests OMB approval for an estimated
22,250 annual burden hours. There are
no costs to respondents other than their
time to participate.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent
Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Total
response
burden
(hours)
1
30/60
5,000
1,000
61,000
1
1
2
15/60
2,000
15,250
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–179, CMS–
10536, and CMS–R–153]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
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
SUMMARY:
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Average
hours per
response
10,000
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Number of responses per
respondent
In-person surveys, Online surveys,
Telephone surveys, In-person observation/testing, Interviews.
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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 October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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/PRAListing.
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
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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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid State
Plan Base Plan Pages; Use: State
Medicaid agencies complete the plan
pages while we review the information
to determine if the state has met all of
the requirements of the provisions the
states choose to implement. If the
requirements are met, we will approve
the amendments to the state’s Medicaid
plan giving the state the authority to
implement the flexibilities. For a state to
receive Medicaid Title XIX funding,
there must be an approved Title XIX
state plan. 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 Gary Knight at 304–347–5723.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement of a previously
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid
Eligibility and Enrollment (EE)
Implementation Advanced Planning
Document (IAPD) Template; Use: To
assess the appropriateness of states’
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requests for enhanced federal financial
participation for expenditures related to
Medicaid eligibility determination
systems, we will review the submitted
information and documentation to make
an approval determination for the
advanced planning document. Form
Number: CMS–10536 (OMB control
number: 0938–1268); Frequency: Yearly,
once, and occasionally; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 56; Total
Annual Responses: 168; Total Annual
Hours: 2,688. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Loren
Palestino at 410–786–8842.)
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid Drug
Use Review (DUR) Program; Use: States
must provide for a review of drug
therapy before each prescription is filled
or delivered to a Medicaid patient. This
review includes screening for potential
drug therapy problems due to
therapeutic duplication, drug-disease
contraindications, drug-drug
interactions, incorrect drug dosage or
duration of drug treatment, drug-allergy
interactions, and clinical abuse/misuse.
Pharmacists must make a reasonable
effort to obtain, record, and maintain
Medicaid patient profiles. These profiles
must reflect at least the patient’s name,
address, telephone number, date of
birth/age, gender, history, e.g., allergies,
drug reactions, list of medications, and
pharmacist’s comments relevant to the
individual’s drug therapy. The State
must conduct retrospective drug use
review which provides for the ongoing
periodic examination of claims data and
other records in order to identify
patterns of fraud, abuse, inappropriate
or medically unnecessary care. Patterns
or trends of drug therapy problems are
identified and reviewed to determine
the need for intervention activity with
pharmacists and/or physicians. States
may conduct interventions via
telephone, correspondence, or face-toface contact. The states and managed
care organizations (MCOs) are provided
the reporting instrument (a survey) by
CMS, and by responding to the survey,
the states generate annual reports which
are submitted to CMS for the purposes
of monitoring compliance and
evaluating the progress of states’ DUR
programs. The survey and the annual
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements under the pertinent
regulations, are completed by
pharmacists employed by, or contracted
with the various state Medicaid
programs and their MCOs. The annual
reports submitted by states are reviewed
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and results are compiled by CMS in a
format intended to provide information,
comparisons and trends related to
states’ experiences with DUR. The states
benefit from the information and may
enhance their programs each year based
on state reported innovative practices
that are compiled by CMS from the
annual reports. A comparison/summary
of the data from the annual reports is
published on Medicaid.gov annually,
and serves as a resource for
stakeholders, including but not limited
to states, manufacturers, researchers,
congress, CMS, the Office of Inspector
General, non-governmental payers and
clinicians on the topic of DUR in state
Medicaid programs. Form Number:
CMS–R–153 (OMB control number:
0938–0659); Frequency: Yearly,
quarterly, and occasionally; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
52; Total Annual Responses: 676; Total
Annual Hours: 41,860. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Mike Forman at 410–786–2666.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections
and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–3447–N]
Secretarial Review and Publication of
the Consensus Based Entity Report of
2023 Activities to Congress and the
Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services
Office of the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice acknowledges
receipt and review by the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services (the Secretary) of the 2023
Consensus Based Entity Annual Report
to Congress as mandated by section
1890(b)(5) of the Social Security Act
(the Act). The Secretary has reviewed
and is publishing the report in the
Federal Register together with the
Secretary’s comments on the report.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlayne Van, (410) 786–8659.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The United States (U.S.) Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS)
has long recognized that a high
functioning health care system that
provides higher quality care requires
accurate, valid, and reliable
measurement of quality and efficiency.
The Medicare Improvements for
Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (Pub.
L. 110–275) added section 1890 of the
Social Security Act (the Act), which
requires the Secretary of HHS (the
Secretary) to contract with a consensusbased entity (CBE) to help improve
performance measurement. Section
3014 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care
Act) (Pub. L. 111–148) expanded the
duties of the CBE to include the
identification of gaps in available
measures and to improve the selection
of measures used in health care
programs. The Secretary extends his
appreciation to the CBE in their
partnership for the fulfillment of these
statutory requirements.
Section 1890(b) of the Act requires the
following:
Priority Setting Process: Formulation
of a National Strategy and Priorities for
Health Care Performance Measurement.
The CBE must synthesize evidence and
convene key stakeholders to make
recommendations on an integrated
national strategy and priorities for
health care performance measurement
in all applicable settings. In doing so,
the CBE must give priority to measures
that: (1) address the health care
provided to patients with prevalent,
high-cost chronic diseases; (2) have the
greatest potential for improving quality,
efficiency, and patient-centered health
care; and (3) may be implemented
rapidly due to existing evidence,
standards of care, or other reasons.
Additionally, the CBE must take into
account measures that: (1) may assist
consumers and patients in making
informed health care decisions; (2)
address health disparities across groups
and areas; and (3) address the
continuum of care furnished by
multiple providers or practitioners
across multiple settings.
Endorsement of Measures. The CBE
must provide for the endorsement of
standardized health care performance
measures. This process must consider
whether measures are evidence-based,
reliable, valid, verifiable, relevant to
enhanced health outcomes, actionable at
the caregiver level, feasible to collect
and report, responsive to variations in
patient characteristics such as health
status, language capabilities, race or
ethnicity, and income level and are
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-179, CMS-10536, and CMS-R-153]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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 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 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 October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid State
Plan Base Plan Pages; Use: State Medicaid agencies complete the plan
pages while we review the information to determine if the state has met
all of the requirements of the provisions the states choose to
implement. If the requirements are met, we will approve the amendments
to the state's Medicaid plan giving the state the authority to
implement the flexibilities. For a state to receive Medicaid Title XIX
funding, there must be an approved Title XIX state plan. 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 Gary
Knight at 304-347-5723.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment (EE) Implementation Advanced
Planning Document (IAPD) Template; Use: To assess the appropriateness
of states'
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requests for enhanced federal financial participation for expenditures
related to Medicaid eligibility determination systems, we will review
the submitted information and documentation to make an approval
determination for the advanced planning document. Form Number: CMS-
10536 (OMB control number: 0938-1268); Frequency: Yearly, once, and
occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 168; Total Annual
Hours: 2,688. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Loren Palestino at 410-786-8842.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Drug Use
Review (DUR) Program; Use: States must provide for a review of drug
therapy before each prescription is filled or delivered to a Medicaid
patient. This review includes screening for potential drug therapy
problems due to therapeutic duplication, drug-disease
contraindications, drug-drug interactions, incorrect drug dosage or
duration of drug treatment, drug-allergy interactions, and clinical
abuse/misuse. Pharmacists must make a reasonable effort to obtain,
record, and maintain Medicaid patient profiles. These profiles must
reflect at least the patient's name, address, telephone number, date of
birth/age, gender, history, e.g., allergies, drug reactions, list of
medications, and pharmacist's comments relevant to the individual's
drug therapy. The State must conduct retrospective drug use review
which provides for the ongoing periodic examination of claims data and
other records in order to identify patterns of fraud, abuse,
inappropriate or medically unnecessary care. Patterns or trends of drug
therapy problems are identified and reviewed to determine the need for
intervention activity with pharmacists and/or physicians. States may
conduct interventions via telephone, correspondence, or face-to-face
contact. The states and managed care organizations (MCOs) are provided
the reporting instrument (a survey) by CMS, and by responding to the
survey, the states generate annual reports which are submitted to CMS
for the purposes of monitoring compliance and evaluating the progress
of states' DUR programs. The survey and the annual recordkeeping and
reporting requirements under the pertinent regulations, are completed
by pharmacists employed by, or contracted with the various state
Medicaid programs and their MCOs. The annual reports submitted by
states are reviewed and results are compiled by CMS in a format
intended to provide information, comparisons and trends related to
states' experiences with DUR. The states benefit from the information
and may enhance their programs each year based on state reported
innovative practices that are compiled by CMS from the annual reports.
A comparison/summary of the data from the annual reports is published
on Medicaid.gov annually, and serves as a resource for stakeholders,
including but not limited to states, manufacturers, researchers,
congress, CMS, the Office of Inspector General, non-governmental payers
and clinicians on the topic of DUR in state Medicaid programs. Form
Number: CMS-R-153 (OMB control number: 0938-0659); Frequency: Yearly,
quarterly, and occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents: 52; Total Annual Responses: 676;
Total Annual Hours: 41,860. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Mike Forman at 410-786-2666.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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