[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65515-65516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27301]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10249]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is publishing the following summary of proposed
collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1)
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Administrative
Requirements for Section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act; Use: Under
section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171)
subsection (c), the Secretary may require States to meet requirements
and provide additional information, provisions, and assurances. Through
the Operational Protocol, States provide the requirements, information,
provisions and assurances which, following CMS approval, States may
enroll individuals in the State's demonstration program or begin to
claim for service dollars. The Act also requires the Money Follows the
Person Rebalancing Demonstration (MFP) program be evaluated to
determine program effectiveness. One aspect of the evaluation is
determining participant quality of life and how the program affects
quality of life. Medicaid enrollees who participate in the MFP program
are expected to have need for long-term care services for the rest of
their lives and are a particularly vulnerable population if the
community setting cannot adequately meet their needs or does not
provide them a suitable quality of life.
State Operational Protocols should provide enough information that:
the CMS Project Officer and other Federal officials may use it to
understand the operation of the demonstration and/or prepare for
potential site visits without needing additional information; the State
Project Director can use it as the manual for program implementation;
and external stakeholders may use it to understand the operation of the
demonstration. The financial information collection will be used in CMS
financial statements and shared with the auditors who validate CMS'
financial position. The Maintenance of Effort forms as well as the MFP
Budget Form are required each year. Submissions of MFP Demonstration
Financial Forms are 90 days after the end of each Federal fiscal
quarter. The MFP Finders File, MFP Program Participation Data file, and
MFP Services File will be used by the national evaluation contractor to
assess program outcomes. The MFP Quality of Life data will be used by
the national evaluation contractor to assess program outcomes.
Specifically, the evaluation will determine how participants' quality
of life changes after transitioning to the community. The semi-annual
progress reports will be used by the national evaluation contractor and
CMS to monitor program implementation at the grantee level; Form
Number: CMS-10249 (OCN: 0938-1053); Frequency: Yearly, Semi-annually,
Quarterly, Once; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 43; Total Annual Responses: 360; Total Annual
Hours: 9,360. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Marybeth Ribar at 410-786-1121. For all other issues call 410-786-
1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
Web Site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995,
or E-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected], or call
the
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Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
In commenting on the proposed information collections please
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of
the following ways by December 20, 2011:
1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) 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: CMS-10249 (OCN: 0938-1053), Room C4-26-05, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: October 18, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-27301 Filed 10-20-11; 8:45 am]
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