[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23264-23265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9258]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10185 and CMS-10429]
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
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approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D
Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations; Use: Title I of 42
CFR, part 423, Sec. 423.514, requires each Part D Sponsor to have an
effective procedure to provide statistics indicating: the cost of its
operations, the patterns of utilization of its services, the
availability, accessibility, and acceptability of its services,
information demonstrating it has a fiscally sound operation and other
matters as required by CMS. In addition, subsection 423.505 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA),
establishes as a contract provision that Part D Sponsors must comply
with the reporting requirements for submitting drug claims and related
information to CMS. Data collected via Medicare Part D Reporting
Requirements is an integral resource for oversight, monitoring,
compliance and auditing activities necessary to ensure quality
provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries.
The data collected will be validated, analyzed, and utilized for trend
reporting.
The revisions for the CY2013 include the removal, addition or both
of data elements for the Prompt Payment by Part D Sponsors, Grievances,
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Compliance Programs, and Plan Oversight of
Agents reporting sections; however, these changes resulted in no
changes to the burden for these sections. In addition, we added data
elements and revised data elements for the Medication Therapy
Management Programs and the Coverage Determinations and Exceptions
reporting sections, which resulted in an increase in burden hours for
both sections. Lastly, we removed the following reporting sections and
decreased burden estimates associated with these sections because these
data are no longer necessary for monitoring through these reporting
requirements: Access to Extended Day Supplies at Retail Pharmacies; and
Pharmacy Support of E-prescribing. Form Number: CMS-10185 (OCN: 0938-
0992); Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly, Semi-Annually; Affected Public:
Private Sector, business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents:
3,180; Total Annual Responses: 48,152; Total Annual Hours: 76,240. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact LaToyia Grant at
410-786-5434. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB Control Number). Title of Information Collection: Surveys
of Physicians and Home Health Agencies to Assess Access Issues for
Specific Medicare Beneficiaries as Defined in Section 3131(d) of the
ACA. Use: This collection is part of a study called for under section
3131(d) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The
study is focused on two major issues: (1) Supporting CMS' efforts to
improve payment accuracy and (2) understanding issues of access for the
ACA populations under the existing home health prospective payment
system. The study team's analytic plan focuses on understanding payment
accuracy for the specific study populations through claims and cost
data analyses, which will reflect payments and costs for patients who
have gained access to home health care. In order to understand access
issues for the ACA defined populations, the study team proposes using
survey instruments to better understand the characteristics of Medicare
beneficiaries who are not able to gain access to or have experienced
delays in gaining access to home health services.
As a new collection, the information collected is expected to
support CMS' efforts to improve the home health prospective payment
system payment accuracy for vulnerable populations and thereby ensure
the payment system does not inadvertently cause avoidable access
problems. The questions are designed to provide insights into access
issues for vulnerable populations that cannot be learned through
analyses of administrative data. Form Number: CMS-10429 (OCN: 0938-
New); Frequency: Once. Affected Public: Private Sector (business or
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions). Number of
Respondents: 875. Total Annual Responses: 292. Total Annual Hours: 73.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kristy Chu at
410-786-8953. 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 Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call
the 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 June 18, 2012:
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------,
Room C4-26-05,
7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: April 12, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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