[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 42316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17380]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-643 and CMS-10185]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), Department of Health and Human Services, 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 function; (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: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection. Title of Information Collection:
Hospice Survey and Deficiencies Report Form and Supporting Regulations.
Use: CMS uses the information collected as the basis for certification
decisions for hospices that wish to obtain or retain participation in
the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The information is used by CMS
regional offices, which have the delegated authority to certify
Medicare facilities for participation, and by State Medicaid agencies,
which have comparable authority under Medicaid. The information on the
Hospice Survey and Deficiencies Report Form is coded for entry into the
OSCAR system. The data is analyzed by the CMS regional offices and by
the CMS central office components for program evaluation and monitoring
purposes. The information is also available to the public upon request.
Form Number: CMS-643 (OCN 0938-0379). Frequency: Yearly. Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents:
3,644. Total Annual Responses: 1,217. Total Annual Hours: 1,217. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Kim Roche at 410-
786-3524. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
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, Sec. 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 CY 2013 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
(OMB: 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.)
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 [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on August 17, 2012.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: [email protected].
Dated: July 12, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-17380 Filed 7-17-12; 8:45 am]
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