[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41932-41933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16742]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers CMS-10108, CMS-10115, and CMS-10130]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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 a 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 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
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technology to minimize the information collection burden.
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by
the OMB desk officer by August 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be
assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions:
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974 OR, Email: [email protected].
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.
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 Managed
Care Regulations; Use: The information collection requirements
contained in this information collection request implement regulations
that allow states greater flexibility to implement mandatory managed
care programs, implement new beneficiary protections, and eliminate
certain requirements viewed by state agencies as impediments to the
growth of managed care programs. Information collected includes
information about managed care programs, grievances and appeals,
enrollment broker contracts, and managed care organizational capacity
to provide health care services. Medicaid enrollees use the information
collected and reported to make informed choices regarding health care,
including how to access health care services and the grievance and
appeal system. States use the information collected and reported as
part of its contracting process with managed care entities, as well as
its compliance oversight role. We use the information collected and
reported in an oversight role of state Medicaid managed care programs.
Form Number: CMS-10108 (OCN: 0938-0920); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Private sector (business or
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions), and State, local or
Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 1,640,223; Total Annual
Responses: 5,217,333; Total Annual Hours: 5,872,255. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Amy Gentile at 410-786-
3499.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services
Furnished to Undocumented Aliens, Section 1011 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA);
Use: Section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) provides that the Secretary will
establish a process (i.e., enrollment and claims payment) for eligible
providers to request payment. The Secretary must directly pay
hospitals, physicians and ambulance providers (including Indian Health
Service, Indian Tribe and Tribal organizations) for their otherwise un-
reimbursed costs of providing services required by section 1867 of the
Social Security Act and related hospital inpatient, outpatient and
ambulance services. We will use the application information to
administer this health services program and establish an audit process.
Form Number: CMS-10115 (OCN: 0938-0929); Frequency: Once and
occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector (business or other for-
profit and not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 10,000;
Total Annual Responses: 10,000; Total Annual Hours: 5,000. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Fred Rooke at 404-562-
7502.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services
Furnished to Undocumented Aliens, Section 1011 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA):
``Section 1011 Provider Payment Determination'' and ``Request for
Section 1011 Hospital On-Call Payments to Physicians'' Forms; Use:
Section 1011 of the MMA requires that the Secretary establish a process
under which eligible providers (certain hospitals, physicians and
ambulance providers) may request payment for (claim) their otherwise
un-reimbursed costs of providing eligible services. The Secretary must
make quarterly payments directly to such providers. The Secretary must
also implement measures to ensure that inappropriate, excessive, or
fraudulent payments are not made under Section 1011, including
certification by providers of the veracity of their requests for
payment. Both forms have been established to address the statutory
requirements outlined above. Form Number: CMS-10130 (OCN: 0938-0952);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector (business or
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions); Number of
Respondents: 12,037; Total Annual Responses: 300,148; Total Annual
Hours: 75,037. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Fred Rooke at 404-562-7205.)
Dated: July 9, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-16742 Filed 7-11-13; 8:45 am]
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