[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42018-42019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16960]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10477, CMS-R-185 and CMS-10343]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 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 (the 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 60 days for public
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding our burden estimates 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.
DATES: Comments must be received by September 16, 2014.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number (OCN). To be assured consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send 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) that are 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.
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:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated
with the following information collections. More detailed information
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS-10477 Medicaid Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Disease
(MIPCD) Demonstration
CMS-R-185 Granting and Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to Private
Nonprofit Accreditation Organizations and of State Exemption Under
State Laboratory Programs and Supporting Regulations
CMS-10343 State Plan Preprint for Medicaid Recovery Audit
Contractors (RAC) Program
Under the 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 requires federal agencies
to publish a 60-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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request): Revision of a currently
approved information collection; Title of Information Collection:
Medicaid Incentives for Prevention of Chronic
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Disease (MIPCD) Demonstration; Use: Under section 4108(d)(1) of the
Affordable Care Act, we are required to contract with an independent
entity or organization to conduct an evaluation of the Medicaid
Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Disease (MIPCD) demonstration. The
contractor will conduct state site visits, two rounds of focus group
discussions, interviews with key program stakeholders, and field a
beneficiary satisfaction survey. Both the state site visits and
interviews with key program stakeholders will entail one-on-one
interviews; however each set will have a unique data collection form.
Thus, each evaluation task listed above has a separate data collection
form and this proposed information collection encompasses six data
collection forms.
The purpose of the evaluation and assessment includes determining
the following:
The effect of such initiatives on the use of health care
services by Medicaid beneficiaries participating in the program;
The extent to which special populations (including adults
with disabilities, adults with chronic illnesses, and children with
special health care needs) are able to participate in the program;
The level of satisfaction of Medicaid beneficiaries with
respect to the accessibility and quality of health care services
provided through the program; and
The administrative costs incurred by state agencies that
are responsible for administration of the program.
Subsequent to the initial OMB approval issued January 23, 2014, we have
added two Administrative Cost forms to the information collection. The
burden estimates for this information collection have been revised to
account for the burden associated with the new forms.
Form Number: CMS-10477 (OMB control number: 0938-1219); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Individuals and households, business or
other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or
Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 4,706; Total Annual
Responses: 4,706; Total Annual Hours: 2,236. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Jean Scott at 410-786-6327.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Granting and
Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to Private Nonprofit Accreditation
Organizations and of State Exemption Under State Laboratory Programs
and Supporting Regulations; Use: The information required is necessary
to determine whether a private accreditation organization/State
licensure program standards and accreditation/licensure process is at
least equal to or more stringent than those of the Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). If an accreditation organization
is approved, the laboratories that it accredits are ``deemed'' to meet
the CLIA requirements based on this accreditation. Similarly, if a
State licensure program is determined to have requirements that are
equal to or more stringent than those of CLIA, its laboratories are
considered to be exempt from CLIA certification and requirements. The
information collected will be used by HHS to: Determine comparability/
equivalency of the accreditation organization standards and policies or
State licensure program standards and policies to those of the CLIA
program; to ensure the continued comparability/equivalency of the
standards; and to fulfill certain statutory reporting requirements.
Form No.: CMS-R-185 (OMB control number: 0938-0686); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector--business or other for-
profits and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 12;
Total Annual Responses: 96; Total Annual Hours: 384. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Arlene Lopez at 410-786-
6782.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: State Plan Preprint for Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors
(RACs); Use: Under section 1902(a)(42)(B)(i) of the Social Security
Act, States are required to establish programs to contract with one or
more Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) for the purpose of
identifying underpayments and recouping overpayments under the State
plan and any waiver of the State plan with respect to all services for
which payment is made to any entity under such plan or waiver. Further,
the statute requires States to establish programs to contract with
Medicaid RACs in a manner consistent with State law, and generally in
the same manner as the Secretary contracts with Medicare RACs. State
programs contracted with Medicaid RACs were not required to be fully
operational until after December 31, 2010. States may submit, to CMS, a
State Plan Amendment (SPA) attesting that they will establish a
Medicaid RAC program. States have broad discretion regarding the
Medicaid RAC program design and the number of entities with which they
elect to contract. Many States already have experience utilizing
contingency-fee-based Third Party Liability recovery contractors.
Form Number: CMS-10343 (OMB control number: 0938-1126); Frequency:
Once; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of
Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 56.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Yolanda Green
at 410-786-0798.)
Dated: July 15, 2014.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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