[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3325-3326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00298]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10265]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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 the necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the
agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. 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-10265 Mandatory Insurer Reporting Requirements of Section 111 of
the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Act of 2007
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Mandatory Insurer
Reporting Requirements of Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and
SCHIP Act of 2007; Use: The CMS
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is responsible for oversight and implementation of the MSP provisions
as part of its overall authority for the Medicare program. The CMS
accomplishes this through a combination of direct CMS action and work
by CMS' contractors. The CMS efforts include policy and operational
guidelines, including regulations (as necessary), as well as oversight
over contractor MSP responsibilities. As a result of litigation in the
mid-1990's, certain GHP insurers were mandated to report coverage
information for a number of years. Subsequent to this litigation
related mandatory reporting, CMS instituted a Voluntary Data Sharing
Agreement (VDSA) effort which expanded the scope of the GHP
participants and added some NGHP participants. This VDSA process
complemented the IRS/SSA/CMS Data Match reporting by employers, but
clearly did not include the universe of primary payers and had few NGHP
participants. Both GHP and NGHP entities have had and continue to have
the responsibility for determining when they are primary to Medicare
and to pay appropriately, even without the mandatory Section 111
process. In order to make this determination, they should already and
always be collecting most of the information CMS will require in
connection with Section 111 of the MMSEA. Section 111 establishes
separate mandatory reporting requirements for GHP arrangements as well
as for liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault
insurance, and workers' compensation, these may collectively be
referred to as ``Non-GHP or NGHP.'' Form Number: CMS-10265 (OMB control
number: 0938-1074); Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly; Affected Public:
Private Sector (Business or other for-profits); Number of Respondents:
19,248; Total Annual Responses: 5,019,248; Total Annual Hours: 557,826.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact John Albert at
410-786-7457.)
Dated: January 5, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-00298 Filed 1-10-17; 8:45 am]
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