80 FR 29711 - Medicare Program; Announcement of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP Panel) Meeting on August 24-25, 2015
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-12527 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 29711-29713] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12527] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS-1638-N] Medicare Program; Announcement of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP Panel) Meeting on August 24-25, 2015 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the summer meeting of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel) for 2015. The purpose of the Panel is to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (the Secretary) and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (the Administrator) on the clinical integrity of the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) groups and their associated weights and hospital outpatient therapeutic services supervision issues. DATES: Meeting Dates: The second semi-annual meeting in 2015 is scheduled for the following dates and times. The times listed in this notice are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and are approximate times; consequently, the meetings may last longer than the times listed in this notice, but will not begin before the posted times:Monday, August 24, 2015, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT Meeting Information Updates: The actual meeting hours and days will be posted in the agenda. As information and updates regarding the onsite, webcast, and teleconference meeting, and agenda become available, they will be posted to the CMS Web site at: http://cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPaymentClassificationGroups.html Deadlines: Deadline for Presentations and Comments: Presentations and Comments can be submitted by email only. Presentations or comments and form CMS-20017 must be in the Designated Federal Official's (DFO's) email inbox ([email protected]) by 5 p.m. EDT, Friday, July 24, 2015. Presentations and comments that are not received by the due date will be considered late and will not be included on the agenda. (See below for submission instructions for electronic submissions.) Meeting Registration Timeframe: Monday, June 29, 2015, through Friday, July 31, 2015 at 5 p.m. EDT. Participants planning to attend this meeting in person must register online, during the above specified timeframe at: https://www.cms.gov/apps/events/default.asp. On this Web page, double click the ``Upcoming Events'' hyperlink, and then double click the ``HOP Panel'' event title link and enter the required information. Include any requests for special accommodations. Note: Participants who do not plan to attend the meeting in person should not register. No registration is required for participants who plan to view the meeting via webcast. In commenting, please refer to file code CMS-1638-N. Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments and presentations by facsimile (FAX) transmission or hard copy. Meeting Location, Webcast, and Teleconference: The meeting will be held in the Auditorium, CMS Central Office, 7500 Security Boulevard, Woodlawn, Maryland 21244-1850. Alternately, the public may either view this meeting via a webcast or listen by teleconference. [[Page 29712]] During the scheduled meeting, webcasting is accessible online at: http://cms.gov/live. Teleconference dial-in information will appear on the final meeting agenda, which will be posted on the CMS Web site when available at: http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPaymentClassificationGroups.html FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Official (DFO): Carol Schwartz, DFO, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop: C4-04- 25,Woodlawn, MD 21244-1850. Phone: (410) 786-3985. Email: [email protected] Send email copies to the following address: Email: [email protected] News Media: Representatives must contact our Public Affairs Office at (202) 690-6145. Advisory Committees' Information Lines: The phone number for the CMS Federal Advisory Committee Hotline is (410) 786-3985. Web sites: For additional information on the Panel and updates to the Panel's activities, we refer readers to view our Web site at: http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPaymentClassificationGroups.html. Information about the Panel and its membership in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database are also located at: http://facadatabase.gov/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (the Secretary) is required by section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and is allowed by section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) to consult with an expert outside panel, that is, the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel) regarding the clinical integrity of the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) groups and relative payment weights. The Panel is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), to set forth standards for the formation and use of advisory panels. The Charter provides that the Panel shall meet up to 3 times annually. We consider the technical advice provided by the Panel as we prepare the proposed and final rules to update the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). II. Agenda The agenda for the August 25, 2015 through August 26, 2015, meeting will provide for discussion and comment on the following topics as designated in the Panel's Charter: Addressing whether procedures within an APC group are similar both clinically and in terms of resource use. Evaluating APC group weights. Reviewing the packaging of OPPS services and costs, including the methodology and the impact on APC groups and payment. Removing procedures from the inpatient-only list for payment under the OPPS. Using single and multiple procedure claims data for CMS' determination of APC group weights. Addressing other technical issues concerning APC group structure. Recommending the appropriate supervision level (general, direct, or personal) for individual hospital outpatient therapeutic services. The Agenda will be posted on the CMS Web site approximately 1 week before the meeting. III. Presentations The presentation subject matter must be within the scope of the Panel designated in the Charter. Any presentations outside of the scope of this Panel will be returned or requested for amendment. Unrelated topics include, but are not limited to, the conversion factor, charge compression, revisions to the cost report, pass-through payments, correct coding, new technology applications (including supporting information/documentation), provider payment adjustments, supervision of hospital outpatient diagnostic services and the types of practitioners that are permitted to supervise hospital outpatient services. The Panel may not recommend that services be designated as nonsurgical extended duration therapeutic services. The Panel may use data collected or developed by entities and organizations other than DHHS and CMS in conducting its review. We recommend organizations submit data for CMS staff and the Panel's review. All presentations are limited to 5 minutes, regardless of the number of individuals or organizations represented by a single presentation. Presenters may use their 5 minutes to represent either one or more agenda items. All presentations will be shared with the public. Presentations may not contain any pictures, illustrations, or personally identifiable information. In order to consider presentations and/or comments, we will need to receive the following information by email only. We cannot accept hardcopy submittals. 1. An email copy of the presentation sent to the DFO mailbox, [email protected]. 2. Form CMS-20017 with complete contact information that includes name, address, phone number, and email addresses for all presenters and a contact person that can answer any questions and or provide revisions that are requested for the presentation. Presenters must clearly explain the actions that they are requesting CMS to take in the appropriate section of the form. A presenter's relationship with the organization that they represent must also be clearly listed. The form is now available through the CMS Forms Web site. The UniformResource Locator (URL) for linking to this form is as follows: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/cmsforms/downloads/cms20017.pdf IV. Oral Comments In addition to formal oral presentations, which are limited to 5 minutes total per presentation, there will be an opportunity during the meeting for public oral comments, which will be limited to 1 minute for each individual and a total of three minutes per organization. V. Meeting Attendance The meeting is open to the public; however, attendance is limited to space available. Priority will be given to those who pre-register and attendance may be limited based on the number of registrants and the space available. Persons wishing to attend this meeting, which is located on Federal property, must register by following the instructions in the ``Meeting Registration Timeframe'' section of this notice. A confirmation email will be sent to the registrants shortly after completing the registration process. VI. Security, Building, and Parking Guidelines The following are the security, building, and parking guidelines: Persons attending the meeting, including presenters, must be pre-registered and on the attendance list by the prescribed date. Individuals who are not pre-registered in advance may not be permitted to enter the building and may be unable to attend the meeting. Attendees must present a government-issued photo identification to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service personnel before entering the building. Without a current, valid [[Page 29713]] photo ID, persons may not be permitted entry to the building. Security measures include inspection of vehicles, inside and out, at the entrance to the grounds. All persons entering the building must pass through a metal detector. All items brought into CMS including personal items, for example, laptops and cell phones are subject to physical inspection. The public may enter the building 30 to 45 minutes before the meeting convenes each day. All visitors must be escorted in areas other than the lower and first-floor levels in the Central Building. The main-entrance guards will issue parking permits and instructions upon arrival at the building. Foreign nationals visiting any CMS facility require prior approval. If you are a foreign national and wish to attend the meeting onsite, in addition to registering for the meeting, you must also send a separate email to [email protected] prior to the close of registration to request authorization to attend as a foreign national. VII. Special Accommodations Individuals requiring special accommodations must include the request for these services during registration. VIII. Panel Recommendations and Discussions The Panel's recommendations at any Panel meeting generally are not final until they have been reviewed and approved by the Panel on the last day of the meeting, before the final adjournment. These recommendations will be posted to our Web site after the meeting. IX. Collection of Information Requirements This document does not impose information collection requirements, that is, reporting, recordkeeping or third-party disclosure requirements. Consequently, there is no need for review by the Office of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Dated: May 5, 2015. Andrew M. Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. 2015-12527 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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technology to minimize the information waiver estimates. In conjunction with Time (EDT) and are approximate times;
collection burden. the waiver compliance review reports, consequently, the meetings may last
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of the information provided will be longer than the times listed in this
information must be received by the compared to that in the Medicaid notice, but will not begin before the
OMB desk officer by June 22, 2015. Statistical Information System (MSIS) posted times:
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the (CMS–R–284; OMB control number • Monday, August 24, 2015, 9 a.m. to
proposed information collections, 0938–0345) report and FFP claimed on 5 p.m. EDT
please reference the document identifier a state’s Quarterly Expenditure Report • Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 9 a.m. to
or OMB control number. To be assured (CMS–64; OMB control number 0938– 5 p.m. EDT
consideration, comments and 1265), to determine whether to continue Meeting Information Updates:
recommendations must be received by the state’s home and community-based The actual meeting hours and days
the OMB desk officer via one of the services waiver. States’ estimates of cost will be posted in the agenda. As
following transmissions: OMB, Office of and utilization for renewal purposes are information and updates regarding the
Information and Regulatory Affairs, based upon the data compiled in the onsite, webcast, and teleconference
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax CMS–372(S) reports. Form Number: meeting, and agenda become available,
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: CMS–372(S) (OMB Control Number: they will be posted to the CMS Web site
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 0938–0272); Frequency: Yearly; Affected at: http://cms.gov/Regulations-and-
To obtain copies of a supporting Public: State, Local, or Tribal Guidance/Guidance/FACA/Advisory
statement and any related forms for the Governments; Number of Respondents: PanelonAmbulatory
proposed collection(s) summarized in 48; Total Annual Responses: 315; Total PaymentClassificationGroups.html
this notice, you may make your request Annual Hours: 13,545. (For policy Deadlines:
using one of following: questions regarding this collection Deadline for Presentations and
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at contact Ralph Lollar at 410–786–0777). Comments:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ Dated: May 19, 2015. Presentations and Comments can be
PaperworkReductionActof1995. submitted by email only. Presentations
William N. Parham, III,
2. Email your request, including your or comments and form CMS–20017
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
address, phone number, OMB number, must be in the Designated Federal
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
and CMS document identifier, to Affairs. Official’s (DFO’s) email inbox
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. (APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov) by 5 p.m.
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3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at EDT, Friday, July 24, 2015.
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(410) 786–1326. Presentations and comments that are not
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: received by the due date will be
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND considered late and will not be included
1326. HUMAN SERVICES on the agenda. (See below for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the submission instructions for electronic
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid submissions.)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies Services Meeting Registration Timeframe:
must obtain approval from the Office of Monday, June 29, 2015, through Friday,
[CMS–1638–N] July 31, 2015 at 5 p.m. EDT.
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct Participants planning to attend this
Medicare Program; Announcement of meeting in person must register online,
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of the Advisory Panel on Hospital
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. during the above specified timeframe at:
Outpatient Payment (HOP Panel) https://www.cms.gov/apps/events/
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and Meeting on August 24–25, 2015
includes agency requests or default.asp. On this Web page, double
requirements that members of the public AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & click the ‘‘Upcoming Events’’ hyperlink,
submit reports, keep records, or provide Medicaid Services (CMS), Department and then double click the ‘‘HOP Panel’’
information to a third party. Section of Health and Human Services (HHS). event title link and enter the required
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. ACTION: Notice. information. Include any requests for
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies special accommodations.
to publish a 30-day notice in the SUMMARY: This notice announces the Note: Participants who do not plan to
Federal Register concerning each summer meeting of the Advisory Panel attend the meeting in person should not
proposed collection of information, on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the register. No registration is required for
including each proposed extension or Panel) for 2015. The purpose of the participants who plan to view the meeting
Panel is to advise the Secretary of the via webcast.
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the Department of Health and Human In commenting, please refer to file
collection to OMB for approval. To Services (DHHS) (the Secretary) and the code CMS–1638–N. Because of staff and
comply with this requirement, CMS is Administrator of the Centers for resource limitations, we cannot accept
publishing this notice that summarizes Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) comments and presentations by
the following proposed collection(s) of (the Administrator) on the clinical facsimile (FAX) transmission or hard
information for public comment: integrity of the Ambulatory Payment copy.
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1. Type of Information Collection Classification (APC) groups and their Meeting Location, Webcast, and
Request: Extension of a currently associated weights and hospital Teleconference:
approved collection; Title of outpatient therapeutic services The meeting will be held in the
Information Collection: Annual Report supervision issues. Auditorium, CMS Central Office, 7500
on Home and Community Based DATES: Meeting Dates: The second semi- Security Boulevard, Woodlawn,
Services Waivers and Supporting annual meeting in 2015 is scheduled for Maryland 21244–1850. Alternately, the
Regulations; Use: We use this report to the following dates and times. The times public may either view this meeting via
compare actual data to the approved listed in this notice are Eastern Daylight a webcast or listen by teleconference.
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photo ID, persons may not be permitted DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND To obtain copies of a supporting
entry to the building. HUMAN SERVICES statement and any related forms for the
• Security measures include proposed collection(s) summarized in
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid this notice, you may make your request
inspection of vehicles, inside and out, at
Services using one of following:
the entrance to the grounds.
[Document Identifiers CMS–668B] 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
• All persons entering the building http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
must pass through a metal detector. Agency Information Collection PaperworkReductionActof1995.
• All items brought into CMS Activities: Proposed Collection; 2. Email your request, including your
including personal items, for example, Comment Request address, phone number, OMB number,
laptops and cell phones are subject to and CMS document identifier, to
physical inspection. AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
Medicaid Services, HHS. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
• The public may enter the building ACTION: Notice.
30 to 45 minutes before the meeting (410) 786–1326.
convenes each day. SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
• All visitors must be escorted in
an opportunity for the public to 1326.
areas other than the lower and first-floor
levels in the Central Building. comment on CMS’ intention to collect SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
information from the public. Under the
• The main-entrance guards will Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Contents
issue parking permits and instructions PRA), federal agencies are required to This notice sets out a summary of the
upon arrival at the building. publish notice in the Federal Register use and burden associated with the
• Foreign nationals visiting any CMS concerning each proposed collection of following information collections. More
facility require prior approval. If you are information (including each proposed detailed information can be found in
a foreign national and wish to attend the extension or reinstatement of an existing each collection’s supporting statement
meeting onsite, in addition to registering collection of information) and to allow and associated materials (see
for the meeting, you must also send a 60 days for public comment on the ADDRESSES).
separate email to APCPanel@ proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our CMS–668B Post Clinical Laboratory
cms.hhs.gov prior to the close of
burden estimates or any other aspect of Survey Questionnaire and Supporting
registration to request authorization to
this collection of information, including Regulations
attend as a foreign national.
any of the following subjects: (1) The Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
VII. Special Accommodations necessity and utility of the proposed 3520), federal agencies must obtain
information collection for the proper approval from the Office of Management
Individuals requiring special performance of the agency’s functions;
accommodations must include the and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
(2) the accuracy of the estimated information they conduct or sponsor.
request for these services during burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
registration. The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
utility, and clarity of the information to defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
VIII. Panel Recommendations and be collected; and (4) the use of 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
Discussions automated collection techniques or or requirements that members of the
other forms of information technology to public submit reports, keep records, or
The Panel’s recommendations at any minimize the information collection provide information to a third party.
Panel meeting generally are not final burden. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
until they have been reviewed and DATES: Comments must be received by requires federal agencies to publish a
approved by the Panel on the last day July 21, 2015. 60-day notice in the Federal Register
of the meeting, before the final concerning each proposed collection of
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
adjournment. These recommendations information, including each proposed
reference the document identifier or
will be posted to our Web site after the extension or reinstatement of an existing
OMB control number. To be assured
meeting. collection of information, before
consideration, comments and
IX. Collection of Information recommendations must be submitted in submitting the collection to OMB for
Requirements any one of the following ways: approval. To comply with this
1. Electronically. You may send your requirement, CMS is publishing this
This document does not impose comments electronically to http:// notice.
information collection requirements, www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Information Collection
that is, reporting, recordkeeping or instructions for ‘‘Comment or
third-party disclosure requirements. Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 1. Type of Information Collection
Consequently, there is no need for to find the information collection Request: Extension of a currently
review by the Office of Management and document(s) that are accepting approved collection; Title of
Budget under the authority of the comments. Information Collection: Post Clinical
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 2. By regular mail. You may mail Laboratory Survey Questionnaire and
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U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). written comments to the following Supporting Regulations; Use: Form
address: CMS, Office of Strategic CMS–668B is used by a Clinical
Dated: May 5, 2015.
Operations and Regulatory Affairs Laboratory Improvement Amendments
Andrew M. Slavitt, Division of Regulations Development (CLIA) laboratory to express its
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare Attention: Document Identifier/OMB satisfaction with the survey process and
& Medicaid Services. Control Number llll, Room C4–26– to make recommendations for
[FR Doc. 2015–12527 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am] 05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, improvement. Surveyors furnish this
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