80 FR 35362 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 118 (June 19, 2015)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 118 (June 19, 2015)
| Page Range | 35362-35363 | |
| FR Document | 2015-15125 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 35362-35363] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15125] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-10141 and CMS-10540] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 technology to minimize the information collection burden. DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by July 20, 2015. 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) 395-5806, 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: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Use: Part D plans and, to the extent applicable, MA organizations use the information to comply with the eligibility and associated Part D participating requirements. We use this information to approve contract applications, monitor compliance with contract requirements, make proper payment to plans, and to ensure that correct information is disclosed to potential and current enrollees. Form Number: CMS-10141 (OMB control number 0938-0964); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 4,101,066; Total Annual Responses: 46,099,944; Total Annual Hours: 7,572,223. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Deborah Larwood at 410-786-9500). 2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Reqeust for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: Quality Improvement Strategy Implementation Plan and Progress Report; Use: Section 1311(c)(1)(E) of the Affordable Care Act requires qualified health plans (QHPs) offered through an Exchange must implement a quality improvement strategy (QIS) as described in section 1311(g)(1). Section 1311(g)(3) of the Affordable Care Act specifies the guidelines under Section 1311(g)(2) shall require the periodic reporting to the applicable Exchange the activities that a qualified health plan has conducted to implement a strategy as described in section 1311(g)(1). We intend to have QHP issuers complete the QIS Plan and Reporting Template annually for initial certification and subsequent annual updates of progress in implementation of their strategy. The [[Page 35363]] template will include topics to assess an issuer's compliance in creation on a payment structure that provides increased reimbursement or other incentives to improve the health outcomes of plan enrollees, prevent hospital readmissions, improve patient safety and reduce medical errors, promote wellness and health, and reduce health and health care disparities, as described in Section 1311(g)(1) of the Affordable Care Act. The Quality Improvement Strategy Plan and Reporting Template will allow (1) HHS to evaluate the compliance and adequacy of QHP issuers' quality improvement efforts, as required by Section 1311(c) of the Affordable Care Act, and (2) HHS will use the issuers' validated information to evaluate the issuers' quality improvement strategies for compliance with the requirements of Section 1311(g) of the Affordable Care Act. Form Number: CMS-10540 (OMB control number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Private sector (Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 251,681; Total Annual Responses: 251,681; Total Annual Hours: 82,800. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kimberly Kufel at 410-786-1750). Dated: June 16, 2015. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015-15125 Filed 6-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Average
Number of
Number burden per
Type of respondent Form name responses per
of respondents response
respondent (in hours)
Nurses .............................................................................................................. FGS1 5,000 1 15/60
FGS2 2,500 1 15/60
FGS3 5,000 1 15/60
Medical Doctors ............................................................................................... FGS1 3,500 1 15/60
FGS2 1,750 1 15/60
FGS3 3,500 1 15/60
Leroy A. Richardson, DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of comply with this requirement, CMS is
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, information must be received by the publishing this notice that summarizes
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the OMB desk officer by July 20, 2015. the following proposed collection(s) of
Associate Director for Science, Office of the ADDRESSES: When commenting on the information for public comment:
Director, Centers for Disease Control and proposed information collections, 1. Type of Information Collection
Prevention.
please reference the document identifier Request: Revision of a currently
[FR Doc. 2015–15128 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am] or OMB control number. To be assured approved collection; Title of
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P consideration, comments and Information Collection: Medicare
recommendations must be received by Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Use:
the OMB desk officer via one of the Part D plans and, to the extent
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND following transmissions: OMB, Office of applicable, MA organizations use the
HUMAN SERVICES Information and Regulatory Affairs, information to comply with the
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax eligibility and associated Part D
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Number: (202) 395–5806, or Email: participating requirements. We use this
Services OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. information to approve contract
To obtain copies of a supporting applications, monitor compliance with
[Document Identifier: CMS–10141 and CMS– statement and any related forms for the contract requirements, make proper
10540] proposed collection(s) summarized in payment to plans, and to ensure that
this notice, you may make your request correct information is disclosed to
Agency Information Collection using one of following: potential and current enrollees. Form
Activities: Submission for OMB 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at Number: CMS–10141 (OMB control
Review; Comment Request http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ number 0938–0964); Frequency: Once;
PaperworkReductionActof1995. Affected Public: Private sector (Business
ACTION: Notice. 2. Email your request, including your or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
address, phone number, OMB number, institutions); Number of Respondents:
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & and CMS document identifier, to 4,101,066; Total Annual Responses:
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 46,099,944; Total Annual Hours:
an opportunity for the public to 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 7,572,223. (For policy questions
comment on CMS’ intention to collect (410) 786–1326. regarding this collection contact
information from the public. Under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Larwood at 410–786–9500).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 2. Type of Information Collection
(PRA), federal agencies are required to 1326. Request: New collection (Reqeust for a
publish notice in the Federal Register SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the new OMB control number); Title of
concerning each proposed collection of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Information Collection: Quality
information, including each proposed (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies Improvement Strategy Implementation
extension or reinstatement of an existing must obtain approval from the Office of Plan and Progress Report; Use: Section
collection of information, and to allow Management and Budget (OMB) for each 1311(c)(1)(E) of the Affordable Care Act
a second opportunity for public collection of information they conduct requires qualified health plans (QHPs)
comment on the notice. Interested or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of offered through an Exchange must
persons are invited to send comments information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. implement a quality improvement
regarding the burden estimate or any 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and strategy (QIS) as described in section
other aspect of this collection of includes agency requests or 1311(g)(1). Section 1311(g)(3) of the
information, including any of the requirements that members of the public Affordable Care Act specifies the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and submit reports, keep records, or provide guidelines under Section 1311(g)(2)
utility of the proposed information information to a third party. Section shall require the periodic reporting to
collection for the proper performance of 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. the applicable Exchange the activities
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the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies that a qualified health plan has
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to to publish a 30-day notice in the conducted to implement a strategy as
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Federal Register concerning each described in section 1311(g)(1). We
of the information to be collected; and proposed collection of information, intend to have QHP issuers complete
(4) the use of automated collection including each proposed extension or the QIS Plan and Reporting Template
techniques or other forms of information reinstatement of an existing collection annually for initial certification and
technology to minimize the information of information, before submitting the subsequent annual updates of progress
collection burden. collection to OMB for approval. To in implementation of their strategy. The
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template will include topics to assess an request from individuals and entities in Web site as soon as possible after they
issuer’s compliance in creation on a the community in which the hospital is have been received: http://
payment structure that provides located. The Centers for Medicare & www.regulations.gov. Follow the search
increased reimbursement or other Medicaid Services (CMS) has received a instructions on that Web site to view
incentives to improve the health request from a physician-owned public comments.
outcomes of plan enrollees, prevent hospital for an exception to the We will allow stakeholders 30 days
hospital readmissions, improve patient prohibition against expansion of facility from the date of this notice to submit
safety and reduce medical errors, capacity. This notice solicits comments written comments. Comments received
promote wellness and health, and on the request from individuals and timely will be available for public
reduce health and health care entities in the community in which the inspection as they are received,
disparities, as described in Section physician-owned hospital is located. generally beginning approximately 3
1311(g)(1) of the Affordable Care Act. Community input may inform our weeks after publication of this notice, at
The Quality Improvement Strategy determination regarding whether the the headquarters of the Centers for
Plan and Reporting Template will allow requesting hospital qualifies for an Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500
(1) HHS to evaluate the compliance and exception to the prohibition against Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
adequacy of QHP issuers’ quality expansion of facility capacity. Maryland 21244, Monday through
improvement efforts, as required by DATES: Comment Date: To be assured
Friday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to
Section 1311(c) of the Affordable Care consideration, comments must be 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment to
Act, and (2) HHS will use the issuers’ received at one of the addresses view public comments, please phone 1–
validated information to evaluate the provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on 800–743–3951.
issuers’ quality improvement strategies July 20, 2015. I. Background
for compliance with the requirements of
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer Section 1877 of the Social Security
Section 1311(g) of the Affordable Care
Act. Form Number: CMS–10540 (OMB to file code CMS–1642–PN. Because of Act (the Act), also known as the
control number: 0938–NEW); staff and resource limitations, we cannot physician self-referral law—(1) prohibits
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: accept comments by facsimile (FAX) a physician from making referrals for
Individuals and Households; Private transmission. certain ‘‘designated health services’’
sector (Business or other for-profits and You may submit comments in one of (DHS) payable by Medicare to an entity
Not-for-profit institutions); Number of three ways (please choose only one of with which he or she (or an immediate
Respondents: 251,681; Total Annual the ways listed): family member) has a financial
1. Electronically. You may submit relationship (ownership or
Responses: 251,681; Total Annual
electronic comments on this exception compensation), unless the requirements
Hours: 82,800. (For policy questions
request to http://www.regulations.gov. of an applicable exception are satisfied;
regarding this collection contact
Follow the instructions under the ‘‘More and (2) prohibits the entity from filing
Kimberly Kufel at 410–786–1750).
Search Options’’ tab. claims with Medicare (or billing another
Dated: June 16, 2015. 2. By regular mail. You may mail individual, entity, or third party payer)
William N. Parham, III, written comments to the following for those DHS furnished as a result of a
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & prohibited referral.
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Medicaid Services, Department of Section 1877(d)(2) of the Act provides
Affairs. Health and Human Services, Attention: an exception for physician ownership or
[FR Doc. 2015–15125 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am] CMS–1642–PN, P.O. Box 8010, investment interests in rural providers
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. (the ‘‘rural provider exception’’). In
Please allow sufficient time for mailed order for an entity to qualify for the
comments to be received before the rural provider exception, the DHS must
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND close of the comment period. be furnished in a rural area (as defined
HUMAN SERVICES 3. By express or overnight mail. You in section 1886(d)(2) of the Act) and
may send written comments to the substantially all the DHS furnished by
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid following address ONLY: Department of
Services the entity must be furnished to
Health and Human Services, Attention: individuals residing in a rural area.
[CMS–1642–PN] CMS–1642–PN, Mail Stop C4–26–05, Section 1877(d)(3) of the Act provides
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD an exception, known as the hospital
Medicare Program; Request for an 21244–1850. ownership exception, for physician
Exception to the Prohibition on For information on viewing public ownership or investment interests held
Expansion of Facility Capacity Under comments, see the beginning of the in a hospital located outside of Puerto
the Hospital Ownership and Rural SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Rico, provided that the referring
Provider Exceptions to the Physician FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: physician is authorized to perform
Self-Referral Prohibition Patricia Taft, (410) 786–4561 or Teresa services at the hospital and the
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Walden, (410) 786–3755. ownership or investment interest is in
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the hospital itself (and not merely in a
ACTION: Proposed notice. subdivision of the hospital).
Inspection of Public Comments Section 6001(a)(3) of the Patient
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SUMMARY: The Social Security Act All comments received before the Protection and Affordable Care Act
prohibits a physician-owned hospital close of the comment period are (Pub. L. 111–148) as amended by the
from expanding its facility capacity, available for viewing by the public, Health Care and Education
unless the Secretary of the Department including any personally identifiable or Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
of Health and Human Services (the confidential business information that is 152) (hereafter referred to together as
Secretary) grants the hospital’s request included in a comment. We post all ‘‘the Affordable Care Act’’) amended the
for an exception to that prohibition after comments received before the close of rural provider and hospital ownership
considering input on the hospital’s the comment period on the following exceptions to the physician self-referral
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