80 FR 43091 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 139 (July 21, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43091-43093]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17824]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10387, CMS-10110 and CMS-10393]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health 
and Human 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 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.

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DATES: Comments must be received by September 21, 2015.

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-10387 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System and 
Consolidated

Billing

CMS-10110 Manufacturer Submission of Average Sales Price (ASP) Data for 
Medicare Part B

Drugs and Biologicals

CMS-10393 Medicare Beneficiary and Family-Centered Satisfaction Survey

    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: Reinstatement of a 
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System and 
Consolidated Billing; Use: We are requesting approval of a 
reinstatement of a Change of Therapy OMRA for Skilled Nursing 
Facilities (SNFs). As described in CMS-1351-F, we finalized the 
assessment effective October 1, 2011. SNFs are required to submit this 
assessment. The COT OMRA is comprised of a subset of resident 
assessment information developed for use by SNFs to satisfy a Medicare 
payment requirement. The burden associated with this is the SNF staff 
time required to complete the COT OMRA, SNF staff time to encode the 
data, and SNF staff time spent in transmitting the data. SNFs are 
required to complete a COT OMRA when a SNF resident was receiving a 
sufficient level of rehabilitation therapy to qualify for an Ultra 
High, Very High, High, Medium, or Low Rehabilitation category and when 
the intensity of therapy (as indicated by the total reimbursable 
therapy minutes (RTM) delivered, and other therapy qualifiers such as 
number of therapy days and disciplines providing therapy) changes to 
such a degree that it would no longer reflect the RUG-IV classification 
and payment assigned for a given SNF resident based on the most recent 
assessment used for Medicare payment. The COT OMRA is a type of 
required PPS assessment which uses the same item set as the End of 
Therapy (EOT) OMRA. Form Number: CMS-10387 (OMB Control Number: 0938-
1140); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or 
other For-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of 
Respondents: 15,421; Total Annual Responses: 678,524; Total Annual 
Hours: 701,119. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Penny Gershman at 410-786-6643).
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a 
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Manufacturer Submission of Average Sales Price (ASP) Data for Medicare 
Part B Drugs and Biologicals; Use: In accordance with section 1847A of 
the Social Security Act (the Act), Medicare Part B covered drugs and 
biologicals not paid on a cost or prospective payment basis are paid 
based on the average sales price (ASP) of the drug or biological, 
beginning in Calendar Year (CY) 2005. The ASP data reporting 
requirements are specified in section 1927 of the Act. The reported ASP 
data are used to establish the Medicare payment amounts. The reporting 
template was revised in CY 2011 in order to facilitate accurate 
collection of ASP data. An accompanying user guide with instructions on 
the template's use was also created and included an explanation of the 
data elements in the template. Form Number: CMS-10110 (OMB Control 
Number: 0938-0921); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: Private 
sector (Business or other For-profits); Number of Respondents: 180; 
Total Annual Responses: 720; Total Annual Hours: 34,560. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Amy Gruber at 410-786-
1542).
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Medicare Beneficiary and Family-Centered Satisfaction Survey; Use: The 
data collection methodology used to determine Beneficiary Satisfaction 
flows from the proposed sampling approach. Based on recent literature 
on survey methodology and response rates by mode, we recommend using a 
data collection that is done primarily by mail. A mail-based 
methodology will achieve the goals of being efficient, effective, and 
minimally burdensome for beneficiary respondents. We anticipate that a 
mail-based methodology could yield a response rate of approximately 60 
percent. In order to achieve this response rate, we would recommend a 3 
staged approach to data collection:
    (1) Mailout of a covering letter, the paper survey questionnaire, 
and a postage-paid return envelope.
    (2) Mailout of a post card that thanks respondents and reminds the 
non-respondents to please return their survey.
    (3) Mailout of a follow-up covering letter, the paper survey 
questionnaire, and a postage-paid return envelope.

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    Through the pilot test, we will determine the response rate that 
can be achieved using this approach. If it is deemed necessary, a 
prenotification letter, additional mailout reminders and a telephone 
non-response step can be added to the protocol to achieve desired 
response rate. Form Number: CMS-10393 (OMB Control number: 0938-1177); 
Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Individuals or households; Number of 
Respondents: 16,010; Number of Responses: 16,010; Total Annual Hours: 
4,002. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Coles 
Mercier at 410-786-2112.)

    Dated: July 16, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-17824 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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