80 FR 45979 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)
| Page Range | 45979-45980 | |
| FR Document | 2015-18848 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 45979-45980] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18848] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifiers: CMS-10433] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. 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 (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 October 2, 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 Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 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-10433 Initial Plan Data Collection To Support QHP Certification and Other Financial Management and Exchange Operations 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: Initial Plan Data Collection to Support Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Certification and Other Financial Management and Exchange Operations; Use: As required by the CMS-9989-F, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange Standards for Employers (77 FR 18310) (Exchange Establishment Rule), published on March 27, 2012, each Exchange must assume responsibilities related to the certification and offering of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs). To offer insurance through an Exchange, a health insurance issuer must have its health plans certified as QHPs by the Exchange. A QHP must meet certain minimum certification standards, such as those pertaining to essential community providers, essential health benefits, and actuarial value. In order to meet those standards, the Exchange is responsible for collecting data and validating that QHPs meet these minimum requirements as described in the Exchange rule under 45 CFR parts 155 and 156, based on the Affordable Care Act, as well as other requirements determined by the Exchange. In addition to data collection for the certification of QHPs, the reinsurance and risk adjustment programs outlined by the Affordable Care Act, detailed in 45 CFR part 153, as established by CMS-9975-F, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards for Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustment (77 FR 17220), published in March 23, 2012, have general information reporting requirements that apply to issuers, group health plans, third party administrators, and plan offerings outside of the Exchanges. [[Page 45980]] Subsequent regulations for these programs including the final HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 and the Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 provide further reporting requirements. Based on experience with the first three years of data collection, we request the continuation of data collection and propose revisions to data elements being collected and the burden estimates for years four, five, and six. Form Number: CMS-10433 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1187); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other For-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 26,951; Total Annual Responses: 26,951; Total Annual Hours: 235,153. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Leigha Basini at 301-492-4380.) Dated: July 28, 2015. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015-18848 Filed 7-31-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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Laboratory Improvement Amendments (2) the accuracy of the estimated and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
(CLIA) laboratory to express its burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, information they conduct or sponsor.
satisfaction with the survey process and utility, and clarity of the information to The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
to make recommendations for be collected; and (4) the use of defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
improvement. Surveyors furnish this automated collection techniques or 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
form to all laboratories that receive other forms of information technology to or requirements that members of the
either an onsite survey or the Alternate minimize the information collection public submit reports, keep records, or
Quality Assessment Survey (i.e., paper burden. provide information to a third party.
survey of quality indicators). We DATES: Comments must be received by
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
perform an overview evaluation of the October 2, 2015: requires federal agencies to publish a
completed forms. Each calendar year, a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
summary of the information collected is concerning each proposed collection of
sent to the State and CMS Regional reference the document identifier or information, including each proposed
Offices. Form Number: CMS–668B OMB control number. To be assured extension or reinstatement of an existing
(OMB Control Number 0938–0653); consideration, comments and collection of information, before
Frequency: Biennially; Affected Public: recommendations must be submitted in submitting the collection to OMB for
Private sector (Business or other for- any one of the following ways: approval. To comply with this
profits and Not-for-profit institutions), 1. Electronically. You may send your requirement, CMS is publishing this
State, Local, or Tribal Government; comments electronically to http:// notice.
Number of Respondents: 19,051; Total www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or Information Collection
Annual Responses: 9,526; Total Annual
Hours: 2,382. (For policy questions Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 1. Type of Information Collection
regarding this collection contact to find the information collection Request: Revision of a currently
Kathleen Todd at 410–786–3385.) document(s) that are accepting approved information collection; Title
comments. of Information Collection: Initial Plan
Dated: July 28, 2015. 2. By regular mail. You may mail Data Collection to Support Qualified
William N. Parham, III, written comments to the following Health Plan (QHP) Certification and
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office address: CMS, Office of Strategic Other Financial Management and
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Affairs.
Exchange Operations; Use: As required
Division of Regulations Development, by the CMS–9989–F, Patient Protection
[FR Doc. 2015–18857 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am] Attention: Document Identifier/OMB and Affordable Care Act; Establishment
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Control Number llll, Room C4–26– of Exchanges and Qualified Health
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Plans; Exchange Standards for
Maryland 21244–1850. Employers (77 FR 18310) (Exchange
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND To obtain copies of a supporting Establishment Rule), published on
HUMAN SERVICES statement and any related forms for the March 27, 2012, each Exchange must
proposed collection(s) summarized in assume responsibilities related to the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
this notice, you may make your request certification and offering of Qualified
Services
using one of following: Health Plans (QHPs). To offer insurance
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10433] 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at through an Exchange, a health insurance
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ issuer must have its health plans
Agency Information Collection PaperworkReductionActof1995. certified as QHPs by the Exchange.
Activities: Proposed Collection; 2. Email your request, including your A QHP must meet certain minimum
Comment Request address, phone number, OMB number, certification standards, such as those
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & and CMS document identifier, to pertaining to essential community
Medicaid Services, HHS. Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. providers, essential health benefits, and
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at actuarial value. In order to meet those
ACTION: Notice.
(410) 786–1326. standards, the Exchange is responsible
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for collecting data and validating that
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– QHPs meet these minimum
an opportunity for the public to 1326. requirements as described in the
comment on CMS’ intention to collect SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exchange rule under 45 CFR parts 155
information from the public. Under the and 156, based on the Affordable Care
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Contents Act, as well as other requirements
PRA), federal agencies are required to This notice sets out a summary of the determined by the Exchange. In
publish notice in the Federal Register use and burden associated with the addition to data collection for the
concerning each proposed collection of following information collections. More certification of QHPs, the reinsurance
information (including each proposed detailed information can be found in and risk adjustment programs outlined
extension or reinstatement of an existing each collection’s supporting statement by the Affordable Care Act, detailed in
collection of information) and to allow and associated materials (see 45 CFR part 153, as established by
60 days for public comment on the ADDRESSES). CMS–9975–F, Patient Protection and
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proposed action. Interested persons are Affordable Care Act; Standards for
invited to send comments regarding our CMS–10433 Initial Plan Data Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk
burden estimates or any other aspect of Collection To Support QHP Adjustment (77 FR 17220), published in
this collection of information, including Certification and Other Financial March 23, 2012, have general
any of the following subjects: (1) The Management and Exchange Operations information reporting requirements that
necessity and utility of the proposed Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– apply to issuers, group health plans,
information collection for the proper 3520), federal agencies must obtain third party administrators, and plan
performance of the agency’s functions; approval from the Office of Management offerings outside of the Exchanges.
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Subsequent regulations for these collection contact Leigha Basini at 301– ACTION: Notice.
programs including the final HHS 492–4380.)
Notice of Benefit and Payment Dated: July 28, 2015. SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists
Parameters for 2014 and the Program William N. Parham, III, CMS manual instructions, substantive
Integrity: Exchange, Premium and interpretive regulations, and other
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
Stabilization Programs, and Market of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Federal Register notices that were
Standards; Amendments to the HHS Affairs. published from April through June
Notice of Benefit and Payment [FR Doc. 2015–18848 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am] 2015, relating to the Medicare and
Parameters for 2014 provide further Medicaid programs and other programs
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reporting requirements. Based on
administered by CMS.
experience with the first three years of
data collection, we request the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: It is
continuation of data collection and HUMAN SERVICES possible that an interested party may
propose revisions to data elements being need specific information and not be
collected and the burden estimates for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid able to determine from the listed
years four, five, and six. Form Number: Services information whether the issuance or
CMS–10433 (OMB Control Number: regulation would fulfill that need.
0938–1187); Frequency: Annually; [CMS–9092–N]
Consequently, we are providing contact
Affected Public: Private sector (Business persons to answer general questions
Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
or other For-profits and Not-for-profit concerning each of the addenda
Quarterly Listing of Program
institutions); Number of Respondents:
Issuances—April Through June 2015 published in this notice.
26,951; Total Annual Responses:
26,951; Total Annual Hours: 235,153. AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
(For policy questions regarding this Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
Addenda Contact Phone No.
I CMS Manual Instructions ..................................................................................................... Ismael Torres ......................... (410) 786–1864
II Regulation Documents Published in the Federal Register ............................................... Terri Plumb ............................ (410) 786–4481
III CMS Rulings ....................................................................................................................... Tiffany Lafferty ....................... (410) 786–7548
IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations .................................................................... Wanda Belle .......................... (410) 786–7491
V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs ........................................................................................ John Manlove ........................ (410) 786–6877
VI Collections of Information .................................................................................................. Mitch Bryman ......................... (410) 786–5258
VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Facilities ..................................................................... Lori Ashby .............................. (410) 786–6322
VIII American College of Cardiology—National Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites ............ Marie Casey, BSN, MPH ....... (410) 786–7861
IX Medicare’s Active Coverage-Related Guidance Documents ............................................. JoAnna Baldwin ..................... (410) 786–7205
X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage Provisions .............................................. JoAnna Baldwin ..................... (410) 786–7205
XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry Sites .................................. Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS ....... (410) 786–8564
XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities .............. Marie Casey, BSN, MPH ....... (410) 786–7861
XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Facilities ..................................... Marie Casey, BSN, MPH ....... (410) 786–7861
XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities .............................................................. Jamie Hermansen .................. (410) 786–2064
XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Dementia Trials ...................... Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS ....... (410) 786–8564
All Other Information ................................................................................................................. Annette Brewer ...................... (410) 786–6580
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: authority granted to the Secretary of the as our resources. This is the most
Department of Health and Human current up-to-date information and will
I. Background
Services under sections 1102, 1871, be available earlier than we publish our
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 1902, and related provisions of the quarterly notice. We believe the Web
Services (CMS) is responsible for Social Security Act (the Act) and Public site list provides more timely access for
administering the Medicare and Health Service Act. We also issue beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers.
Medicaid programs and coordination various manuals, memoranda, and We also believe the Web site offers a
and oversight of private health statements necessary to administer and more convenient tool for the public to
insurance. Administration and oversight oversee the programs efficiently. find the full list of qualified providers
of these programs involves the Section 1871(c) of the Act requires for these specific services and offers
following: (1) Furnishing information to that we publish a list of all Medicare more flexibility and ‘‘real time’’
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, manual instructions, interpretive rules, accessibility. In addition, many of the
health care providers, and the public; statements of policy, and guidelines of
Web sites have listservs; that is, the
and (2) maintaining effective general applicability not issued as
communications with CMS regional public can subscribe and receive
regulations at least every 3 months in
offices, state governments, state immediate notification of any updates to
the Federal Register.
Medicaid agencies, state survey the Web site. These listservs avoid the
II. Format for the Quarterly Issuance need to check the Web site, as
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agencies, various providers of health
care, all Medicare contractors that Notices notification of updates is automatic and
process claims and pay bills, National This quarterly notice provides only sent to the subscriber as they occur. If
Association of Insurance Commissioners the specific updates that have occurred assessing a Web site proves to be
(NAIC), health insurers, and other in the 3-month period along with a difficult, the contact person listed can
stakeholders. To implement the various hyperlink to the full listing that is provide information.
statutes on which the programs are available on the CMS Web site or the
based, we issue regulations under the appropriate data registries that are used
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