81 FR 41307 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)
| Page Range | 41307-41308 | |
| FR Document | 2016-15029 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 41307-41308] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15029] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-10455 and CMS-R-290] 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 August 23, 2016. 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-10455 Report of a Hospital Death Associated With Restraint or Seclusion CMS-R-290 Medicare Program: Procedures for Making National Coverage Decisions 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 [[Page 41308]] 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: Report of a Hospital Death Associated with Restraint or Seclusion; Use: Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, was signed on January 18, 2011. The order recognized the importance of a streamlined, effective, and efficient regulatory framework designed to promote economic growth, innovation, job creation, and competitiveness. Each agency was directed to establish an ongoing plan to reduce or eliminate burdensome, obsolete, or unnecessary regulations to create a more efficient and flexible structure. The regulation that was published on May, 16, 2012 (77 FR 29034) included a reduction in the reporting requirement related to hospital deaths associated with the use of restraint or seclusion, Sec. 482.13(g). Hospitals are no longer required to report to CMS those deaths where there was no use of seclusion and the only restraint was 2-point soft wrist restraints. It is estimated that this will reduce the volume of reports that must be submitted by 90 percent for hospitals. In addition, the final rule replaced the previous requirement for reporting via telephone to CMS, which proved to be cumbersome for both CMS and hospitals, with a requirement that allows submission of reports via telephone, facsimile or electronically, as determined by CMS. Finally, the amount of information that CMS needs for each death report in order for CMS to determine whether further on- site investigation is needed has been reduced. The Child Health Act (CHA) of 2000 established in title V, part H, section 591 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) minimum requirements concerning the use of restraints and seclusion in facilities that receive support with funds appropriated to any Federal department or agency. In addition, the CHA enacted section 592 of the PHSA, which establishes minimum mandatory reporting requirements for deaths in such facilities associated with use of restraint or seclusion. Provisions implementing this statutory reporting requirement for hospitals participating in Medicare are found at 42 CFR 482.13(g), as revised in the final rule that published on May 16, 2012 (77 FR 29034). Form Number: CMS-10455 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1210); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector; Number of Respondents: 4,900. Number of Responses: 24,500. Total Annual Hours: 8,085. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Karina Meushaw at 410-786-1000.) 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title: Medicare Program: Procedures for Making National Coverage Decisions; Use: We revised our April 27, 1999 (64 FR 22619) notice and published a new notice on September 26, 2003 (68 FR 55634) that described the process we use to make Medicare coverage decisions including decisions regarding whether new technology and services can be covered. We have made changes to our internal procedures in response to the comments we received following publication of the 1999 notice and experience under our new process. Over the past several years, we received numerous suggestions to further revise our process to continue to make it more open, responsive, and understandable to the public. We share the goal of increasing public participation in the development of Medicare coverage issues. This will assist us in obtaining the information we require to make a national coverage determination in a timely manner and ensuring that the Medicare program continues to meet the needs of its beneficiaries. Form Number: CMS-R-290 (OMB control number: 0938-0776); Frequency: Annual; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 200; Total Annual Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours: 8,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Katherine Tillman at 410-786-9252.) Dated: June 21, 2016. William N. 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requirements that members of the public 40,200; Total Annual Responses: 1. Electronically. You may send your
submit reports, keep records, or provide 40,200; Total Annual Hours: 2,480. (For comments electronically to http://
information to a third party. Section policy questions regarding this www.regulations.gov. Follow the
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. collection contact Frank Funderburk at instructions for ‘‘Comment or
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies 410–786–1820.) Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to publish a 30-day notice in the Dated: June 21, 2016. to find the information collection
Federal Register concerning each William N. Parham, III,
document(s) that are accepting
proposed collection of information, comments.
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
including each proposed extension or 2. By regular mail. You may mail
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
reinstatement of an existing collection Affairs. written comments to the following
of information, before submitting the address: CMS, Office of Strategic
[FR Doc. 2016–15021 Filed 6–23–16; 8:45 am]
collection to OMB for approval. To Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
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comply with this requirement, CMS is Division of Regulations Development,
publishing this notice that summarizes Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
the following proposed collection(s) of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Control Number llll, Room C4–26–
information for public comment: HUMAN SERVICES 05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
1. Type of Information Collection Maryland 21244–1850.
Request: Extension of a currently Centers for Medicare & Medicaid To obtain copies of a supporting
approved collection; Title of Services statement and any related forms for the
Information Collection: Consumer proposed collection(s) summarized in
Research Supporting Outreach for this notice, you may make your request
[Document Identifier: CMS–10455 and CMS–
Health Insurance Marketplace; Use: The R–290]
using one of following:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
Services is requesting reapproval for Agency Information Collection http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
two surveys that aid in understanding Activities: Proposed Collection; PaperworkReductionActof1995.
Comment Request 2. Email your request, including your
levels of awareness and customer
address, phone number, OMB number,
service needs associated with the Health
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & and CMS document identifier, to
Insurance Marketplace established by
Medicaid Services, HHS. Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
the Affordable Care Act. Because the 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
Marketplace will provide coverage to ACTION: Notice.
(410) 786–1326.
the almost 50 million uninsured in the SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
United States through individual and Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
small employer programs, we have Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
an opportunity for the public to 1326.
developed one survey to be comment on CMS’ intention to collect
administered to individual consumers SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
information from the public. Under the
most likely to use the Marketplace and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Contents
another to be administered to small PRA), federal agencies are required to
employers most likely to use the Small This notice sets out a summary of the
publish notice in the Federal Register use and burden associated with the
Business Health Options portion of the concerning each proposed collection of
Marketplace. These brief surveys, following information collections. More
information (including each proposed detailed information can be found in
designed to be conducted quarterly, give extension or reinstatement of an existing
CMS the ability to obtain a rough each collection’s supporting statement
collection of information) and to allow and associated materials (see
indication of the types of outreach and 60 days for public comment on the
marketing that will be needed to ADDRESSES).
proposed action. Interested persons are
enhance awareness of and knowledge invited to send comments regarding our CMS–10455 Report of a Hospital
about the Marketplace for individual burden estimates or any other aspect of Death Associated With Restraint or
and business customers. CMS’ biggest this collection of information, including Seclusion
customer service need is likely to be any of the following subjects: (1) The
providing sufficient education so CMS–R–290 Medicare Program:
necessity and utility of the proposed Procedures for Making National
consumers: (a) Can take advantage of the information collection for the proper
Marketplace and (b) know how to access Coverage Decisions
performance of the agency’s functions;
CMS’ customer service channels. The (2) the accuracy of the estimated Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
surveys will provide information on burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 3520), federal agencies must obtain
media use, concept awareness, and utility, and clarity of the information to approval from the Office of Management
conceptual or content areas where be collected; and (4) the use of and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
education for customer service delivery automated collection techniques or information they conduct or sponsor.
can be improved. Awareness and other forms of information technology to The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
knowledge gaps are likely to change minimize the information collection defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
over time based not only on burden. 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
effectiveness of CMS’ marketing efforts, or requirements that members of the
but also of those of state, local, private DATES: Comments must be received by public submit reports, keep records, or
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sector, and nongovernmental August 23, 2016. provide information to a third party.
organizations. Form Number: CMS– ADDRESSES: When commenting, please Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
10458 (OMB control number: 0938– reference the document identifier or requires federal agencies to publish a
1203): Frequency: Quarterly; Affected OMB control number. To be assured 60-day notice in the Federal Register
Public: Individuals or households, consideration, comments and concerning each proposed collection of
Private Sector (business or other for- recommendations must be submitted in information, including each proposed
profits); Number of Respondents: any one of the following ways: extension or reinstatement of an existing
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collection of information, before 2012 (77 FR 29034). Form Number: ACTION: Notice.
submitting the collection to OMB for CMS–10455 (OMB Control Number:
approval. To comply with this 0938–1210); Frequency: Occasionally; SUMMARY: Statement of Organizations,
requirement, CMS is publishing this Affected Public: Private Sector; Number Functions, and Delegations of
notice. of Respondents: 4,900. Number of Authority. The Administration for
Responses: 24,500. Total Annual Hours: Children and Families (ACF) has
Information Collection reorganized the Office of Planning,
8,085. (For policy questions regarding
1. Type of Information Collection this collection contact Karina Meushaw Research and Evaluation (OPRE). This
Request: Extension of a currently at 410–786–1000.) reorganization creates a new Division of
approved collection; Title of 2. Type of Information Collection Data and Improvement. It will transfer
Information Collection: Report of a Request: Extension of a currently the state systems assessment function
Hospital Death Associated with approved collection; Title: Medicare and the project management and
Restraint or Seclusion; Use: Executive Program: Procedures for Making oversight for Public Assistance
Order 13563, Improving Regulation and National Coverage Decisions; Use: We Reporting Information System (PARIS)
Regulatory Review, was signed on revised our April 27, 1999 (64 FR from the Office of Administration,
January 18, 2011. The order recognized 22619) notice and published a new Office of Financial Services, to the new
the importance of a streamlined, notice on September 26, 2003 (68 FR Division of Data and Improvement.
effective, and efficient regulatory 55634) that described the process we FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
framework designed to promote use to make Medicare coverage Naomi Goldstein, Deputy Assistant
economic growth, innovation, job decisions including decisions regarding Secretary for Planning, Research and
creation, and competitiveness. Each whether new technology and services Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
agency was directed to establish an can be covered. We have made changes Washington, DC 20201, 202–401–9220.
ongoing plan to reduce or eliminate to our internal procedures in response This notice amends Part K of the
burdensome, obsolete, or unnecessary to the comments we received following Statement of Organization, Functions,
regulations to create a more efficient publication of the 1999 notice and and Delegations of Authority of the
and flexible structure. experience under our new process. Over Department of Health and Human
The regulation that was published on the past several years, we received Services (HHS), Administration for
May, 16, 2012 (77 FR 29034) included numerous suggestions to further revise Children and Families (ACF), as
a reduction in the reporting requirement our process to continue to make it more follows: Chapter KM, OPRE, as last
related to hospital deaths associated open, responsive, and understandable to amended 77 FR 47077–47078, August 7,
with the use of restraint or seclusion, the public. We share the goal of 2012.
§ 482.13(g). Hospitals are no longer increasing public participation in the I. Under Chapter KM, OPRE, delete in
required to report to CMS those deaths development of Medicare coverage its entirety and replace with the
where there was no use of seclusion and following:
issues. This will assist us in obtaining
the only restraint was 2-point soft wrist
the information we require to make a KM.00 MISSION. OPRE is the principal
restraints. It is estimated that this will advisor to the Assistant Secretary for
national coverage determination in a
reduce the volume of reports that must Children and Families on improving the
timely manner and ensuring that the
be submitted by 90 percent for effectiveness and efficiency of programs
Medicare program continues to meet the
hospitals. In addition, the final rule designed to make measurable improvements
needs of its beneficiaries. Form Number:
replaced the previous requirement for in the economic and social well-being of
CMS–R–290 (OMB control number:
reporting via telephone to CMS, which children and families. OPRE provides
0938–0776); Frequency: Annual; guidance, analysis, technical assistance, and
proved to be cumbersome for both CMS
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business oversight to ACF programs and across
and hospitals, with a requirement that
allows submission of reports via or other for-profits; Number of programs in the agency on: Strategic
telephone, facsimile or electronically, as Respondents: 200; Total Annual planning aimed at measurable results;
Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours: performance measurement and management;
determined by CMS. Finally, the research and evaluation methodologies;
amount of information that CMS needs 8,000. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Katherine demonstration testing and model
for each death report in order for CMS development; statistical policy and program
to determine whether further on-site Tillman at 410–786–9252.)
analysis; synthesis and dissemination of
investigation is needed has been Dated: June 21, 2016. research, evaluation, and demonstration
reduced. William N. Parham, III, findings; data quality, usefulness, and
The Child Health Act (CHA) of 2000 Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office sharing; privacy; and application of emerging
established in title V, part H, section of Strategic Operations and Regulatory technologies to improve the effectiveness of
591 of the Public Health Service Act Affairs. programs and service delivery.
(PHSA) minimum requirements OPRE, through the Division of Economic
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Independence, the Division of Child and
concerning the use of restraints and BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Family Development, the Division of Family
seclusion in facilities that receive Strengthening, and the Division of Data and
support with funds appropriated to any Improvement, oversees and manages the
Federal department or agency. In DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND research and evaluation programs under
addition, the CHA enacted section 592 HUMAN SERVICES sections 413, 429, 511, 1110, and 2008 of the
of the PHSA, which establishes Social Security Act and section 649 of the
minimum mandatory reporting Administration for Children and Head Start Act, as well as other research,
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requirements for deaths in such Families evaluation, data, and improvement activities
facilities associated with use of restraint authorized by Congress and related to ACF
Statement of Organization, Functions, programs and the populations they serve.
or seclusion. Provisions implementing These activities include: Priority setting and
and Delegations of Authority
this statutory reporting requirement for analysis; managing and coordinating major
hospitals participating in Medicare are AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research cross-cutting, leading-edge studies and
found at 42 CFR 482.13(g), as revised in and Evaluation, Administration for special initiatives; and collaborating with
the final rule that published on May 16, Children and Families, HHS. federal partners, states, communities,
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