81 FR 5014 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 19 (January 29, 2016)

Page Range		5014-5015
FR Document		2016-01688

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 81 Issue 19 (Friday, January 29, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-01688]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-153]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.

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.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 29, 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-R-153 Medicaid Drug Use Review (DUR) Program

    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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Drug Use 
Review (DUR) Program; Use: States must provide for a review of drug 
therapy before each prescription is filled

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or delivered to a Medicaid patient. This review includes screening for 
potential drug therapy problems due to therapeutic duplication, drug-
disease contraindications, drug-drug interactions, incorrect drug 
dosage or duration of drug treatment, drug-allergy interactions, and 
clinical abuse/misuse. Pharmacists must make a reasonable effort to 
obtain, record, and maintain Medicaid patient profiles. These profiles 
must reflect at least the patient's name, address, telephone number, 
date of birth/age, gender, history, e.g., allergies, drug reactions, 
list of medications, and pharmacist's comments relevant to the 
individual's drug therapy.
    The State must conduct RetroDUR which provides for the ongoing 
periodic examination of claims data and other records in order to 
identify patterns of fraud, abuse, inappropriate or medically 
unnecessary care. Patterns or trends of drug therapy problems are 
identified and reviewed to determine the need for intervention activity 
with pharmacists and/or physicians. States may conduct interventions 
via telephone, correspondence, or face-to-face contact.
    Annual reports are submitted to CMS for the purposes of monitoring 
compliance and evaluating the progress of States' DUR programs. The 
information submitted by States is reviewed and results are compiled by 
CMS in a format intended to provide information, comparisons and trends 
related to States' experiences with DUR. The States benefit from the 
information and may enhance their programs each year based on State 
reported innovative practices that are compiled by CMS from the DUR 
annual reports. Form Number: CMS-R-153 (OMB Control Number 0938-0659); 
Frequency: Yearly, quarterly, and occasionally; Affected Public: State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 51; Total Annual 
Responses: 510; Total Annual Hours: 20,808. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Renee Hilliard at 410-786-2991).

    Dated: January 25, 2016.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
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or delivered to a Medicaid patient. This DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
review includes screening for potential HUMAN SERVICES (410) 786–1326.
drug therapy problems due to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
therapeutic duplication, drug-disease Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
contraindications, drug-drug Services 1326.
interactions, incorrect drug dosage or [Document Identifiers: CMS–10519] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
duration of drug treatment, drug-allergy Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
interactions, and clinical abuse/misuse. Agency Information Collection (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
Pharmacists must make a reasonable Activities: Submission for OMB must obtain approval from the Office of
effort to obtain, record, and maintain Review; Comment Request Management and Budget (OMB) for each
Medicaid patient profiles. These profiles ACTION: Notice. collection of information they conduct
must reflect at least the patient’s name, or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
address, telephone number, date of SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
birth/age, gender, history, e.g., allergies, Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
drug reactions, list of medications, and an opportunity for the public to includes agency requests or
pharmacist’s comments relevant to the comment on CMS’ intention to collect requirements that members of the public
individual’s drug therapy. information from the public. Under the submit reports, keep records, or provide
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 information to a third party. Section
The State must conduct RetroDUR (PRA), federal agencies are required to 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
which provides for the ongoing periodic publish notice in the Federal Register 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
examination of claims data and other concerning each proposed collection of to publish a 30-day notice in the
records in order to identify patterns of information, including each proposed Federal Register concerning each
fraud, abuse, inappropriate or medically extension or reinstatement of an existing proposed collection of information,
unnecessary care. Patterns or trends of collection of information, and to allow including each proposed extension or
drug therapy problems are identified a second opportunity for public reinstatement of an existing collection
and reviewed to determine the need for comment on the notice. Interested of information, before submitting the
intervention activity with pharmacists persons are invited to send comments collection to OMB for approval. To
and/or physicians. States may conduct regarding the burden estimate or any comply with this requirement, CMS is
interventions via telephone, other aspect of this collection of publishing this notice that summarizes
correspondence, or face-to-face contact. information, including any of the the following proposed collection(s) of
following subjects: (1) The necessity and information for public comment:
Annual reports are submitted to CMS
utility of the proposed information 1. Type of Information Collection
for the purposes of monitoring collection for the proper performance of Request: Revision of a currently
compliance and evaluating the progress the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy approved collection; Title of
of States’ DUR programs. The of the estimated burden; (3) ways to Information Collection: Physician
information submitted by States is enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and
reviewed and results are compiled by of the information to be collected; and the Electronic Prescribing Incentive
CMS in a format intended to provide (4) the use of automated collection (eRx) Program Data Assessment,
information, comparisons and trends techniques or other forms of information Accuracy and Improper Payments
related to States’ experiences with DUR. technology to minimize the information Identification Support; Use: The
The States benefit from the information collection burden. incentive and reporting programs have
and may enhance their programs each DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of data integrity issues, such as rejected
year based on State reported innovative information must be received by the and improper payments. This four year
practices that are compiled by CMS OMB desk officer by February 29, 2016. project will evaluate incentive payment
from the DUR annual reports. Form ADDRESSES: When commenting on the information for accuracy and identify
Number: CMS–R–153 (OMB Control proposed information collections, improper payments, with the goal of
Number 0938–0659); Frequency: Yearly, please reference the document identifier recovering these payments.
quarterly, and occasionally; Affected or OMB control number. To be assured Additionally, based on the project’s
Public: State, Local, or Tribal consideration, comments and results, recommendations will be made
Governments; Number of Respondents: recommendations must be received by so that we can avoid future data
51; Total Annual Responses: 510; Total the OMB desk officer via one of the integrity issues.
Annual Hours: 20,808. (For policy following transmissions: OMB, Office of Data submission, processing, and
questions regarding this collection Information and Regulatory Affairs, reporting will be analyzed for potential
contact Renee Hilliard at 410–786– Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax errors, inconsistencies, and gaps that are
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: related to data handling, program
2991).
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. requirements, and clinical quality
Dated: January 25, 2016. To obtain copies of a supporting measure specifications of PQRS and eRx
William N. Parham, III, statement and any related forms for the program. Surveys of Group Practices,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office proposed collection(s) summarized in Registries, and Data Submission
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory this notice, you may make your request Vendors (DSVs) will be conducted in
order to evaluate the PQRS and eRx
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Affairs. using one of following:
[FR Doc. 2016–01688 Filed 1–28–16; 8:45 am] 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at Incentive Program. Follow-up
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ interviews will occur with a small
PaperworkReductionActof1995. number of respondents. Form Number:
2. Email your request, including your CMS–10519 (OMB control number:
address, phone number, OMB number, 0938–1255); Frequency: Annually;
and CMS document identifier, to Affected Public: Business or other for-
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. profits; Number of Respondents: 115;

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received by March 29, 2016.
Contact		Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786- 1326.
FR Citation		81 FR 5014

81 FR 5014 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 19 (January 29, 2016)

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