82_FR_50023 82 FR 49816 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

82 FR 49816 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 207 (October 27, 2017)

Page Range49816-49817
FR Document2017-23451

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 the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10518 and CMS-10549]


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 the necessity and utility of the 
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the 
agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.

DATES: Comments must be received by December 26, 2017.

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: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

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-10518 Application for Participation in the Intravenous Immune 
Globulin (IVIG) Demonstration
CMS-10549 Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and 
Methodological Research for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey 
(MCBS)
    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

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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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Application for 
Participation in the Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Demonstration; 
Use: Traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare covers some or all 
components of home infusion services depending on the circumstances. By 
special statutory provision, Medicare Part B covers intravenous immune 
globulin (IVIG) for persons with primary immune deficiency disease 
(PIDD) who wish to receive the drug at home. However, Medicare does not 
separately pay for any services or supplies to administer it if the 
person is not homebound and otherwise receiving services under a 
Medicare Home Health episode of care. As a result, many beneficiaries 
have chosen to receive the drug at their doctor's office or in an 
outpatient hospital setting.
    On September 29, 2017, the ``Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and 
Airway Extension Act of 2017'' was enacted into law. Section 302 of 
this legislation extends the Medicare IVIG Demonstration through 
December 31, 2020. While existing beneficiaries enrolled in the 
demonstration as of September 30, 2017 will be automatically re-
enrolled, in order to continue to enroll new beneficiaries into the 
demonstration, an application is required. The original enrollment and 
financial limits remain and CMS will continue to monitor both to assure 
that statutory limitations are not exceeded.
    This collection of information is for the application to 
participate in the demonstration. Participation is voluntary and may be 
terminated by the beneficiary at any time. Beneficiaries who do not 
participate will continue to be eligible to receive all of the regular 
Medicare Part B benefits that they are would be eligible for in the 
absence of the demonstration. Form Number: CMS-10518 (OMB control 
number: 0938-1246); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Individuals 
and households; Number of Respondents: 1,220; Total Annual Responses: 
1,220 Total Annual Hours: 305. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Jody Blatt at 410-786-6921.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change 
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and Methodological Research 
for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS); Use: The purpose of 
this OMB clearance package is to extend the approval of the generic 
clearance to support an effort to evaluate the operations and content 
of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS). The MCBS is a 
continuous, multipurpose survey of a nationally representative sample 
of aged, disabled, and institutionalized Medicare beneficiaries. The 
MCBS, which is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS), is the only comprehensive source of information on the 
health status, health care use and expenditures, health insurance 
coverage, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the 
entire spectrum of Medicare beneficiaries. The core of the MCBS is a 
series of interviews with a stratified random sample of the Medicare 
population, including aged and disabled enrollees, residing in the 
community or in institutions. Questions are asked about enrollees' 
patterns of health care use, charges, insurance coverage, and payments 
over time. Respondents are asked about their sources of health care 
coverage and payment, their demographic characteristics, their health 
and work history, and their family living circumstances. In addition to 
collecting information through the core questionnaire, the MCBS 
collects information on special topics. Form Number: CMS-10549 (OMB 
control number 0938-1275); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: 
Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 1,500; Total Annual 
Responses: 1,500; Total Annual Hours: 1,117. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact William Long at 410-786-7927.)

    Dated: October 24, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-23451 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am]
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Call the Reports Clearance Office at § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 Medicaid Services, HHS. (410) 786–1326. CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors ACTION: Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: that are considered in acting on the William Parham at (410) 786–4669. SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). an opportunity for the public to Contents The notices are available for comment on CMS’ intention to collect immediate inspection at the Federal This notice sets out a summary of the information from the public. Under the use and burden associated with the Reserve Bank indicated. The notices Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the also will be available for inspection at following information collections. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 207 / Friday, October 27, 2017 / Notices 49817 concerning each proposed collection of 2. Type of Information Collection DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information, including each proposed Request: Extension without change of a HUMAN SERVICES extension or reinstatement of an existing currently approved collection; Title of collection of information, before Information Collection: Generic Centers for Medicare & Medicaid submitting the collection to OMB for Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and Services approval. To comply with this Methodological Research for the [CMS–3336–FN] requirement, CMS is publishing this Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey notice. (MCBS); Use: The purpose of this OMB Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Information Collection clearance package is to extend the Approval of an Application From the approval of the generic clearance to Joint Commission (TJC) for Continued 1. Type of Information Collection support an effort to evaluate the CMS Approval of Its Critical Access Request: Extension of a currently operations and content of the Medicare Hospital (CAH) Accreditation Program approved collection; Title of Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS). The AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and Information Collection: Application for MCBS is a continuous, multipurpose Medicaid Services, HHS. Participation in the Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Demonstration; survey of a nationally representative ACTION: Final notice. Use: Traditional fee-for-service (FFS) sample of aged, disabled, and institutionalized Medicare beneficiaries. SUMMARY: This final notice announces Medicare covers some or all our decision to approve the Joint components of home infusion services The MCBS, which is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Commission (TJC) for continued depending on the circumstances. By recognition as a national accrediting special statutory provision, Medicare Services (CMS), is the only organization for critical access hospitals Part B covers intravenous immune comprehensive source of information on (CAHs) that wish to participate in the globulin (IVIG) for persons with primary the health status, health care use and Medicare or Medicaid programs. immune deficiency disease (PIDD) who expenditures, health insurance DATES: This final notice is effective wish to receive the drug at home. coverage, and socioeconomic and November 21, 2017 through November However, Medicare does not separately demographic characteristics of the 21, 2023. pay for any services or supplies to entire spectrum of Medicare FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: administer it if the person is not beneficiaries. The core of the MCBS is Monda Shaver, (410) 786–3410, Karena homebound and otherwise receiving a series of interviews with a stratified Meushaw, (410) 786–6609 or Patricia services under a Medicare Home Health random sample of the Medicare Chmielewski, (410) 786–6899. episode of care. As a result, many population, including aged and disabled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: beneficiaries have chosen to receive the enrollees, residing in the community or drug at their doctor’s office or in an in institutions. Questions are asked I. Background outpatient hospital setting. about enrollees’ patterns of health care Under the Medicare program eligible On September 29, 2017, the ‘‘Disaster use, charges, insurance coverage, and beneficiaries may receive covered Tax Relief and Airport and Airway payments over time. Respondents are services in a critical access hospital Extension Act of 2017’’ was enacted into asked about their sources of health care (CAH), provided certain requirements law. Section 302 of this legislation coverage and payment, their are met. Sections 1820(c)(2)(B) and extends the Medicare IVIG demographic characteristics, their 1861(mm) of the Social Security Act Demonstration through December 31, health and work history, and their (the Act) establish distinct criteria for 2020. While existing beneficiaries facilities seeking designation as a CAH. family living circumstances. In addition enrolled in the demonstration as of The minimum requirements that a CAH to collecting information through the September 30, 2017 will be must meet to participate in the Medicare automatically re-enrolled, in order to core questionnaire, the MCBS collects information on special topics. Form Program are at 42 CFR part 485, subpart continue to enroll new beneficiaries into F. Conditions for Medicare payment for the demonstration, an application is Number: CMS–10549 (OMB control number 0938–1275); Frequency: CAHs are at 42 CFR 413.70. Applicable required. The original enrollment and regulations concerning provider financial limits remain and CMS will Occasionally; Affected Public: agreements are at 42 CFR part 489 and continue to monitor both to assure that Individuals or Households; Number of those pertaining to facility survey and statutory limitations are not exceeded. Respondents: 1,500; Total Annual certification are at 42 CFR part 488, This collection of information is for Responses: 1,500; Total Annual Hours: subparts A and B. the application to participate in the 1,117. (For policy questions regarding For a CAH to enter into a provider demonstration. Participation is this collection contact William Long at agreement with the Medicare program, a voluntary and may be terminated by the 410–786–7927.) CAH must first be certified by a State beneficiary at any time. Beneficiaries Dated: October 24, 2017. survey agency as complying with the who do not participate will continue to William N. Parham, III, conditions or requirements set forth in be eligible to receive all of the regular section 1820 of the Act and our Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office Medicare Part B benefits that they are regulations at part 485. Subsequently, of Strategic Operations and Regulatory would be eligible for in the absence of the CAH is subject to ongoing review by Affairs. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES the demonstration. Form Number: a State survey agency to determine [FR Doc. 2017–23451 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am] CMS–10518 (OMB control number: whether it continues to meet the 0938–1246); Frequency: Annually; BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Medicare requirements. However, there Affected Public: Individuals and is an alternative to State compliance households; Number of Respondents: surveys. Certification by a nationally 1,220; Total Annual Responses: 1,220 recognized accreditation program can Total Annual Hours: 305. 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ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received by December 26, 2017.
ContactWilliam Parham at (410) 786-4669.
FR Citation82 FR 49816 
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