83 FR 11752 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 52 (March 16, 2018)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 52 (March 16, 2018)
| Page Range | 11752-11753 | |
| FR Document | 2018-05399 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 11752-11753] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05399] [[Page 11752]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifiers CMS-P-0015A] 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 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 May 15, 2018. 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' website address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. 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-P-0015A Medicare Current Beneficiary 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: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey; Use: CMS is the largest single payer of health care in the United States. The agency plays a direct or indirect role in administering health insurance coverage for more than 120 million people across the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Exchange populations. A critical aim for CMS is to be an effective steward, major force, and trustworthy partner in supporting innovative approaches to improving quality, accessibility, and affordability in healthcare. CMS also aims to put patients first in the delivery of their health care needs. The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) is the most comprehensive and complete Survey available on the Medicare population and is essential in capturing data not otherwise collected through our operations. The MCBS is an in-person, nationally-representative, longitudinal survey of Medicare beneficiaries that we sponsor and is directed by the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA). The survey captures beneficiary information whether aged or disabled, living in the community or facility, or serviced by managed care or fee-for-service. Data produced as part of the MCBS are enhanced with our administrative data (e.g. fee-for-service claims, prescription drug event data, enrollment, etc.) to provide users with more accurate and complete estimates of total health care costs and utilization. The MCBS has been continuously fielded for more than 25 years, encompassing over 1 million interviews and more than 100,000 survey participants. Respondents participate in up to 11 interviews over a three and a half year period. This gives a comprehensive picture of health care costs and utilization over a period of time. The MCBS continues to provide unique insight into the Medicare program and helps CMS and our external stakeholders better understand and evaluate the impact of existing programs and significant new policy initiatives. In the past, MCBS data have been used to assess potential changes to the Medicare program. For example, the MCBS was instrumental in supporting the development and implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit by providing a means to evaluate prescription drug costs and out-of-pocket burden for these drugs to Medicare beneficiaries. Beginning in 2019, this proposed revision to the clearance will eliminate or streamline some questionnaire sections, add a few new measures, take advantage of administrative data to reduce the number of survey questions in some long term care facilities, and discontinue the 12th interview as had previously been collected. The revisions will result in an overall reduction in respondent burden by 25%. Form Number: CMS-P-0015A (OMB control number: 0938-0568); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 14,146; Total Annual Responses: 37,407; Total Annual Hours: 44,817. (For policy questions regarding this [[Page 11753]] collection contact William Long at 410-786-7927.) Dated: March 13, 2018. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-05399 Filed 3-15-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND proposed collection(s) summarized in patients first in the delivery of their
HUMAN SERVICES this notice, you may make your request health care needs.
using one of following: The Medicare Current Beneficiary
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 1. Access CMS’ website address at Survey (MCBS) is the most
Services https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and- comprehensive and complete Survey
[Document Identifiers CMS–P–0015A]
Guidance/Legislation/Paperwork available on the Medicare population
ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. and is essential in capturing data not
Agency Information Collection 2. Email your request, including your otherwise collected through our
Activities: Proposed Collection; address, phone number, OMB number, operations. The MCBS is an in-person,
Comment Request and CMS document identifier, to nationally-representative, longitudinal
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. survey of Medicare beneficiaries that we
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at sponsor and is directed by the Office of
Medicaid Services, HHS. (410) 786–1326. Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA).
ACTION: Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The survey captures beneficiary
William Parham at (410) 786–4669. information whether aged or disabled,
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare &
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: living in the community or facility, or
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
serviced by managed care or fee-for-
an opportunity for the public to Contents service. Data produced as part of the
comment on CMS’ intention to collect This notice sets out a summary of the MCBS are enhanced with our
information from the public. Under the use and burden associated with the administrative data (e.g. fee-for-service
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the following information collections. More claims, prescription drug event data,
PRA), federal agencies are required to detailed information can be found in enrollment, etc.) to provide users with
publish notice in the Federal Register each collection’s supporting statement more accurate and complete estimates of
concerning each proposed collection of and associated materials (see total health care costs and utilization.
information (including each proposed ADDRESSES). The MCBS has been continuously
extension or reinstatement of an existing
CMS–P–0015A Medicare Current fielded for more than 25 years,
collection of information) and to allow
Beneficiary Survey encompassing over 1 million interviews
60 days for public comment on the
and more than 100,000 survey
proposed action. Interested persons are Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– participants. Respondents participate in
invited to send comments regarding our 3520), federal agencies must obtain up to 11 interviews over a three and a
burden estimates or any other aspect of approval from the Office of Management half year period. This gives a
this collection of information, including and Budget (OMB) for each collection of comprehensive picture of health care
the necessity and utility of the proposed information they conduct or sponsor. costs and utilization over a period of
information collection for the proper The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is time.
performance of the agency’s functions, defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR The MCBS continues to provide
the accuracy of the estimated burden, 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests unique insight into the Medicare
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and or requirements that members of the program and helps CMS and our
clarity of the information to be public submit reports, keep records, or external stakeholders better understand
collected, and the use of automated provide information to a third party. and evaluate the impact of existing
collection techniques or other forms of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA programs and significant new policy
information technology to minimize the requires federal agencies to publish a initiatives. In the past, MCBS data have
information collection burden. 60-day notice in the Federal Register been used to assess potential changes to
DATES: Comments must be received by concerning each proposed collection of the Medicare program. For example, the
May 15, 2018. information, including each proposed MCBS was instrumental in supporting
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please extension or reinstatement of an existing the development and implementation of
reference the document identifier or collection of information, before the Medicare prescription drug benefit
OMB control number. To be assured submitting the collection to OMB for by providing a means to evaluate
consideration, comments and approval. To comply with this prescription drug costs and out-of-
recommendations must be submitted in requirement, CMS is publishing this pocket burden for these drugs to
any one of the following ways: notice. Medicare beneficiaries. Beginning in
1. Electronically. You may send your 2019, this proposed revision to the
Information Collection
comments electronically to http:// clearance will eliminate or streamline
www.regulations.gov. Follow the 1. Type of Information Collection some questionnaire sections, add a few
instructions for ‘‘Comment or Request: Revision of a currently new measures, take advantage of
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ approved collection; Title of administrative data to reduce the
to find the information collection Information Collection: Medicare number of survey questions in some
document(s) that are accepting Current Beneficiary Survey; Use: CMS is long term care facilities, and
comments. the largest single payer of health care in discontinue the 12th interview as had
2. By regular mail. You may mail the United States. The agency plays a previously been collected. The revisions
written comments to the following direct or indirect role in administering will result in an overall reduction in
address: CMS, Office of Strategic health insurance coverage for more than respondent burden by 25%. Form
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 120 million people across the Medicare, Number: CMS–P–0015A (OMB control
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Division of Regulations Development, Medicaid, CHIP, and Exchange number: 0938–0568); Frequency:
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB populations. A critical aim for CMS is Occasionally; Affected Public: Business
Control Number ll, Room C4–26–05, to be an effective steward, major force, or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, and trustworthy partner in supporting institutions; Number of Respondents:
Maryland 21244–1850. innovative approaches to improving 14,146; Total Annual Responses:
To obtain copies of a supporting quality, accessibility, and affordability 37,407; Total Annual Hours: 44,817.
statement and any related forms for the in healthcare. CMS also aims to put (For policy questions regarding this
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collection contact William Long at 410– Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: Number: CMS–29 (OMB control number
786–7927.) OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 0938–0074); Frequency: Occasionally
Dated: March 13, 2018. To obtain copies of a supporting (initially and then every six years);
William N. Parham, III,
statement and any related forms for the Affected Public: Private Sector (Business
proposed collection(s) summarized in or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
this notice, you may make your request institutions); Number of Respondents:
Affairs. using one of following: 820; Total Annual Responses: 820; Total
1. Access CMS’ website address at Annual Hours: 137. (For policy
[FR Doc. 2018–05399 Filed 3–15–18; 8:45 am]
website address at https://www.cms.gov/ questions regarding this collection
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Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ contact Caroline Gallaher at 410–786–
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA- 8705.)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Listing.html. 2. Type of Information Collection
HUMAN SERVICES 2. Email your request, including your Request: Extension of a currently
address, phone number, OMB number, approved collection; Title of
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid and CMS document identifier, to Information Collection: Laboratory
Services Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. Personnel Report (CLIA) and Supporting
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at Regulations; Use: The information
[Document Identifier CMS–29 and CMS–209] (410) 786–1326. collected on this survey form is used in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the administrative pursuit of the
Agency Information Collection William Parham at (410) 786–4669. Congressionally-mandated program
Activities: Submission for OMB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the with regard to regulation of laboratories
Review; Comment Request Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) participating in CLIA. The surveyor will
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies provide the laboratory with the CMS–
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 209 form. While the surveyor performs
must obtain approval from the Office of
Medicaid Services, HHS. other aspects of the survey, the
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
ACTION: Notice. collection of information they conduct laboratory will complete the CMS–209
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of by recording the personnel data needed
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & to support their compliance with the
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and personnel requirements of CLIA. The
an opportunity for the public to surveyor will then use this information
comment on CMS’ intention to collect includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public in choosing a sample of personnel to
information from the public. Under the verify compliance with the personnel
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section requirements. Information on personnel
(PRA), federal agencies are required to qualifications of all technical personnel
publish notice in the Federal Register 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies is needed to ensure the sample is
concerning each proposed collection of representative of the entire laboratory.
information, including each proposed to publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each Form Number: CMS–209 (OMB control
extension or reinstatement of an existing number 0938–0151); Frequency:
collection of information, and to allow proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension or Biennially; Affected Public: Private
a second opportunity for public Sector—State, Local, or Tribal
comment on the notice. Interested reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the Governments; and Federal Government;
persons are invited to send comments Number of Respondents: 19,051; Total
regarding the burden estimate or any collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is Annual Responses: 9,592; Total Annual
other aspect of this collection of Hours: 4,796. (For policy questions
information, including the necessity and publishing this notice that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of regarding this collection contact
utility of the proposed information Kathleen Todd at 410–786–3385.)
collection for the proper performance of information for public comment:
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 1. Type of Information Collection Dated: March 13, 2018.
the estimated burden, ways to enhance Request: Extension of a currently William N. Parham, III,
the quality, utility, and clarity of the approved collection; Title of Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
information to be collected; and the use Information Collection: Verification of of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
of automated collection techniques or Clinic Data—Rural Health Clinic Form Affairs.
other forms of information technology to and Supporting Regulations; Use: The [FR Doc. 2018–05388 Filed 3–15–18; 8:45 am]
minimize the information collection form is utilized as an application to be BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
burden. completed by suppliers of Rural Health
Clinic (RHC) services requesting
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of participation in the Medicare program. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
information must be received by the This form initiates the process of HUMAN SERVICES
OMB desk officer by April 16, 2018. obtaining a decision as to whether the
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the conditions for certification are met as a Administration for Children and
proposed information collections, supplier of RHC services. It also Families
please reference the document identifier promotes data reduction or introduction
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
or OMB control number. To be assured to and retrieval from the Automated Submission for OMB Review;
consideration, comments and Survey Process Environment (ASPEN) Comment Request
recommendations must be received by and related survey and certification Title: Community Services Block
the OMB desk officer via one of the databases by the CMS Regional Offices. Grant (CSBG) State Plan Application.
following transmissions: OMB, Office of Should any question arise regarding the OMB No.: 0970–0382.
Information and Regulatory Affairs, structure of the organization, this Description: Section 676 of the
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax information is readily available. Form Community Services Block Grant
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