83 FR 46950 - Medicare & Medicaid Programs, and Other Program Initiatives, and Priorities; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), September 26, 2018; Correction
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 180 (September 17, 2018)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 180 (September 17, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-20153 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46950-46951] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20153] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS-7051-CN] Medicare & Medicaid Programs, and Other Program Initiatives, and Priorities; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), September 26, 2018; Correction AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Correction notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document corrects a technical error in the meeting notice that appeared in the August 31, 2018 Federal Register titled ``Medicare & Medicaid Programs, and Other Program Initiatives, and Priorities; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), September 26, 2018.'' FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Johnson, (410) 786-0090. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Summary of Errors In FR Doc. 2018-18961 of August 31, 2018 (83 FR 44632), we made an error in the meeting registration hyperlink. II. Correction of Errors In FR Doc. 2018-18961 of August 31, 2018 (83 FR 44632), make the following correction: 1. On page 44632, second column, last paragraph, lines 5 and 6, the hyperlink ``https://www.regonline.com/apoe2018sept26meeting/'' is corrected to read ``https://www.regonline.com/apoe2018sept26meeting''. [[Page 46951]] Dated: September 12, 2018. Kathleen Cantwell, Director, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-20153 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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Agenda items for these meetings are posted without change to http:// professional societies, and other
subject to change as priorities dictate. regulations.gov, including any personal stakeholders. This Draft Update is not a
information provided. For access to the Federal rule or regulation.
Francis D. Chesley, Jr.
docket to read background documents Once finalized, the Recommendation
Acting Deputy Director. or comments received, go to http://
[FR Doc. 2018–20126 Filed 9–14–18; 8:45 am]
Categories and supporting Justification
www.regulations.gov. Tables will be used by CDC, HICPAC,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin and HICPAC’s workgroups in the
Stone, Division of Healthcare Quality development of infection prevention
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Promotion, National Center for and control guideline recommendations.
HUMAN SERVICES Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Dated: September 12, 2018.
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control
Sandra Cashman,
Centers for Disease Control and and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
Prevention Mailstop A–07, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329; Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease
Telephone: (404) 639–4000. Control and Prevention.
[Docket No. CDC–2018–0090] [FR Doc. 2018–20118 Filed 9–14–18; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Draft Update to the Centers for Disease Public Participation
Control and Prevention Infection
Prevention and Control Interested persons or organizations
Recommendation Categorization are invited to participate by submitting DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Scheme written views, recommendations, and HUMAN SERVICES
data.
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Please note that comments received, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health including attachments and other Services
and Human Services (DHHS). supporting materials, are part of the
ACTION: Notice with comment period. public record and are subject to public [CMS–7051–CN]
disclosure. Comments will be posted on
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, Medicare & Medicaid Programs, and
Control and Prevention (CDC), in the do not include any information in your Other Program Initiatives, and
Department of Health and Human comment or supporting materials that Priorities; Meeting of the Advisory
Services (HHS), announces the opening you consider confidential or Panel on Outreach and Education
of a docket to obtain comment on the inappropriate for public disclosure. If (APOE), September 26, 2018;
Draft Update to the Centers for Disease you include your name, contact Correction
Control and Prevention Infection information, or other information that
Prevention and Control identifies you in the body of your AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Recommendation Categorization comments, that information will be on Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
Scheme (Draft Update). The Draft public display. CDC will review all
Update provides updated categories that ACTION: Correction notice.
submissions and may choose to redact,
specify the strength of CDC’s Infection or withhold, submissions containing
Prevention and Control Guideline SUMMARY: This document corrects a
private or proprietary information such
Recommendations. The Draft Update technical error in the meeting notice
as Social Security numbers, medical
also includes recommendation that appeared in the August 31, 2018
information, inappropriate language, or
justification tables, a new component of duplicate/near duplicate examples of a Federal Register titled ‘‘Medicare &
the recommendation development mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully Medicaid Programs, and Other Program
process, that provide transparency into consider all comments submitted in Initiatives, and Priorities; Meeting of the
the considerations weighed when preparation of the final Update to the Advisory Panel on Outreach and
developing infection prevention and Centers for Disease Control and Education (APOE), September 26,
control recommendations. Prevention Infection Prevention and 2018.’’
DATES: Written comments must be Control Recommendation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
received on or before October 17, 2018. Categorization Scheme and may revise Lynne Johnson, (410) 786–0090.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, the final document as appropriate.
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
0090 by any of the following methods: I. Background and Summary of Errors
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// This Draft Update is a
www.regulations.gov. Follow the recommendation from the Healthcare In FR Doc. 2018–18961 of August 31,
instructions for submitting comments. Infection Control Practices Advisory 2018 (83 FR 44632), we made an error
• Mail: Division of Healthcare Quality Committee (HICPAC) to CDC on the in the meeting registration hyperlink.
Promotion, National Center for updating of CDC’s infection prevention
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious and control recommendation categories. II. Correction of Errors
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control The Draft Update is located in the
and Prevention, Attn: Docket No. CDC– ‘‘Supporting & Related Material’’ tab of In FR Doc. 2018–18961 of August 31,
2018–0090, HICPAC Secretariat, 1600 the docket. 2018 (83 FR 44632), make the following
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Clifton Rd. NE, Mailstop A–07, Atlanta, HICPAC is a federal advisory correction:
Georgia, 30329. committee charged with providing 1. On page 44632, second column, last
Instructions: Submissions via http:// advice and guidance to the Centers for paragraph, lines 5 and 6, the hyperlink
regulations.gov are preferred. All Disease Control and Prevention, and ‘‘https://www.regonline.com/apoe2018
submissions received must include the includes representatives from the public sept26meeting/’’ is corrected to read
agency name and Docket Number. All health and infectious diseases fields, ‘‘https://www.regonline.com/apoe2018
relevant comments received will be regulatory and other federal agencies, sept26meeting’’.
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Dated: September 12, 2018. Anderson, Health Insurance Specialist, processes and move toward a
Kathleen Cantwell, Data and Systems Group, Center for streamlined delivery, along with an
Director, Office of Strategic Operations and Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), enhanced data repository. The new T–
Regulatory Affairs. CMS, Mail Stop S2–22–16, 7500 MSIS extract format is expected to
[FR Doc. 2018–20153 Filed 9–14–18; 8:45 am] Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD further CMS goals for improved
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 21244, Telephone 410–786- 9828 or timeliness, reliability and robustness
email to Darlene.Anderson@ through monthly updates and an
cms.hhs.gov. increase in the amount of data
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
requested.
HUMAN SERVICES
I. Program and IT System Changes II. Modifications to SORN 09–70–0541
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Prompting This SORN Modification The following modifications have
Services been made to SORN 09–70–0541 in
The Transformed Medicaid Statistical
Information System (T–MSIS) is order to reflect changes to the system of
Privacy Act of 1974; System of records resulting from the IT system
Records replacing the Medicaid Statistical
Information System (MSIS) as the change from MSIS to T–MSIS and to
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & information technology (IT) system update the SORN generally:
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department • The SORN has been reformatted to
housing the national Medicaid dataset.
of Health and Human Services (HHS). conform to the revised template
It is a joint effort by the States and CMS
prescribed in Office of Management and
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of to build a Medicaid dataset that
Budget (OMB) Circular A–108, issued
records. addresses problems identified with
December 23, 2016.
Medicaid data in MSIS. T–MSIS • The name of the system of records
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and provides improved program monitoring
Human Services (HHS), Centers for has been changed from ‘‘Medicaid
and oversight, technical assistance with Statistical Information System (MSIS)’’
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), states, policy implementation and data-
proposes to modify or alter an existing to ‘‘Transformed—Medicaid Statistical
driven and high-quality Medicaid Information System (T–MSIS), HHS/
system of records subject to the Privacy program and Children’s Health
Act, System No. 09–70–0541, titled CMS/CMCS.’’
Insurance Program (CHIP) that ensure • Address information in the System
‘‘Medicaid Statistical Information better care, access to coverage, and
System (MSIS).’’ This system of records Location and System Manager(s)
improved health. sections has been updated.
covers the Medicaid dataset. The dataset To improve Medicaid program
includes standardized enrollment, • The Authority section now cites
oversight, CMS is requiring States to applicable U.S. Code provisions instead
eligibility, and paid claims of Medicaid submit new files and data elements in
recipients and is used to administer of public laws.
Medicaid at the Federal level, produce
T–MSIS which were not collected in • The Purpose section added
MSIS, for the purpose of improving the information collecting over 1000 new
statistical reports, support Medicaid quality of the data extracts the States
related research, and assist in the data elements to perform expanded data
submit to CMS on a quarterly or other analytics. The T–MSIS data set contains:
detection of fraud and abuse in the periodic basis. Following consultation
Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS enhanced information about beneficiary
with a wide array of stakeholders, CMS eligibility, beneficiary and provider
is adding two new routine use as established over 1,000 data elements for
numbers three and 10. CMS is including enrollment, service utilization, claims
T–MSIS. This expands on the and managed care data, and expenditure
two routine uses that were published on approximately 400 data elements
February 14, 2018, and are numbered as data for Medicaid and CHIP.
collected in MSIS. T–MSIS builds on • The categories of individuals have
eight and nine in the routine use section the original five MSIS files (eligibility not changed, but they are now more
below. In addition, CMS is changing the and four types of claims: Inpatient, long- clearly delineated as Medicaid
name of the system of records to: term care, pharmacy, and other) by recipients and Medicaid providers.
Transformed-Medicaid Statistical adding files for third-party liability, • The Categories of Records section
Information System (T–MSIS) and information from managed-care plans, now specifies categories of records, in
making other modifications which are and providers. New T–MSIS Analytic addition to a listing data elements.
explained below. Files (TAF) include: Beneficiary Files: Including these categories for the
DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Monthly beneficiary summary, annual existing five categories, the list has been
552a(e)(4) and (11), this notice is beneficiary summary, Claims Files: expanded to add new categories (i.e.,
applicable September 17, 2018, subject Inpatients, long-term care, pharmacy files for third-party liability, information
to a 30-day period in which to comment and other files: Provider and Managed from managed-care plans, and
on the routine uses. Submit any Care Files. providers.) and additional examples of
comments by October 17, 2018. Currently, each state submits five data elements (such as tax identification
ADDRESSES: Written comments should extracts to CMS on a quarterly basis. number/employer identification number
be submitted by mail or email to: CMS These data are used by CMS to assist in (TIN/EIN), national provider identifier
Privacy Act Officer, Division of federal reporting for the Medicaid and (NPI), Social Security Number (SSN),
Security, Privacy Policy & Governance, CHIP. Several reasons culminated in the prescriber identification number, and
Information Security & Privacy Group, CMS mission to improve the Medicaid other assigned clinician numbers).
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Office of Information Technology, CMS, dataset repository, including incomplete • The Record Source Categories
Location N1–14–56, 7500 Security data, questionable results, multiple data section has added non-Medicare
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1870, collections from states, multiple federal individuals, third party data submitter
or walter.stone@cms.hhs.gov. data platforms and analytic difficulties who are individuals; i.e., Third Party
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in interpreting and presenting the Administrators (TPA); contact persons
General questions about the system of results. In addition, timeliness issues and authorized representatives (such as
records may be submitted to Darlene have prompted CMS to re-evaluate its parents and guardians of Medicare
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