Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20458-20459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07440]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10398 #99]


Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic 
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the 
``generic'' clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited process 
by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of 
information requests that are ``usually voluntary, low-burden, and 
uncontroversial collections,'' do not raise any substantive or policy 
issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process 
requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope 
of the individual collections that would fall under its umbrella. On 
October 23, 2011, OMB approved our initial request to use the generic 
clearance process under control number 0938-1148 (CMS-10398). It was 
last approved on April 26, 2021, via the standard PRA process which 
included the publication of 60- and 30-day Federal Register notices. 
The scope of the April 2021 umbrella accounts for Medicaid and CHIP 
State plan amendments, waivers, demonstrations, and reporting. This 
Federal Register notice seeks public comment on one or more of our 
collection of information requests that we believe are generic and fall 
within the scope of the umbrella. Interested persons are invited to 
submit 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 April 30, 2026.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the applicable form number 
(CMS-10398 #45) and the OMB control number (0938-1148). 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: CMS-10398 #__/OMB 
control number: 0938-1148, 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, please access 
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address 
into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Parham at (410) 786-4669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following is a summary of the use and burden 
associated with the subject information collection(s). More detailed 
information can be found in the collection's supporting statement and 
associated materials (see ADDRESSES).

Generic Information Collections

    1. Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Certified Community 
Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Services State Plan Amendment Coverage 
Template; Type of Information Collection Request: New collection of 
information request; Use: On March 9, 2024, section 209 in Title I of 
Division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA, 2024) 
(Pub. L. 118-42) amended section 1905 of the Social Security Act (the 
Act) to establish a new, optional Certified Community Behavioral Health 
Clinic (CCBHC) State plan benefit at section 1905(a)(31), and as 
defined in section 1905(jj) of the Act. CCBHCs must be certified by the 
State Medicaid agency as meeting the most recent version of the CCBHC 
Certification Criteria (``the Certification Criteria'') and must submit 
ongoing data on the provision of services, such as data on service 
encounters and clinical outcomes, to the State or Secretary. The 
Certification Criteria that States use to certify CCBHCs establish a 
basic level of service at which CCBHCs should operate. The amendments 
to the Act as a result of the passage of the CAA, 2024 provide the 
authority for SPAs to add this optional Medicaid coverage. The attached 
template has been developed to simplify the SPA submission by adding 
the 1905(a)(31) CCBHC services benefit to their State plan. States 
submitting State plan pages adding optional coverage for the section 
1905(a)(31) will be required to utilize and submit the template no 
later than the end of the quarter in which their effective date falls. 
Form Number: CMS-10398 #99 (OMB control number: 0938-1148); Frequency: 
One time and on occasion; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 56; 
Total Annual Hours: 280. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection

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contact: Marlana Thieler at 410-786-6274.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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