[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42887-42888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20325]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration


Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

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Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), is publishing the following summaries of proposed 
collections for public comment.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: National Provider Identifier (NPI); Form No.: 
HCFA R-182; Use: HHS is consolidating Provider Enumeration across 
agencies. The NPI will be used in program operations and management to 
assign provider identification numbers; i.e., billing numbers for 
claims processing and payment. It will replace the current Medicare 
Physician and Eligibility System and Unique Physician Identifier 
Number. It will replace the enumeration functions of the Medicare 
Oscar, Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments of 1988, and 
National Supplier Clearing House systems and Civilian Health and 
Medical Program of the Uniformed Services provider numbering systems. 
Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Federal Government, State, 
local, or tribal government, individuals or households, business or 
other for profit, not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
45,000; Total Annual Hours: 23,000.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired; Title of Information Collection: Request for Medicare Payment 
Ambulance; Form No.: HCFA 1491; Use: This form is completed on an 
``occasion'' basis by beneficiaries and/or ambulance services. It is 
submitted to the Medicare carrier to request payment for ambulance 
services. Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other 
for profit, not-for-profit institutions, individuals or households; 
Number of Respondents: 8,513,000; Total Annual Hours: 1,362,128.
    To request copies of the proposed paperwork collections referenced 
above, call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written 
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections 
should be sent within 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA 
Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, 
Office of Financial and Human Resources, Management Planning and 
Analysis Staff, Attention: Zaneta Davis, 7500 Security Boulevard, Room 
C2-26-17, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: August 9, 1995.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff.
[FR Doc. 95-20325 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am]
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