[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20316-20317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9780]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-131]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is 
publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Advance 
Beneficiary Notice and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 411.404, 
411.406, and 411.408; Form No.: HCFA-R-131 (OMB# 0938-0566); Use: 
Physicians, practitioners, suppliers, and providers furnishing Part A 
or Part B items or services may bill a patient for items or services 
denied by Medicare as not reasonable and necessary, under Medicare 
program standards, if they inform the patient, before furnishing the 
items or services, that Medicare is likely to deny payment for the 
items or services and the patient, after being so informed, agrees to 
pay for the items or services; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: 
Individuals or households, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of

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Respondents: 980,742; Total Annual Responses: 18,823,150; Total Annual 
Hours: 1,568,596.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's 
Web Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail 
your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and 
HCFA document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Wendy Taylor, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 5, 2001.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-9780 Filed 4-19-01; 8:45 am]
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