[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71571-71572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30365]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-250]


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

    Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services (CMS) (formerly known as 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: SNF Resident 
Assessment MDS Data and Supporting

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Regulations in 42 CFR, Sections 413.337, 413.343, 424.32, and 483.20; 
Form No.: CMS-R-250 (OMB 0938-0739); Use: Skilled Nursing 
Facilities (SNFs) are required to submit the resident assessment data 
as described at 42 CFR 483.20 in the manner necessary to administer the 
payment rate methodology described in 42 CFR 413.337. Pursuant to 
sections 4204(b) and 4214(d) of OBRA 1987, the current requirements 
related to the submission and retention of resident assessment data for 
the 5th, 30th, 60th, and 90th days following admission, necessary to 
administer the payment rate methodology described in Section 413.337, 
are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The burden associated with 
this is the SNF staff time required to complete the Minimum Data Set 
(MDS), SNF staff time to encode, and SNF staff time spent in 
transmitting the data.; Frequency: Monthly; Affected Public: Business 
or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 17,000; Total Annual Responses: 2,657,859; Total Annual 
Hours: 1,993,394.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web 
Site address at http://cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/default.asp, or E-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and CMS 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: Brenda Aguilar, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: November 21, 2002.
John P. Burke, III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of 
Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 02-30365 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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