[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10837]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[CMS-10082]


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: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Survey of States Performance Measurement 
Reporting Capability; Form No.: CMS-10082 (OMB 0938-NEW); Use: 
Because of the wide variability of Medicaid and SCHIP financing and 
service delivery approaches, there is little common ground from which 
to develop uniform reporting on performance measures by states. While 
CMS has decided on the first seven measures to be used, the ability of 
states to calculate those measures using HEDIS directly or HEDIS 
specifications (e.g., when calculating measures from fee-for-service 
claims data) is highly variable. Current efforts are focused on 
assessing the capability of each state to report on the selected 
measures and on helping states to make necessary adjustments in order 
to be able to report measures uniformly so that state-to-state 
comparisons can be made. To accomplish this, states will be requested 
to report available numerator and denominator data for the seven core 
HEDIS measures via a survey instrument created for this purpose. The 
data will be requested for each state's Medicaid and SCHIP programs by 
delivery system; Frequency: Once; Affected Public: State, local, and 
tribal government; Number of Respondents: 51; Total Annual Responses: 
51; Total Annual Hours: 2,360.
    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: April 25, 2003.
Julie Brown,
Acting, Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance 
Officer, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 03-10837 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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