[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 56432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21028]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-263 and 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.
    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: On-site 
Inspection for Durable Medicare Equipment (DME) Supplier Location and 
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 424.57; Form No.: CMS-R-263 
(OMB  0938-0749); Use: CMS collects information on any 
supplier who submits bills to Medicare or who applies for a Medicare 
Billing Number before allowing the supplier to enroll. This information 
must minimally clearly identify the provider and its place of business 
as required in Public Law 99-272 Section 9202(g) and provide all 
necessary documentation to prove that they are qualified to perform the 
services for which they are billing. The on-site inspection for Durable 
Medical Equipment (DME) Supplier Location verifies this information; 
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal Gov.; Number of Respondents: 
20,000; Total Annual Responses: 20,000; Total Annual Hours: 10,000.
    (2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: CMSO 
Survey of States: Performance Measurement Reporting Capability; Form 
No.: CMS-10082 (OMB  0938-0898); 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, or 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://www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/, 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: Christopher Martin, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 9, 2004.
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. 04-21028 Filed 9-20-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-03-P