[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17104-17105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3280]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10066]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 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 & Medicaid 
Services (CMS) 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.
    The notices is being published based on the settlement agreement in 
Weichardt v. Thompson (Weichardt). Publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register will occur simultaneously with publication of the 
proposed regulation CMS-4105-P, that is also based on the Weichardt v. 
Thompson (Weichardt) agreement.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Medicare and Medicare Advantage 
Programs; Notification Procedures for Hospital Discharges--Generic 
Notice of Hospital Non-Coverage--Detailed Explanation of Hospital Non-
Coverage.
    Use: Under 42 CFR 405.1205, 405.1206, 422.620, and 422.622, 
hospitals and Medicare Advantage plans must deliver to beneficiaries 
and enrollees who are receiving inpatient hospital services, advance 
notice of discharge on the day before discharge. If the beneficiary 
chooses to dispute the discharge, the beneficiary is entitled to an 
expedited determination by a Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) 
about whether the provider's coverage decision is correct. Upon request 
for an expedited review of the discharge decision, hospitals and 
Medicare Advantage plans must deliver detailed notices to the QIO and 
beneficiaries/enrollees.
    Form Number: CMS-10066 (OMB: 0938-New).
    Frequency: Other: Distribution.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions and Federal, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 6057.
    Total Annual Responses: 12,750,000.
    Total Annual Hours: 1,461,498.

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    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/PaperworkReductionActof1995, 
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.
    To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collections must be received at the address below, 
no later than 5 p.m. on June 5, 2006.
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development--C, Attention: Bonnie L Harkless, 
Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: March 21, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06-3280 Filed 3-31-06; 4:03 pm]
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