[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 170 (Friday, September 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52078-52079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7290]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-13 and CMS-10088]


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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Conditions of Coverage for Organ 
Procurement Organizations (OPOs) and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
486.301-348.
    Use: Organ Procurement Organizations are required to submit 
accurate data to CMS through the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
Network (OPTN). The data concerns the organ procurement activities, as 
well as various OPO business activities, including information on its 
designated service area; structure; various policies, procedures, and 
protocols; and its quality assessment and performance improvement 
(QAPI) program. This information is necessary to assure maximum 
effectiveness in the procurement and distribution of organs.
    Form Number: CMS-R-13 (OMB: 0938-0688.
    Frequency: Reporting--Every 4 years and as needed.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 58.
    Total Annual Responses: 58.
    Total Annual Hours: 21,427.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Notification of Fiscal 
Intermediaries (FIs) and CMS of Co-located Medicare Providers and 
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 412.22 and 412.533.
    Use: Many long term care hospitals (LCTHs) are co-located with 
other Medicare providers (acute care hospitals, inpatient 
rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and psychiatric 
facilities), which leads to potential gaming of the Medicare system 
based on patient shifting. CMS is requiring LTCHs to notify fiscal 
intermediaries (FIs) and CMS of co-located providers. In addition, CMS 
has established policies to limit payment abuse that will be based on 
FIs tracking patient movement among these co-located providers.
    Form Number: CMS-10088 (OMB: 0938-0897.
    Frequency: Reporting--as needed.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit and Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Total Annual Responses: 200.
    Total Annual Hours: 50.
    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 October 31, 2006. CMS, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations 
Development--A, Attention: Melissa Musotto, Room C4-26-05, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.


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    Dated: August 25, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06-7290 Filed 8-31-06; 8:45 am]
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