[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 179 (Friday, September 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15307]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-38 and CMS-R-96]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), 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 function; (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: Conditions of 
Certification for Rural Health Clinics and Supporting Regulations in 42 
CFR 491.9, 491.10, 491.11; Use: The Rural Health Clinic (RHC) 
conditions of participation are based on criteria prescribed in law and 
are designed to ensure that each facility has a properly trained staff 
to provide appropriate care and to assure a safe physical environment 
for patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses 
these conditions of participation to certify RHCs wishing to 
participate in the Medicare program. These requirements are similar in 
intent to standards developed by industry organizations such as the 
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, and the National League 
of Nursing/American Public Association and merely reflect accepted 
standards of management and care to which rural health clinics must 
adhere. Form Number: CMS-R-38 (OMB: 0938-0334); Frequency: 
Recordkeeping and Reporting--Annually and upon initial application for 
Medicare approval; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and 
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 3,674; Total Annual 
Responses: 3,674; Total Annual Hours: 8,816.
    2 Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Emergency and 
Foreign Hospital Services--Beneficiary Statement of Canadian Travel 
Claims and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 424.123; Use: The emergency 
services furnished a beneficiary outside the U.S. are covered under 
Medicare if the foreign hospital meets the conditions for a domestic 
nonparticipating hospital in addition to one of the following: (1) If 
the emergency is considered to have occurred within the U.S. and the 
reason for departure for the U.S. was to obtain treatment; (2) if the 
emergency occurred in Canada while the beneficiary was traveling 
between Alaska and another State; (3) if the Canadian or Mexican 
hospital is closer, more accessible or adequately equipped to handle 
the illness or injury; or (4) services were rendered aboard a ship in 
an American port or on the same day the ship arrived or departed from 
that port. Form Number: CMS-R-96 (OMB: 0938-0484); Frequency: 
Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or Households, 
Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 1,100; Total Annual Responses: 1,100; Total Annual Hours: 
275.
    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.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections must be mailed or faxed within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.

    Dated: September 8, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-15307 Filed 9-14-06; 8:45 am]
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