[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 67873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19779]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10053, CMS-P-0015A, and CMS-367]


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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Paid Feeding 
Assistants in Long Term Care Facilities and Supporting Regulations at 
42 CFR 483.160. Use: 42 CFR 483 permits long-term care facilities to 
use paid feeding assistants to supplement the services of certified 
nurse aides. If facilities choose this option, feeding assistants must 
complete a specified training program. In addition, a facility must 
maintain a record of all individuals, used by the facility as feeding 
assistants, who have successfully completed the training course for 
paid feeding assistants. This information is used as part of the 
process to determine facility compliance with this requirement. Form 
Number: CMS-10053 (OMB: 0938-0916); Frequency: Recordkeeping--
Once; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 8,772; Total Annual Responses: 
3,509; Total Annual Hours: 21,054.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Current 
Beneficiary Survey (MCBS): Rounds 48-56. Use: The Medicare Current 
Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) is a continuous, multipurpose survey of a 
nationally representative sample of aged, disabled, and 
institutionalized Medicare beneficiaries. MCBS, which is sponsored by 
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is the only comprehensive 
source of information on the health status, health care use and 
expenditures, health insurance coverage, and socioeconomic and 
demographic characteristics of the entire spectrum of Medicare 
beneficiaries. MCBS data users can assess the impact of major policy 
innovations and health care reform on Medicare beneficiaries. They can 
monitor delivery of services, sources of payment for Medicare covered 
and non-covered services, beneficiary cost sharing and financial 
protection, and satisfaction with and the access to health care 
services. Form Number: CMS-P-0015A (OMB: 0938-0568); 
Frequency: Third Party Disclosure, Recordkeeping, and Reporting--
Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other 
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
49,500; Total Annual Responses: 49,500; Total Annual Hours: 50,325.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Drug 
Program Monthly Quarterly Drug Reporting Format. Use: Section 1927 of 
the Social Security Act requires drug manufacturers to enter into and 
have in effect a rebate agreement with the Federal government for 
States to receive funding for drugs dispensed to Medicaid 
beneficiaries. The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 modified Section 
1927 to require additional reporting requirements beyond the quarterly 
data currently collected. CMS form 367 identifies the data fields that 
manufacturers must submit to CMS on both a monthly and quarterly basis. 
Form Number: CMS-367 (OMB: 0938-0578); Frequency: Reporting: 
Monthly and quarterly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; 
Number of Respondents: 540; Total Annual Responses: 8,460; Total Annual 
Hours: 112,320.
    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 January 23, 2007. CMS, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations 
Development--B, Attention: William N. Parham, III, Room C4-26-05, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: November 15, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
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