[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 86 (Friday, May 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24293-24294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9503]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-37, CMS-10097 and CMS-10257]


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: Medicaid Program 
Budget Report; Use: The Medicaid Program Budget Report is prepared by 
the State Medicaid agencies and is used by CMS for developing national 
Medicaid budget estimates, qualification of budget estimate changes, 
and the issuance of quarterly Medicaid grant awards.
    Form Number: CMS-37 (OMB 0938-0101); Frequency: Quarterly; 
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of 
Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 224; Total Annual Hours: 
7,616.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: The Annual 
Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS); Use: Medicare 
Contractors are charged with processing Medicare claims and related 
activities and providers interact with them on a daily basis. The 
Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) measures this 
Provider-Contractor relationship. The Contractors are currently using, 
and will continue to use, the MCPSS results to implement performance 
improvement activities within their organizations. The MCPSS 
questionnaire includes the following topics: Provider inquiries, 
provider outreach & education, claims processing, appeals, provider 
enrollment, medical review, and provider audit & reimbursement. The 
Survey is designed to measure provider satisfaction, attitudes, 
perceptions and opinions about the services provided by their 
respective Contractor. The results include quantitative data (a 
satisfaction score) and qualitative information (comments relevant to 
specific topics).
    The 2009 MCPSS will differ from 2008 in two ways, (refer to the 
specific documents for additional changes): (1) The questionnaire will 
be slightly modified, including the net addition of two questions; and 
(2) the definition of a completed survey will be revised. Form Number: 
CMS-10097 (OMB 0938-0915); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number 
of Respondents: 24,279; Total Annual Responses: 24,279; Total Annual 
Hours: 8346.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection;
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; 
Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: National Medicare Training Program Training Needs 
Assessment Survey; Use: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
(CMS) is requesting clearance for an Online Needs Assessment Survey 
that will inform the National Medicare Training Program (NMTP) in their 
efforts to develop materials vital to the performance of key Medicare 
partners. NMTP communicates information about a wide array of Medicare 
topics to a diverse audience of partner organizations through in-person 
workshops, teleconferences, and Online training materials. These 
partner organizations include other state and federal agencies, health 
plans, aging networks/coalitions, long term care institutions, 
disability/mental health providers and advocates, HIV/AIDS providers, 
other health care providers and disease-specific advocacy groups, faith 
based organizations, and racial/ethnic minority organizations. These 
partners extend the reach of NMTP to population segments that have 
information barriers, including language, literacy, location, and 
culture, to help them understand the varied and sometimes complex 
choices about how they receive their Medicare benefits. This survey 
will allow NMTP to assess

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the education and training needs of its partner organizations on an 
annual basis, to ensure that they have the information and materials 
they need to assist the beneficiaries they serve. Form Number: CMS-
10257 (OMB 0938-New); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions, State, Local and Tribal governments, Federal 
Government; Number of Respondents: 4,000; Total Annual Responses: 
4,000; Total Annual Hours: 1,000.
    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.
    In commenting on the proposed information collections please 
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured 
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of 
the following ways by July 1, 2008:
    1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or 
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information 
collection document(s) accepting comments.
    2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following 
address:
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 
Control Number ------, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: April 24, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E8-9503 Filed 5-1-08; 8:45 am]
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