[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 105 (Friday, May 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31120-31121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12069]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10266, CMS-855S and CMS-10264]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
    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: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Conditions of Participation: Requirements for 
Approval and Reapproval of Transplant Centers to Perform Organ 
Transplants and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 482.74, 482.94, 
482.100, 482.102, 488.61; Use: The Conditions of Participation and 
accompanying requirements specified in the regulations are used by our 
surveyors as a basis for determining whether a transplant center 
qualifies for approval or re-approval under Medicare. CMS and the 
healthcare industry believe that the availability to the facility of 
the type of records and general content of records is standard medical 
practice and is necessary in order to ensure the well-being and safety 
of patients and professional treatment accountability. Form Number: 
CMS-10266 (OMB 0938-New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions; Number 
of Respondents: 514; Total Annual Responses: 3,270; Total Annual Hours: 
9,334.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare

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Enrollment Application--Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, 
Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Suppliers and Supporting Regulations in 
42 CFR 424.57 and 424.58; Use: CMS is revising the CMS-855 Medicare 
Enrollment Applications Package (OMB No. 0938-0685) to remove the CMS-
855S application from its collection. CMS has found that the 
regulations governing the standards required of suppliers of durable 
medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) are 
revised and increased more frequently than the other provider types 
reimbursed by Medicare. Consequently, CMS must revise the CMS 855S 
application for DMEPOS suppliers more often than the CMS 855A, CMS 
855B, CMS 855I and CMS 855R enrollment applications. The ability to 
revise the CMS 855S separately from the other CMS 855 enrollment 
applications will lessen the burden on both CMS and the public as only 
one subset of suppliers will be effected by CMS 855S revisions. CMS 
intends to maintain the continuity of the CMS 855 enrollment 
applications by using the same formats and lay-out of the current CMS 
855 enrollment applications, regardless of the separation of the CMS 
855S from the collective enrollment application package. The primary 
function of the CMS 855S DMEPOS supplier enrollment application is to 
gather information from a supplier that tells us who it is, whether it 
meets certain qualifications to be a health care supplier, where it 
renders its services or supplies, the identity of the owners of the 
enrolling entity, and information necessary to establish the correct 
claims payment. Form Number: CMS-855S (OMB 0938-New); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and 
not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 126,134; Total 
Annual Responses: 126,134; Total Annual Hours: 149,234.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Registration Summary and Medication 
History Personal Health Record Evaluation; Use: In 2006, the American 
Health Information Community (AHIC) Consumer Empowerment Workgroup 
(CEWG) made a recommendation to CMS to pilot programs that measure and 
demonstrate the value of Personal Health Records (PHRs) for patients 
with chronic diseases and their clinicians. For this information 
collection, CMS has proposed to evaluate the uptake, use, and perceived 
value of a Registration Summary and Medication History PHR tool for 
Medicare Managed Care and/or Part D Drug Plan Beneficiaries. Seven 
commercial health plans volunteered to integrate the PHR pilot tool 
within their existing PHRs, and these plans are offering the tool to 
member beneficiaries at no cost. CMS will examine how the PHRs were 
used by the beneficiaries, caregivers and providers and if they were 
perceived to improve the quality of the beneficiary/provider 
communication; timeliness of preventive screenings; and ease of use or 
value of information to individuals with chronic conditions. Form 
Number: CMS-10264 (OMB 0938-New); Frequency: Once; Affected 
Public: Individuals or households, private sector; Number of 
Respondents: 2,167; Total Annual Responses: 2,167; Total Annual Hours: 
1083.5.
    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 29, 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: May 22, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
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