[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 110 (Friday, June 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32336-32337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12573]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10256, CMS-381 and CMS-1856/1893]


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: Medicare Care Management Performance (MCMP) 
Demonstration; Use: Section 649 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) requires the Secretary 
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a pay-
for-performance (P4P) demonstration program with physicians to meet the 
needs of eligible beneficiaries through the adoption and use of health 
information technology (HIT) and evidence-based outcome measures. The 
Medicare Care Management Performance Demonstration was established in 
response to the MMA. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. is conducting an 
evaluation of the MCMP on behalf of CMS. The goals of the three-year 
demonstration are to improve quality of care to eligible fee-for-
service Medicare beneficiaries and encourage the implementation and use 
of HIT. The specific objectives are to promote continuity of care, help 
stabilize medical conditions, prevent or minimize acute exacerbations 
of chronic conditions, and reduce adverse health outcomes. The MMA 
authorizes a total of four sites in both urban and rural areas. The 
demonstration sites are in Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, and 
Utah. The MCMP demonstration will target practices serving at least 50 
traditional fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with congestive 
heart failure, coronary heart disease, and diabetes for whom they 
provide primary care.
    An impact analysis using a comparison group design will be 
conducted as part of the evaluation. Physician practices in selected 
non-demonstration States that match most closely those in demonstration 
States on key factors will make up the comparison group. The impact 
analysis will use data from four data sources: (1) A beneficiary 
survey, (2) a physician survey, (3) Medicare claims and eligibility 
data, and (4) practice-specific data. This request relates to the two 
surveys. Form Number: CMS-10256 (OMB 0938-New); Frequency: 
Once; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits, and Individual 
and households; Number of Respondents: 6,400; Total Annual Responses: 
6,400; Total Annual Hours: 1,472.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Identification of 
Extension Units of Outpatient Physical Therapy (OPT)/Outpatient Speech 
Pathology (OSP) Providers; Use: Medicare provides OPT/OSP providers to 
be surveyed to determine compliance with Federal Regulations. All 
locations where OPT/OSP providers furnish services must meet these 
requirements. The CMS-381 is the form used to identify all the OPT/OSP 
locations. Form Number: CMS-381 (OMB 0938-0273); Frequency: 
Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of 
Respondents: 495; Total Annual Responses: 495; Total Annual Hours: 866.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Outpatient 
Physical Therapy Speech Pathology Survey Report and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 485.701-485.729. Use: The Medicare program 
requires OPT providers to meet certain health and safety requirements. 
The request for certification form is used by State agency surveyors to 
determine if minimum Medicare eligibility requirements are met. The 
survey report form records the results of the on-site survey. Form 
Number: CMS-1856 and 1893 (OMB 0938-0065); Frequency: Yearly 
and occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; 
Number of Respondents: 495; Total Annual Responses: 495; Total Annual 
Hours: 866.
    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 August 5, 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.


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    Dated: May 30, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-12573 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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