[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 29 (Friday, February 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3152]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10116]


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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Program; 
Conditions for Payment of Power Mobility Devices, including Power 
Wheelchairs and Power-Operated Vehicles; Use: CMS is renewing our 
request for approval for the collection requirements associated with 
the final rule, CMS-3017-F (71 FR 17021), which was published on April 
5, 2006 and became effective on June 5, 2006. The regulation CMS-3017-F 
finalized provisions set forth in the interim final regulation (70 FR 
50940) published on August 26, 2005. This final rule conforms our 
regulations to section 302(a)(2)(E)(iv) of the Medicare Prescription 
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. This rule defines the 
term power mobility devices (PMDs) as power wheelchairs and power 
operated vehicles (POVs or scooters). It sets forth revised conditions 
for Medicare payment of PMDs and defines who may prescribe PMDs. This 
rule also requires a face-to-face examination of the beneficiary by the 
physician or treating practitioner, a written prescription, and receipt 
of pertinent parts of the medical record by the supplier within 45 days 
after the face-to-face examination that the durable medical equipment 
(DME) suppliers maintain in their records and make available to CMS and 
its agents upon request. Finally, this rule discusses CMS' policy on 
documentation that may be requested by CMS and its agents to support a 
Medicare claim for payment.
    Since the implementation of regulation CMS-3017-F, there have been 
no new requirements that have necessitated changes to any burden. The 
change in total burden is attributable to an estimate of claims for PMD 
that were higher than the estimate of claims calculated for this PRA 
package. For example, last time CMS calculated burden estimates 
associated with this regulation to be 243,000 claims. For this package, 
CMS estimates that 240,325 claims will be submitted for payment in 
2009. This translates into 48,065 hours instead of 48,600 hours, 
resulting in a difference of 535 hours less burden than originally 
estimated. Form Number: CMS-10116 (OMB 0938-0971); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector; Number of Respondents: 
89,411; Total Annual Responses: 240,325; Total Annual Hours: 48,065.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' 
Web site 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 April 14, 2009:
    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: February 6, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E9-3152 Filed 2-12-09; 8:45 am]
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