[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 126 (Thursday, July 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15525]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), Department of Health and Human Services, 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 function; (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: Physician 
Certification/Recertification in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) 
Manual Instructions and Supporting Regulation in 42 CFR 424.20; Use: 
The Medicare program requires, as a condition for Medicare Part A 
payment for posthospital skilled nursing facility (SNF) services that a 
physician must certify and periodically recertify that a beneficiary 
requires an SNF level of care. The physician certification and 
recertification is intended to ensure that the beneficiary's need for 
services has been established and then reviewed and updated at 
appropriate intervals. Form Number: CMS-R-5 (OMB: 0938-0454); 
Frequency: Recordkeeping--occasionally; Affected Public: Private 
Sector; business or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 5,167,993; Total Annual Responses: 5,167,993; 
Total Annual Hours: 661,265. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Kia Sidbury at 410-786-7816. For all other issues 
call 410-786-1326.)
    To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk 
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on August 3, 2009.

OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: June 25, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-15525 Filed 7-1-09; 8:45 am]
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