[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 74 (Monday, April 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20365-20366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8958]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10141, CMS-R-246, CMS-10305 and CMS-10313]


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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare 
Prescription Drug Benefit Plan; Use: Section 101 of Title I of the 
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
added sections 1860D-1 through D-42 to establish this new program. Part 
D plans use the information discussed to comply with the eligibility 
and associated Part D participating requirements. CMS will use this 
information to approve contract applications, monitor compliance with 
contract requirements, make proper payment to plans, and to ensure that 
correct information is disclosed to enrollees, both potential enrollees 
and enrollees. Form Number: CMS-10141 (OMB: 0938-0964); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals and households, and 
Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 19,937,660; Total Annual Responses: 43,153,271; Total 
Annual Hours: 36,520,101. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Christine Hinds at 410-786-4578. For all other 
issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Consumer 
Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (CAHPS); Use: CMS is 
required to collect and report information on the quality of health 
care services and prescription drug coverage available to persons 
enrolled in a Medicare health or prescription drug plan under 
provisions in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Specifically, the MMA under Sec. 
1860D-4 (Information to Facilitate Enrollment) requires CMS to conduct 
consumer satisfaction surveys regarding Medicare prescription drug 
plans and Medicare Advantage plans and report this information to 
Medicare beneficiaries prior to the Medicare annual enrollment period. 
The Medicare CAHPS survey meets the requirement of collecting and 
publicly reporting consumer satisfaction information. Form Number: CMS-
R-246 (OMB: 0938-0732); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Individuals and households, and Business or other for-profit and Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 567,324; Total Annual 
Responses: 567,324; Total Annual

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Hours: 242,376. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Elizabeth Goldstein at 410-786-6665. For all other issues call 410-786-
1326.)
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation (42 
CFR 422.516g and 423.514g); Use: Organizations contracted to offer 
Medicare Part C and Part D benefits are required to report data to the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a variety of measures. In 
order for the data to be useful for monitoring and performance 
measurement, the data must be reliable, valid, complete, and comparable 
among sponsoring organizations. To meet this goal, CMS is developing 
reporting standards and data validation specifications with respect to 
the Part C and Part D reporting requirements. These standards will 
provide a review process for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs), 
Cost Plans, and Part D sponsors to use to conduct data validation 
checks on their reported Part C and Part D data. Form Number: CMS-10305 
(OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business 
or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 710; Total Annual 
Responses: 710; Total Annual Hours: 231,410. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Terry Lied at 410-786-8973. For all 
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    4. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: New Quality Measures for Medicare Advantage 
Organizations; Use: For CMS to strengthen the oversight of quality 
improvement programs implemented by Medicare Advantage organizations, 
there is a need to collect additional data on quality and outcomes 
measures in order to better track plan performance. Examples of 
additional areas on which CMS plans to collect data are post-surgical 
infections or patient falls. Collection will begin during contract year 
2012. The specific data elements that will be collected are currently 
under development. Form Number: CMS-10313 (OMB: 0938-NEW); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and 
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 624; Total Annual 
Responses: 624; Total Annual Hours: 624,000. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Sabrina Ahmed at 410-786-7499. For 
all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    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 June 18, 2010:
    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 13, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-8958 Filed 4-16-10; 8:45 am]
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