[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21296-21297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9501]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10298 and CMS-R-142]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), 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: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Developing Outpatient Therapy Payment 
Alternatives; Use: In Section 545 of the Benefits Improvement and 
Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000, the Congress required the Secretary of 
the Department of Health and Human Services to report on the 
development of standardized assessment instruments for outpatient 
therapy. Currently, CMS does not collect these data. The purpose of 
this project is to identify, collect, and analyze therapy-related 
information tied to beneficiary need and the effectiveness of 
outpatient therapy services that is currently unavailable to CMS. The 
immediate goals are to develop and assess the feasibility of a 
comprehensive and uniform therapy-related data collection instrument 
and to determine the subset of the measures that CMS can routinely and 
reliably collect in support of payment alternatives. The ultimate goal 
is to develop payment method alternatives to the current financial cap 
on Medicare outpatient therapy services.
    CMS made over 20 changes and improvements to the CARE-C and CARE-F 
instruments. Many revisions were minor word changes or clarifications 
to item coding instructions. The revised version of CARE retains its 
clinical integrity while allowing for greater response specificity. 
Form Number: CMS-10298 (OMB: 0938--New); Frequency: 
Reporting--Daily; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and 
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 190; Total Annual 
Responses: 38,632; Total Annual Hours: 14,271. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact David Bott at 410-786-0249. For all 
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Examination and 
Treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions and Women Labor (EMTALA), 42 
CFR 482.12, 488.18, 489.20, and 489.24; Use: This collection contains 
the requirements for hospitals in effort to prevent them from 
inappropriately transferring individuals with emergency medical 
conditions, as mandated by Congress. CMS uses this information to help 
assure compliance not contained elsewhere in regulations.

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Form Number: CMS-R-142 (OMB: 0938-0667); Frequency: Daily; 
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Private Sector; Number of 
Respondents: 6,149; Total Annual Responses: 6,149; Total Annual Hours: 
1. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Renate 
Rockwell at 410-786-1326. 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 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.
    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 May 24, 2010.
    OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: April 15, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-9501 Filed 4-22-10; 8:45 am]
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