[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 39696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16658]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10335, CMS-R-240 and CMS-10267]


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: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Current State Practices Related to Payments to 
Providers for Health Care-Acquired Conditions; Use: The Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act), 
enacted March 23, 2010 includes provisions prohibiting Federal 
Financial Participation to States for payments for health care-acquired 
conditions (HCACs). Section 2702(a) specifically requires that the 
Secretary identify current State practices that prohibit payment for 
HCACs and incorporate those practices or elements of those practices 
which she determines appropriate for application to the Medicaid 
program. In accordance with section 2702(a) of the Affordable Care Act, 
CMS is issuing this survey to States to obtain information on current 
State Medicaid practices for prohibiting payments for HCACs. Form 
Number: CMS-10335 (OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: Once; Affected 
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 50; 
 Total Annual Responses: 50; Total Annual Hours: 50 (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Venesa Day at 410-786-8281. 
For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Prospective 
Payments for Hospital Outpatient Service and Supporting Regulations is 
42 CFR 413.65; Use: Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act requires 
the Secretary to establish a prospective payment system (PPS) for 
hospital outpatient services. Successful implementation of an 
outpatient PPS requires that CMS distinguish facilities or 
organizations that function as departments of hospitals from those that 
are freestanding, so that CMS can determine which services should be 
paid under the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), the 
clinical laboratory fee schedule, or other payment provisions 
applicable to services furnished to hospital outpatients. Information 
from the sections 413.65(b)(3) and (c) reports is needed to make these 
determinations. In addition, section 1866(b)(2) of the Act authorizes 
hospitals and other providers to impose deductible and coinsurance 
charges for facility services, but does not allow such charges by 
facilities or organizations which are not provider-based. 
Implementation of this provision requires that CMS have information 
from the required reports, so it can determine which facilities are 
provider-based. Form Number: CMS-R-240 (OMB: 0938-0798); 
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits 
and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 905; Total 
Annual Responses: 500,405; Total Annual Hours: 26,563 (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Daniel Schroder at 410-786-
7452. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: QualityNet 
Identity Management System (QIMS) Account Form; Use: The QualityNet 
Identity Management System (QIMS) account registration form must be 
completed by any new persons needing access to Consolidated Renal 
Operations in a Web Enabled Network (CROWNWeb). The 8,561 existing 
accounts owners will not have to reregister for new user accounts. The 
CROWNWeb user community is composed of CMS employees, ESRD Network 
Organization staff and dialysis facilities staff. The CROWNWeb system 
is the system used as the collection point of data necessary for 
entitlement of ESRD patients to Medicare benefits and Federal 
Government monitoring and assessing of quality and type of care 
provided to renal patients. The data collected in QIMS will provide the 
necessary security measures for creating and maintaining active 
CROWNWeb user accounts and collection of audit trail information 
required by the CMS Information Security Officers (ISSO). Form Number: 
CMS-10267 (OMB: 0938-1050); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 7,439; Total Annual Responses: 7,439; Total 
Annual Hours: 3,720. (For policy questions regarding this collection 
contact Michelle Tucker at 410-786-0376. 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 September 10, 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.

    Date: July 2, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
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