[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65350-65351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26519]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-2088-92, CMS-10054, CMS-10102 and CMS-10358]


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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Outpatient 
Rehabilitation Provider Cost Report utilized by Community Mental Health 
Centers; Use: In accordance with sections 1815, 1833 and 1861 of the 
Social Security Act, providers of service in the Medicare program are 
required to submit annual information to achieve reimbursement for 
health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, 
42 CFR 413.20(b) requires that cost reports will be required from 
providers on an annual basis. Such cost reports are required to be 
filed with the provider's Fiscal Intermediary (FI)/Medicare 
Administrative Contractor (MAC).
    The FI/MAC uses the cost report not only to make settlement with 
the provider for the fiscal period covered by the cost report, but also 
in deciding whether to audit the records of the provider. Form Number: 
CMS-2088-92 (OMB: 0938-0037); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 
Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits and not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 596; Total Annual 
Responses: 596; Total Annual Hours: 59,600. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Jill Keplinger at 410-786-4550. For 
all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change 
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Recognition of Payment for New Technology Ambulatory Payment 
Classification (APC) Groups under the Outpatient Prospective Payment 
System and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Part 419; Use: In the 
April 7, 2000 final rule first implementing the hospital outpatient 
prospective payment system (OPPS), we created a set of New Technology 
ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) to pay for certain new 
technology services under the OPPS. These APCs are intended to pay for 
new technology services that were not covered by the transitional pass-
through payments provisions authorized by the Balanced Budget 
Refinement Act (BBRA) of 1999. Both the New Technology APC provision 
and the transitional pass-through provisions provide ways for ensuring 
appropriate payment for new technologies for which the use and costs 
are not adequately represented in the base year claims data on which 
the outpatient PPS is constructed.
    CMS needs to keep pace with emerging new technologies and make them 
accessible to Medicare beneficiaries in a timely manner. It is 
necessary that we continue to collect appropriate information from 
interested parties such as hospitals, medical device manufacturers, 
pharmaceutical companies and others that bring to our attention 
specific services that they wish us to evaluate for New Technology APC 
payment. We are making no changes to the information that we collect. 
The information that we seek to continue to collect is necessary to 
determine whether certain new services are eligible for payment in New 
Technology APCs, to determine appropriate coding and to set an 
appropriate payment rate for the new technology service. The intent of 
these provisions is to ensure timely beneficiary access to new and 
appropriate technologies. Form Number: CMS-10054 (OMB: 0938-
0860); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private sector business or 
other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 15; Total Annual Responses: 
15; Total Annual Hours: 180. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Christina Smith Ritter at 410-786-4636. For all 
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: National 
Implementation of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers 
and Systems (HCAHPS); Use: The HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of 
Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey is the first national, 
standardized, publicly reported survey of patients' perspectives of 
hospital care, also known as the CAHPS[reg] Hospital Survey. The HCAHPS 
is a survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring 
patients' perceptions of their hospital experience. While many 
hospitals have collected information on patient satisfaction for their 
own internal use, until HCAHPS there was no national standard for 
collecting and publicly reporting information about patient experience 
of care that allowed valid comparisons to be made across hospitals 
locally, regionally and nationally.
    Publicly reported HCAHPS results are based on four consecutive 
quarters of patient surveys. CMS publishes participating hospitals' 
HCAHPS results on the Hospital Compare Web site four times a year, with 
the oldest quarter of patient surveys rolling off as the most recent 
quarter rolls on. Three broad goals have shaped HCAHPS. First, the 
survey is designed to produce comparable data on the patient's 
perspective on care that allows objective and meaningful comparisons 
between hospitals on domains that are important to consumers. Second, 
public reporting of the survey results is designed to create incentives 
for hospitals to improve their quality of care. Third, public reporting 
serves to enhance public accountability in health care by increasing 
the transparency of the

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quality of hospital care provided in return for the public investment. 
With these goals in mind, the HCAHPS project has taken substantial 
steps to assure that the survey is credible, useful, and practical. 
This methodology and the information it generates are made available to 
the public. Form Number: CMS-10102 (OMB: 0938-0981); 
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or 
other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions; and individuals or 
households; Number of Respondents: 2,483,775; Total Annual Responses: 
2,480,000; Total Annual Hours: 289,342. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact William Lehman at 410-786-1037. For all other 
issues call 410-786-1326.)
    4. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicaid Management Information System Advanced 
Planning Document Template for Use by States When Implementing the 
Mandatory National Correct Coding Initiative in Medicaid, SMD Letter 
10-017 dated September 1, 2010. Use; The Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) requires implementation 
of Section 6507, Mandatory State Use of National Correct Coding 
Initiative (NCCI). A State Medicaid Director letter, 10-017 
dated September 1, 2010 was published with implementation requirements 
for provision 6507. The letter stated that a Medicaid Management 
Information System (MMIS) Advanced Planning Document (APD) template is 
required for States to request Federal financial participation (FFP) 
funding for implementing the provision and is also the tool for 
requesting deactivation of edits, due to direct conflicts with State 
laws, regulations, administrative rules, or payment policies. CMS has 
developed an MMIS-APD template specific to NCCI for State convenience. 
The MMIS APD template supporting implementation of the NCCI in the 
Medicaid program will be submitted by States to the Regional Offices 
for review and to CMS Central Office for review and approval. The 
information requested on the MMIS APD template for NCCI will be used to 
determine and approve FFP to States. Form Number: CMS-10358 
(OMB: 0938-0New); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: 
State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 55; Total 
Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 56. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Richard Friedman at 410-786-4451. 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 December 21, 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: October 18, 2010.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-26519 Filed 10-21-10; 8:45 am]
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