[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7864-7865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3056]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-437, CMS-10358 and CMS-10360]


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: Extension of currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Psychiatric Unit 
Criteria Work Sheet and Supporting Regulations 412.25 and 412.27; Use: 
A limited number of hospitals and special hospital units are excluded 
from the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) which determines 
Medicare payment for operating costs and capital-related costs of 
inpatient hospital services. 42 CFR 412.25 and 42 CFR 412.27 describes 
the criteria under which these facilities are excluded. Excluded units 
are paid on the basis of reasonable costs subject to target rate 
ceilings (provided for by Section 1886(b) of the Social Security Act). 
State survey agencies (SAs) are required to conduct initial onsite 
surveys of these units to verify that they continue to meet PPS-
exclusion criteria. CMS proposes to continue to use the Criteria 
Worksheet, Forms CMS-437 for verifying first-time exclusions from the 
PPS, for complaint surveys, for its annual 5 percent validation sample, 
and for facility self-attestation. These forms are related to the 
survey and certification and Medicare approval of the PPS-excluded 
units; Form Number: CMS-437 (OMB: 0938-0358); Frequency: 
Annually; Affected Public: Private sector businesses or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 1,333; Total Annual Responses: 1,333; 
Total Annual Hours: 333. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Kelley Leonette at 410-786-6664. For all other 
issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: MMIS APD 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. A State Medicaid Director letter, 
10-017 dated September 1, 2010 was published with 
implementation requirements for provision 6507. Within this SMD letter, 
CMS states 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 National Correct Coding 
Initiative in Medicaid 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-New); 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.)
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of

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Information Collection: Consumer Research on Public Reporting of 
Hospital Outpatient Measures; Use: One of the primary missions of CMS 
is to improve the quality and efficiency of care in the Fee-for-Service 
(FFS) program. One of the several vehicles used for this mission is the 
public reporting of quality, efficiency and cost information about 
hospital care on the Hospital Compare Web site. This vehicle also 
serves to provide Medicare beneficiaries and other consumers with the 
type of data needed to make informed decisions about which providers to 
use for their care. In 2001, the Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS) announced the Quality Initiative to ensure the quality 
of health care for all Americans through accountability and public 
disclosure. The goals of the initiative are to empower consumers with 
quality-of-care information so they can make more informed decisions 
about their health care and to stimulate and support providers and 
clinicians to improve the quality of health care. As part of the DHHS 
Transparency Initiative on Quality Reporting, CMS plans to add new 
patient safety measures in the areas of hospital acquired conditions 
and healthcare associated infections, to the Hospital Compare Web site 
in 2011. CMS also intends to begin utilizing displays of composite 
measures summarizing both process and outcome measures. This 
information collection request covers consumer research on displays, 
labels, and explanatory language to insure that the website is 
understood by viewers in a manner consistent with CMS's intended 
communication message. Form Number: CMS-10360 (OMB: 0938-NEW); 
Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Number of 
Respondents: 248; Total Annual Responses: 248; Total Annual Hours: 241. 
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact David Miranda 
at 410-786-7819. 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 March 14, 2011. 
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974. E-mail: [email protected].

Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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