[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44009-44010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18366]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10403]


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

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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: Community-based Care Transitions Program (CCTP) 
Implementation and Monitoring; Use: The Medicare Community-Based Care 
Transitions Program (CCTP), authorized by Section 3026 of the 2010 
Affordable Care Act, is a major component of the Partnership for 
Patients initiative, one goal of which is to decrease preventable 
complications during transition from a care setting, such as a 
hospital, to home, community, or another care setting. Appendix A 
contains a copy of the relevant portion of the legislation.
    The CCTP will provide funding to test models for improving care 
transitions from the hospital to the community for high-risk Medicare 
beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 
initiated the CCTP in early 2011 and will operate the program for five 
years. Congress has authorized $500 million to cover the cost of the 
program. CMS expects that program agreements will be in place to 
authorize community-based organizations (CBOs), in partnership with 
acute care hospitals, to begin providing care transition services in 
September 2011 and, if successful, continue doing so for up to five 
years. The planned collection of a participant experience survey is 
part of the implementation and monitoring strategy that will review the 
performance of organizations contracted to provide transitional care 
services under the CCTP. This clearance package seeks approval for the 
participant experience survey. Form Number: CMS-10403 (OMB  
0938-New); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Individuals or Households; 
Number of Respondents: 50,000; Total Annual Responses: 50,000; Total 
Annual Hours: 12,500. (For policy questions regarding this collection 
contact Juliana Tiongson at 410-786-0342. 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.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAL/list.asp#TopOfPage 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 at 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 20, 2011:
    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: July 15, 2011.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-18366 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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