[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 42316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17380]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-643 and CMS-10185]


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 without change 
of a currently approved collection. Title of Information Collection: 
Hospice Survey and Deficiencies Report Form and Supporting Regulations. 
Use: CMS uses the information collected as the basis for certification 
decisions for hospices that wish to obtain or retain participation in 
the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The information is used by CMS 
regional offices, which have the delegated authority to certify 
Medicare facilities for participation, and by State Medicaid agencies, 
which have comparable authority under Medicaid. The information on the 
Hospice Survey and Deficiencies Report Form is coded for entry into the 
OSCAR system. The data is analyzed by the CMS regional offices and by 
the CMS central office components for program evaluation and monitoring 
purposes. The information is also available to the public upon request. 
Form Number: CMS-643 (OCN 0938-0379). Frequency: Yearly. Affected 
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 
3,644. Total Annual Responses: 1,217. Total Annual Hours: 1,217. (For 
policy questions regarding this collection contact Kim Roche at 410-
786-3524. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D Reporting 
Requirements and Supporting Regulations; Use: Title I of 42 CFR, Part 
423, Sec.  423.514, requires each Part D Sponsor to have an effective 
procedure to provide statistics indicating: the cost of its operations, 
the patterns of utilization of its services, the availability, 
accessibility, and acceptability of its services, information 
demonstrating it has a fiscally sound operation and other matters as 
required by CMS. In addition, Sec.  423.505 of the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA), 
establishes as a contract provision that Part D Sponsors must comply 
with the reporting requirements for submitting drug claims and related 
information to CMS. Data collected via Medicare Part D Reporting 
Requirements is an integral resource for oversight, monitoring, 
compliance and auditing activities necessary to ensure quality 
provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries. 
The data collected will be validated, analyzed, and utilized for trend 
reporting.
    The revisions for the CY 2013 include the removal, addition or both 
of data elements for the Prompt Payment by Part D Sponsors, Grievances, 
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Compliance Programs, and Plan Oversight of 
Agents reporting sections; however, these changes resulted in no 
changes to the burden for these sections. In addition, we added data 
elements and revised data elements for the Medication Therapy 
Management Programs and the Coverage Determinations and Exceptions 
reporting sections, which resulted in an increase in burden hours for 
both sections. Lastly, we removed the following reporting sections and 
decreased burden estimates associated with these sections because these 
data are no longer necessary for monitoring through these reporting 
requirements: Access to Extended Day Supplies at Retail Pharmacies; and 
Pharmacy Support of E-prescribing. Form Number: CMS-10185 
(OMB: 0938-0992); Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly, Semi-Annually; 
Affected Public: Private Sector, business or other for-profit; Number 
of Respondents: 3,180; Total Annual Responses: 48,152; Total Annual 
Hours: 76,240. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
LaToyia Grant at 410-786-5434. 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 
Email 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 August 17, 2012.

OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: [email protected].

    Dated: July 12, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-17380 Filed 7-17-12; 8:45 am]
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