[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 13678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04673]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-142]


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 without change 
of a currently approved collection. Title of Information Collection: 
Examination and Treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions and Women in 
Labor (EMTALA), 42 CFR 482.12, 488.18, 489.20, and 489.24. Use: 
Pursuant to 42 CFR 488.18, 489.20 and 489.24, during Medicare surveys 
of hospitals and state agencies CMS will review hospital records for 
lists of on-call physicians, and will review and obtain the information 
which must be recorded on hospital medical records for individuals with 
emergency medical conditions and women in labor, and the emergency 
department reporting information Medicare participating hospitals and 
Medicare state survey agencies must pass on to CMS. Additionally, CMS 
will use the Quality Improvement Organizations Report assessing whether 
an individual had an emergency condition and whether the individual was 
stabilized to determine whether to impose a civil monetary penalty or 
physician exclusion sanctions. Without such information, CMS will be 
unable to make the hospital emergency services compliance 
determinations that Congress expects us to make under sections 1154, 
1866 and 1867 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
(COBRA) of 1985. Form Number: CMS-R-142 (OCN 0938-0667). Frequency: 
Occasionally. Affected Public: Private Sector (business or other for-
profit and not-for-profit institutions). Number of Respondents: 6.149. 
Total Annual Responses: 6,149. Total Annual Hours: 6,149. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Renate Dombrowski at 410-
786-4645. 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.
    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 April 29, 2013:
    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: February 25, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-04673 Filed 2-27-13; 8:45 am]
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