[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59773-59774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23614]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10237, CMS-10357 and CMS-10499]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is 
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention 
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in 
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an 
existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity 
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to 
send comments regarding the 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.

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by November 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections, 
please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be 
assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by 
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 or Email: 
[email protected].
    To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make 
your request using one of following:
    1. Access CMS' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
    2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB 
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
    3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. The term ``collection of 
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 
includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. 
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires 
federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each 
proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of 
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that 
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for 
public comment:
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Part C--

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Medicare Advantage and 1876 Cost Plan Expansion Application; Use: The 
information will be collected under the solicitation of Part C 
applications from MA, EGWP Plan, and Cost Plan applicants and will be 
used to ensure that applicants meet our requirements and support the 
determination of contract awards. Participation in all programs is 
voluntary in nature; only organizations that are interested in 
participating in the program will respond to the solicitation. The MA-
PDs that voluntarily participate in the Part C program must submit a 
Part D application and successful bid. The package has been revised 
subsequent to the publication of the 30-day Federal Register notice 
(July 11, 2014; 79 FR 40105). Form Number: CMS-10237 (OMB control 
number: 0938-0935); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private 
sector--Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 566; Total Annual Responses: 566; Total Annual 
Hours: 22,625. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Melissa Staud at 410-786-3669).
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without 
change of a previously approved collection: Title of Information 
Collection: Letter Requesting Waiver of Medicare/Medicaid Enrollment 
Application Fee; Submission of Fingerprints; Submission of Medicaid 
Identifying Information; Medicaid Site Visit and Rescreening; Use: 
Section 6401 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) establishes a number of 
important payment safeguard provisions. The provisions are designed to 
improve the integrity of the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health 
Insurance Programs (CHIP) so as to reduce fraud, waste and abuse. The 
provisions include the following:
     Medicare Enrollment Application Fee Waiver Request: 
Certain providers and suppliers enrolling in Medicare will be required 
to submit a fee with their application. Under 42 CFR 424.514, if the 
applicant believes it has a hardship that justifies a waiver of the 
application fee, it may submit a letter describing said hardship.
     Fingerprints: Certain providers and suppliers enrolling in 
Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP will be required to submit fingerprints--
either digitally or via the FD-258 standard fingerprint card--of their 
owners.
     Suspension of Medicaid Payments: A State Medicaid agency 
shall suspend all Medicaid payments to a provider when there is a 
pending investigation of a credible allegation of Medicaid fraud 
against an individual or entity, unless it has good cause not to 
suspend payments or to suspend payment only in part. The State Medicaid 
agency may suspend payments without first notifying the provider of its 
intention to suspend such payments. A provider may request, and must be 
granted, administrative review where State law so requires.
     Collection of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and Dates of 
Birth (DOBs) for Medicaid and CHIP Providers: The State Medicaid agency 
or CHIP agency must require that all persons with an ownership or 
control interest in a Medicaid or CHIP provider submit their SSNs and 
DOBs.
     Site Visits for Medicaid-only or CHIP-only providers: A 
State Medicaid agency or CHIP agency must conduct on-site visits for 
providers it determines to be ``moderate'' or ``high'' categorical 
risk.
     Rescreening of Medicaid and CHIP Providers Every 5 Years: 
A State Medicaid agency or CHIP agency must screen all providers at 
least every 5 years. This is consistent with the Medicare requirement 
in current 42 CFR 424.515 that providers and suppliers revalidate their 
enrollment information at least every 5 years.
    Form Number: CMS-10357 (OMB control number: 0938-1137); Frequency: 
On occasion; Affected Public: Private sector--Business or for-profit 
and Not-for-profit institutions and State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments; Number of Respondents: 960,981; Total Annual Responses: 
960,981; Total Annual Hours: 1,248,082. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Frank Whelan at 410-786-1302).
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: Public 
Health Agency/Registry Readiness to Support Meaningful Use; Use: The 
Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs 
provide incentives for the meaningful use of Certified Electronic 
Health Record Technology (CEHRT). We defined meaningful use as a set of 
objectives and measures in either Stage 1 or Stage 2 depending on how 
long an eligible provider has participated in the program. Both Stage 1 
(3 objectives) and Stage 2 (5 objectives) of meaningful use contain 
objectives and measures that require eligible providers to determine 
the readiness of public health agencies and registries to receive 
electronic data from CEHRT. Public comments on the notice of proposed 
rulemaking for Stage 2 of meaningful use (77 FR 13697) asserted that 
the burden for each individual eligible provider to determine the 
readiness of multiple public health agencies and registries could be 
nearly eliminated if we were to maintain a database on the readiness of 
public health agencies and registries. In the final rule for Stage 2 of 
meaningful use (77 FR 53967), we agreed that the burden on eligible 
providers, public health agencies and registries would be greatly 
reduced and established that we would create such a database and it 
would serve as the definitive information source for determining public 
health agency and registry readiness to receive electronic data 
associated with the public health meaningful use objectives. The 
information will be made publicly available on the CMS Web site 
(www.cms.gov/EHRincentiveprograms) in order to provide a centralized 
repository of this information to eligible providers and eliminate 
there multiple individual inquiries to multiple public health agencies 
and registries. Form Number: CMS-10499 (OMB control number: 0938--New); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private sector--Business or other 
for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
250; Total Annual Responses: 250; Total Annual Hours: 83. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Kathleen Connors de Laguna 
at 410-786-2256).

    Dated: September 30, 2014.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
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