[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6724-6725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02413]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-R-245]


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 March 9, 2015.

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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare and 
Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for 
HHAs and Supporting Regulations; Use: The Outcome and Assessment 
Information Set (OASIS) data set is currently mandated for use by Home 
Health Agencies (HHAs) as a condition of participation (CoP) in the 
Medicare program. Since 1999, the Medicare CoPs have mandated that HHAs 
use the OASIS data set when evaluating adult non-maternity patients 
receiving skilled services. The OASIS is a core standard assessment 
data set that agencies integrate into their own patient-specific, 
comprehensive assessment to identify each patient's need for home care 
that meets the patient's medical, nursing, rehabilitative, social, and 
discharge planning needs.
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OASIS-C1 
information collection request on February 6, 2014. We originally 
planned to use OASIS-C1 to coincide with the original implementation of 
ICD-10 on October 1, 2014. However, on April 1, 2014, the Protecting 
Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. 113-93) was enacted. 
This legislation prohibits CMS from adopting ICD-10 coding prior to 
October 1, 2015. Because OASIS-C1 is based on ICD-10 coding, it is not 
possible to implement OASIS-C1 prior to October 1, 2015, when ICD-10 is 
implemented. The passage of the PAMA Act left us with the dilemma of 
how to collect OASIS data in the interim, until ICD-10 is implemented.
    The OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version is an interim version of the OASIS-C1 
data item set that was created in response to the legislatively 
mandated ICD-10 delay. There are five items in OASIS-C1 that require 
ICD-10 codes. In the OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version, these items have been 
replaced with the corresponding items from OASIS-C that use ICD-9 
coding. The OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version also incorporates updated clinical 
concepts, modified item wording and response categories and improved 
item clarity. In addition, the OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version includes a 
significant decrease in provider burden that was accomplished by the 
deletion of a number of non-essential data items from the OASIS-C data 
item set. Form Number: CMS-R-245 (OMB control number: 0938-0760); 
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector--business or 
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 12,014; Total Annual

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Responses: 17,268,890; Total Annual Hours: 15,305,484. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Cheryl Wiseman at 410-786-
1175.)

    Dated: February 3, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-02413 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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