[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74112-74113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30070]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10066 and CMS-10596]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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 (the 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 60 days for public 
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding our burden estimates 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 must be received by January 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or 
OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and 
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
    1. Electronically. You may send 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) that are 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.
    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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Contents

    This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated 
with the following information collections. More detailed information 
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated 
materials (see ADDRESSES).

CMS-10066 Detailed Notice of Discharge (DND) and Supporting Regulations 
in 42 CFR 405.1206 and 422.622

    Under the 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 requires federal agencies 
to publish a 60-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.

Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Detailed Notice 
of Discharge (DND) and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 405.1206 and 
422.622; Use: A beneficiary or enrollee who wishes to appeal a 
determination by a Medicare health plan (for a managed care enrollee) 
or hospital (for an original Medicare beneficiary) that inpatient care 
is no longer necessary may request Quality Improvement Organization 
(QIO) review of the determination. On the date the QIO receives the 
beneficiary's/enrollee's request, it must notify the plan and hospital 
that the beneficiary/enrollee has filed a request for an expedited 
determination. The plan or hospital, in turn, must deliver a DND to the 
enrollee/beneficiary. In this iteration the DND has been minimally 
changed to include language informing beneficiaries of their rights 
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (section 504), by alerting the 
beneficiary to CMS's nondiscrimination practices and the availability 
of alternate forms of this notice if needed. There are no substantive 
changes to the DND form and instructions. Form Number: CMS-10066 (OMB 
Control Number: 0938-1019); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: 
Private sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 
institutions); Number of Respondents: 6,164; Total Annual Responses: 
17,000; Total Annual Hours: 17,000. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Evelyn Blaemire at 410-786-1803.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 
Reapplication Submission Requirement for Qualified Entities under ACA 
Section 10332; Use: Section 10332 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires the Secretary to make standardized 
extracts of Medicare claims data under Parts A, B, and D available to 
``qualified entities'' for the evaluation of the performance of 
providers of services and suppliers. The statute provides the Secretary 
with discretion to establish criteria to determine whether an entity is 
qualified to use claims data to evaluate the performance of providers 
of services and suppliers. After consideration of comments from a wide 
variety of stakeholders during the public comment period, CMS 
established ``Medicare Program; Availability of Medicare Data for 
Performance Measurement'' (hereinafter called the Final Rule and 
referred to as the Medicare Data Sharing Program). It was published in 
the Federal Register on December 7, 2011 (42 CFR, Part 401, Subpart G). 
To implement the requirements outlined in the legislation, the Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established the Qualified 
Entity Certification Program (QECP). The Qualified Entity Certification 
Program (QECP) was established to implement the Final Rule. One of the 
requirements in the Final Rule is that QEs must reapply for 
certification six months prior to the end of their 3-year certification 
period to remain in good standing. This form is the official 
reapplication that QEs must complete to reapply to the QECP. Form 
Number: CMS-10596 (OMB Control Number: 0938-New); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for-
profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 10; 
Total Annual Responses: 10; Total Annual Hours: 1,200. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Kari Gaare at 410-786-
8612.)

    Dated: November 20, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-30070 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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