[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4887-4888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00860]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10638]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.

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

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invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated 
burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected, and the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the 
information collection burden.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 20, 2017.

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.

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-10638 PRA for Add-On Payments for New Medical Services and 
Technologies Paid Under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System

    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: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: PRA for 
Add-On Payments for New Medical Services and Technologies Paid Under 
the Inpatient Prospective Payment System; Use: Sections 1886(d)(5)(K) 
and (L) of the Act establish a process of identifying and ensuring 
adequate payment for new medical services and technologies (sometimes 
collectively referred to in this section as ``new technologies'') under 
the IPPS. Section1886(d)(5)(K)(vi) of the Act specifies that a medical 
service or technology will be considered new if it meets criteria 
established by the Secretary after notice and opportunity for public 
comment. Section 1886(d)(5)(K)(ii)(I) of the Act specifies that a new 
medical service or technology may be considered for new technology add-
on payment if, ``based on the estimated costs incurred with respect to 
discharges involving such service or technology, the DRG prospective 
payment rate otherwise applicable to such discharges under this 
subsection is inadequate.'' The regulations at 42 CFR 412.87 implement 
these provisions and specify three criteria for a new medical service 
or technology to receive the additional payment: (1) The medical 
service or technology must be new; (2) the medical service or 
technology must be costly such that the DRG rate otherwise applicable 
to discharges involving the medical service or technology is determined 
to be inadequate; and (3) the service or technology must demonstrate a 
substantial clinical improvement over existing services or 
technologies. We use the application in order to determine if a 
technology meets the new technology criteria. Form Number: CMS-10638 
(OMB control number: 0938-New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Individuals and households, Private sector (Business or other for-
profits and Not-for-profits institutions; Number of Respondents: 15; 
Total Annual Responses: 15; Total Annual Hours: 600. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Noel Manlove at 410-786-
5161.)

    Dated: January 11, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-00860 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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