[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28065-28066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12849]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10265 and CMS-10638]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 (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 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 on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by July 20, 2017.

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 Web site address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
    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: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

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, revision 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: Reinstatement of a 
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Mandatory Insurer Reporting Requirements of Section 111 of the 
Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Act of 2007; Use: The CMS is responsible 
for oversight and

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implementation of the MSP provisions as part of its overall authority 
for the Medicare program. The CMS accomplishes this through a 
combination of direct CMS action and work by CMS' contractors. The CMS 
efforts include policy and operational guidelines, including 
regulations (as necessary), as well as oversight over contractor MSP 
responsibilities. As a result of litigation in the mid-1990's, certain 
GHP insurers were mandated to report coverage information for a number 
of years. Subsequent to this litigation related mandatory reporting, 
CMS instituted a Voluntary Data Sharing Agreement (VDSA) effort which 
expanded the scope of the GHP participants and added some NGHP 
participants. This VDSA process complemented the IRS/SSA/CMS Data Match 
reporting by employers, but clearly did not include the universe of 
primary payers and had few NGHP participants. Both GHP and NGHP 
entities have had and continue to have the responsibility for 
determining when they are primary to Medicare and to pay appropriately, 
even without the mandatory Section 111 process. In order to make this 
determination, they should already and always be collecting most of the 
information CMS will require in connection with Section 111 of the 
MMSEA. Section 111 establishes separate mandatory reporting 
requirements for GHP arrangements as well as for liability insurance 
(including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers' 
compensation, these may collectively be referred to as ``Non-GHP or 
NGHP.'' Form Number: CMS-10265 (OMB control number: 0938-1074); 
Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business 
or other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 19,248; Total Annual 
Responses: 5,019,248; Total Annual Hours: 557,826. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact John Albert at 410-786-
7457.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 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: June 15, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-12849 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am]
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