[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33132-33133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15083]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10224 and CMS-222-17]


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 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 September 18, 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.

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    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: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

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-10224 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)--Level II 
Code Modification Request Process
CMS-222-92 Independent Rural Health Center/Freestanding Federally 
Qualified Health Center Cost Report

    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: Healthcare Common 
Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)--Level II Code Modification Request 
Process; Use: In October 2003, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) delegated authority under the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) legislation to Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to maintain and distribute HCPCS 
Level II Codes. As stated in 42 CFR Sec. 414.40 (a) CMS establishes 
uniform national definitions of services, codes to represent services, 
and payment modifiers to the codes. The HCPCS codeset has been 
maintained and distributed via modifications of codes, modifiers and 
descriptions, as a direct result of data received from applicants. 
Thus, information collected in the application is significant to 
codeset maintenance. The HCPCS codeset maintenance is an ongoing 
process, as changes are implemented and updated annually; therefore, 
the process requires continual collection of information from 
applicants on an annual basis. As new technology evolves and new 
devices, drugs and supplies are introduced to the market, applicants 
submit applications to CMS requesting modifications to the HCPCS Level 
II codeset. Applications have been received prior to HIPAA 
implementation and must continue to be collected to ensure quality 
decision-making. The HIPAA of 1996 required CMS to adopt standards for 
coding systems that are used for reporting health care transactions. 
The regulation that CMS published on August 17, 2000 (45 CFR 162.10002) 
to implement the HIPAA requirement for standardized coding systems 
established the HCPCS Level II codes as the standardized coding system 
for describing and identifying health care equipment and supplies in 
health care transactions. HCPCS Level II was selected as the 
standardized coding system because of its wide acceptance among both 
public and private insurers. Public and private insurers were required 
to be in compliance with the August 2000 regulation by October 1, 2002. 
Form Number: CMS-10224 (OMB control number: 0938-1042); Frequency: 
Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 100; Total 
Annual Responses: 100; Total Annual Hours: 1100. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Kimberley Combs-Miller at 410-786-
6707).
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Independent Rural 
Health Center/Freestanding Federally Qualified Health Center Cost 
Report; Use: Providers of services participating in the Medicare 
program are required under sections 1815(a), 1833(e) and 1861(v)(1)(A) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g) to submit annual 
information to achieve settlement of costs for health care services 
rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, regulations at 42 CFR 
413.20 and 413.24 require adequate cost data and cost reports from 
providers on an annual basis. The Form CMS-222-17 cost report is needed 
to determine a provider's reasonable costs incurred in furnishing 
medical services to Medicare beneficiaries and reimbursement due to or 
from a provider. Form Number: CMS-222-17 (OMB control number: 0938-
0107); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business 
or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 1,744; Total Annual Responses: 1,744; Total Annual Hours: 
95,920. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Yaakov 
Feinstein at 410-786-3137).

    Dated: July 13, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-15083 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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