[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53614-53615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23192]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2018-HA-0080]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Health Agency announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the 
burden of the information collection on respondents, including through 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 
24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to Defense Health 
Agency, 16401 East Centretech Parkway, Aurora, Colorado 80011-9066, 
Sharon Seelmeyer, 303-676-3690.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Diagnosis Related Groups 
(DRG) Reimbursement Two Parts; OMB Control Number 0720-0017.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is in conjunction with 
a notice of proposed collection. The Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1984, P.L. 98-94 amended Title 10, section 
1079(j)(2)(A) of the U.S.C. and provided the Civilian Health and 
Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) with the statutory 
authority to reimburse institutional providers based on diagnosis-
related groups (DRGs). The TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-based payment system is 
modeled on the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) and was 
implemented on October 1, 1987. The TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-based payments 
apply only to hospital's operating costs and do not include any amounts 
for hospitals' capital or direct medical education costs. Any hospital 
subject to the DRG-based payment system, except for children's 
hospitals (whose capital and direct medical education costs are 
incorporated in the children's hospital differential), who want to be 
reimbursed for allowed capital and direct medical education costs must 
submit a request for payment to the TRICARE/CHAMPUS contractor. The 
request allows TRICARE to collect the information necessary to properly 
reimburse hospitals for its share of these costs.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,600.
    Number of Respondents: 5,600.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,600.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hr.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents to the DRG reimbursement request are medical providers 
at in-patient hospitals and acute care hospitals. Hospitals subject to 
the TRICARE DRG-based payment system who wish to be reimbursed for 
Allowed Capital and Direct Medical Education costs (as outlined in the 
TRICARE Reimbursement Manual) must submit a request for reimbursement 
to the appropriate TRICARE/CHAMPUS authorized contractors of Managed 
Care Support Contracts. The TRICARE contractors are Humana and 
HealthNet; hospitals submit their requests to either of these 
contractors, dependent upon their region.

    Dated: October 19, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-23192 Filed 10-23-18; 8:45 am]
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