[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60873-60874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25858]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-179 and CMS-10280]


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 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 January 28, 2019.

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' website address at website 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) 786-1326.

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-179 Medicaid State Plan Base Plan Pages
CMS-10280 Home Health Change of Care Notice
    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: Reinstatement without 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Medicaid State Plan Base Plan Pages; Use: State Medicaid 
agencies complete the plan pages while we review the information to 
determine if the state has met all of the requirements of the 
provisions the states choose to implement. If the requirements are met, 
we will approve the amendments to the state's Medicaid plan giving the 
state the authority to implement the flexibilities. For a state to 
receive Medicaid Title XIX funding, there must be an approved Title XIX 
state plan.
    On October 1, 2018, we published a 60-day information collection 
request (83 FR 49389) which we are withdrawing--due to technical 
difficulties--as indicated in a partial withdrawal notice published 
elsewhere in today's Federal Register. While the October 1, 2018, 
notice was an extension, this replacement is being published as a 
reinstatement. Otherwise, there are no other changes.

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Form Number: CMS-179 (OMB control number 0938-0193); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 1,120; Total Annual 
Hours: 22,400. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Annette Pearson at 410-786-6958.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension; Title of 
Information Collection: Home Health Change of Care Notice; Use: The 
purpose of the Home Health Change of Care Notice (HHCCN) is to notify 
original Medicare beneficiaries receiving home health care benefits of 
plan of care changes. Home health agencies (HHAs) are required to 
provide written notice to Original Medicare beneficiaries under various 
circumstances involving the reduction or termination of items and/or 
services consistent with Home Health Agencies Conditions of 
Participation (COPs).
    The home health COP requirements are set forth in Sec.  1891[42 
U.S.C. 1395bbb] of the Social Security Act (the Act). The implementing 
regulations under 42 CFR 484.10(c) specify that Medicare patients 
receiving HHA services have rights. The patient has the right to be 
informed, in advance about the care to be furnished, and of any changes 
in the care to be furnished. The HHA must advise the patient in advance 
of the disciplines that will furnish care, and the frequency of visits 
proposed to be furnished. The HHA must advise the patient in advance of 
any change in the plan of care before the change is made.''
    Notification is required for covered and non-covered services 
listed in the plan of care (POC). The beneficiary will use the 
information provided to decide whether or not to pursue alternative 
options to continue receiving the care noted on the HHCCN. Form Number: 
CMS-10280 (OMB control number: 0938-1196); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 
Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-profits, Not-for-Profit 
Institutions); Number of Respondents: 12,149; Total Annual Responses: 
13,640,524; Total Annual Hours: 908,459. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Jennifer McCormick at 410-786-2852.)

    Dated: November 21, 2018.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-25858 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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