[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 66684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28034]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

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


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 30-day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
28, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be emailed to Ms. Cortney Higgins, DoD Desk Officer, 
at [email protected]. Please identify the proposed 
information collection by DoD Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and title 
of the information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Diagnosis Related Groups 
(DRG) Reimbursement Two Parts; OMB Control Number 0720-0017.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 5,600.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,600.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,600.
    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.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Cortney Higgins.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID 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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Mr. Licari at [email protected].

    Dated: December 20, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-28034 Filed 12-26-18; 8:45 am]
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