[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32924-32926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14693]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-855S and CMS-10527]


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

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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 9, 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 N. 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-855S Medicare Enrollment Application--Durable Medical Equipment, 
Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Suppliers
CMS-10527 Annual Eligibility Redetermination, Product Discontinuation 
and Renewal Notices

    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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare 
Enrollment Application--Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, 
Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Suppliers; Use: The CMS-855S is 
submitted by an applicant to the National Supplier Clearinghouse 
Medicare Administrative Contractor (NSC MAC) to initially apply for a 
Medicare billing number, and thereafter to add a new business location, 
revalidate Medicare enrollment, reactivate Medicare enrollment, to 
report a change to current Medicare enrollment information, changing 
the tax identification number, and to voluntary terminate the 
supplier's Medicare enrollment, as applicable. It is used by new 
applicants as well as suppliers already enrolled in Medicare but need 
to submit the form for a reason other than initial enrollment into the 
Medicare program. Form Number: CMS-855S (OMB control number: 0938-
1056); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or 
other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 135,351; Total Annual Responses: 44,757; Total Annual 
Hours: 265,471. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Kim McPhillips at 410-786-5374.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of information Collection: Annual 
Eligibility Redetermination, Product Discontinuation and Renewal 
Notices; Use: Section 1411(f)(1)(B) of the Affordable Care Act directs 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish 
procedures to redetermine the eligibility of individuals on a periodic 
basis in appropriate circumstances. Section 1321(a) of the Affordable 
Care Act provides authority for the Secretary to establish standards 
and regulations to implement the statutory requirements related to 
Exchanges, qualified health plans (QHPs) and other components of title 
I of the Affordable Care Act. Under section 2703 of the Public Health 
Service Act (PHS Act), as added by the Affordable Care Act, and former 
section 2712 and section 2741 of the PHS Act, enacted by the Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, health insurance 
issuers in the group and individual markets must guarantee the 
renewability of coverage unless an exception applies.
    The final rule ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Annual 
Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance 
Affordability Programs; Health Insurance Issuer Standards Under the 
Affordable Care Act, including Standards Related to Exchanges'' (79 FR 
52994), provides that an Exchange may choose to conduct the annual 
redetermination process for a plan year (1) in accordance with the 
existing procedures described in 45 CFR 155.335; (2) in accordance with 
procedures described in guidance issued by the Secretary for the 
coverage year; or (3) using an alternative proposed by the Exchange and 
approved by the Secretary.
    The final rule also amends the requirements for product renewal and 
re-enrollment (or non-renewal) notices to be sent by QHP issuers in the 
Exchanges and specifies content for these notices. The guidance 
document ``Updated Federal Standard Renewal and Product Discontinuation 
Notices'' (published on July 19, 2018) provides standard notices for 
product discontinuation and renewal to be sent by issuers of individual 
market QHPs and issuers in the individual market.

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Issuers in the small group market may use the draft federal standard 
small group notices released in the June 26, 2014 bulletin ``Draft 
Standard Notices When Discontinuing or Renewing a Product in the Small 
Group or Individual Market'', or any forms of the notice otherwise 
permitted by applicable laws and regulations. States that are enforcing 
the guaranteed renewability provisions of the Affordable Care Act may 
develop their own standard notices for product discontinuances, 
renewals, or both, provided the state-developed notices are at least as 
protective as the federal standard notices. Form Number: CMS-10527 (OMB 
control number 0938-1254); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Private Sector, State Governments; Number of Respondents: 1,805; Total 
Annual Responses: 7,420; Total Annual Hours: 90,331. For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Usree Bandyopadhyay at 410-
786-6650.

    Dated: July 5, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-14693 Filed 7-9-19; 8:45 am]
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