[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7457-7458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02738]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10545 and CMS-10520]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
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 April 11, 2022.

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 
https://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.

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-10545 Outcome and Assessment Information Set OASIS-E
CMS-10520 Marketplace Quality Standards

    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: Outcome and 
Assessment Information Set OASIS-E; Use: This request is for OMB 
approval to modify the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) 
that home health agencies (HHAs) are required to collect in order to 
participate in the Medicare program. The current version of the OASIS, 
OASIS-D (0938-1279) data item set was approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) on December 6, 2018 and implemented on 
January 1, 2019. We are seeking OMB approval for the proposed revised 
OASIS item set, referred to hereafter as OASIS-E, scheduled for 
implementation on January 1, 2023. The OASIS-E includes changes 
pursuant to the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act 
of 2014 (the IMPACT Act); and, to accommodate data element removals to 
reduce burden; and improve formatting throughout the document. Form 
Number: CMS-10545 (OMB control number: 0938-1279); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-
profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 11,354; 
Total Annual Responses: 18,030,766; Total Annual Hours: 13,139,904. 
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Joan Proctor at 
410-786-0949).
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Marketplace 
Quality Standards; Use: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
establishes requirements to support the delivery of quality health care 
coverage for health insurance issuers offering Qualified Health Plans 
(QHPs) in Exchanges. Section 1311(c)(3) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act directs the Secretary to develop a system to rate 
QHPs on the basis of quality and price and requires Exchanges to 
display this quality rating information on their respective websites. 
Section 1311(c)(4) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
requires the Secretary to develop an enrollee satisfaction survey 
system to assess enrollee experience with each QHP (with more than 500 
enrollees in the previous year) offered through an Exchange. Section 
1311(h) requires QHPs to contract with certain hospitals that meet 
specific patient safety and health care quality standards.
    This collection of information is necessary to provide adequate and 
timely health care quality information for consumers, regulators, and 
Exchanges as well as to collect information to appropriately monitor 
and provide a process for a survey vendor to appeal HHS' decision to 
not approve a QHP Enrollee Survey vendor application. Form Number: CMS-
10520

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(OMB control number: 0938-1249); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Public sector (Individuals and Households); Private sector (Business or 
other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of 
Respondents: 314; Total Annual Responses: 314; Total Annual Hours: 
384,014. For policy questions regarding this collection contact Nidhi 
Singh Shah at 301-492-5110.

    Dated: February 4, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-02738 Filed 2-8-22; 8:45 am]
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