[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 17279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06478]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2022-HA-0011]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Health Agency (DHA), Department of Defense (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 April 
27, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Diagnosis Related Groups 
Reimbursement Two Parts; OMB Control Number 0720-0017.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    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: The Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984, 
Public Law 98-94 amended Title 10, section 1079(j)(2)(A) of the U.S.C. 
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 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. Julie Wise.
    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: Ms. Angela Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: March 22, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-06478 Filed 3-25-22; 8:45 am]
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