[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 7731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02369]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers CMS-10825]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 (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 a second opportunity 
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to 
send comments regarding the burden estimate 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 on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by March 8, 2023.

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.
    To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access 
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address 
into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(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 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires 
federal agencies to publish a 30-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 that 
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for 
public comment:
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: List of 
Screening Instruments for Housing Stability, Food Security, and 
Transportation Questions on Health Risk Assessments; Use: This 
information collection request is for the new regulation at 42 CFR 
422.101(f)(1)(i) requiring that all MA SNP health risk assessments 
(HRAs) include at least one question from a list of screening 
instruments specified by CMS in sub-regulatory guidance on each of 
three domains (housing stability, food security, and access to 
transportation) beginning in CY 2024. This new requirement will help 
better identify the risk factors that may inhibit enrollees from 
accessing care and achieving optimal health outcomes and independence 
and enable MA SNPs to take these risk factors into account in enrollee 
individualized care plans. This information collection request provides 
the list of CMS-specified Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) 
screening instruments available for SNPs to meet the new requirement.
    We note that the scope of the information collection currently 
approved under OMB control number 0938-1422 (CMS-10799) listed in the 
January 2022 proposed rule was too broad to include a discussion of the 
new regulation at 42 CFR 422.101(f)(1)(i) and the information 
collection requirements contained therein. Also, we did not finalize 
our proposal to require SNPs to use a standardized set of questions 
based on comments received from on the January 2022 proposed rule 
titled ``Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical 
Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug 
Benefit Programs'' (87 FR 1842). Therefore, in accordance with the 
implementing regulations of the PRA at 5 CFR 1320, we did not include 
this information collection in OMB control number 0938-1422 (CMS-10799) 
and are conducting a standard PRA clearance process to obtain public 
comment on the list of SDOH screening instruments described in the May 
2022 final rule.
    CMS received eight comments from eight different organizations. CMS 
has included responses to these comments as well as a crosswalk of the 
changes that CMS has made to its guidance document as a result of the 
comments received. In response to these comments, we made two minor 
revisions to our guidance document to clarify circumstances in which 
SNPs may use a state-required screening instrument as well as to 
encourage states with non-standardized state-specific screening 
instruments to begin the process of creating health IT coding for them. 
Form Number: CMS-10731 (OMB control number: 0938-New); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector (business or other for-
profits); Number of Respondents: 174; Total Annual Responses: 174; 
Total Annual Hours: 167. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Michelle Conway at 202-260-7752.)

    Dated: January 31, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-02369 Filed 2-3-23; 8:45 am]
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