[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13721-13722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03676]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10164 A/B]


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 (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 23, 2024.

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, 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 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-10164 A/B Medicare Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Registration 
and Electronic Data Interchange Enrollment Form

    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: Reinstatement with 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Medicare Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Registration and 
Electronic Data Interchange Enrollment Form; Use: The purpose of this 
collection is to obtain information that will be subsequently used 
during transaction exchange for identification of Medicare providers/
suppliers and authorization of requested electronic data interchange 
(EDI) functions. The EDI Registration Form and the Medicare Enrollment 
Forms are completed by Medicare providers/suppliers and submitted to 
CMS Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). Authorization is needed 
for providers/suppliers to send/receive Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standard transactions directly (or 
through a designated 3rd party) to/from Medicare contractors. Medicare 
contractors will use the information for initial set-up and maintenance 
of the access privileges. CMS has allowed each MAC to create their own 
organization specific forms given they are comparable in terms of 
content of forms 10164A and 10164B, to transmit data files 
electronically between themselves and their trading partners. The 
Standards for Electronic Transactions final rule, 45 CFR part 162 
subpart K Sec.  162.1101 through subpart R Sec.  162.1802, (hereinafter 
referred to as ``Transactions Rule'') published August 17, 2000, 
adopted standards for health care transactions and code sets. 
Subsequent to the Transactions Rule, CMS-0003-P and CMS-0005-P proposed 
modifications to the adopted standards essential to permit initial 
implementation of the standards throughout the entire healthcare 
industry. Currently, MACs have a process in place to enroll providers 
for electronic billing and other EDI transactions. In support of the 
HIPAA Transactions Rule, the purpose of this Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) request is to establish a prescribed amount of data that must be 
submitted by providers/suppliers that is sufficient to address all 
HIPAA transactions. Form Number: CMS-10164 A/B (OMB control number: 
0938-0983); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private and Business or 
other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 1,181,209; Number of 
Responses: 1,181,209; Total Annual Hours: 393,706. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact

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Charlene Parks at (410)-786-8684 or [email protected]).

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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