[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14078-14079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03866]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10387 and CMS-10500]


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 27, 2024.

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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Minimum Data Set 
3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (PPS) For the 
collection of data related to the Patient Driven Payment Model and the 
Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (QRP); Use: We are 
requesting to implement the MDS 3.0 v1.19.1 beginning October 1, 2024 
in order to meet the requirements of policies finalized in the Federal 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective 
Payment System (PPS) final rule (CMS-1779-F, RIN 0938-AV02). 
Specifically, CMS adopted two new measures and removed three measures 
from the SNF QRP. As a result of these changes, the total annual hour 
burden across facilities has decreased, and the annual cost burden 
across facilities has decreased. Form Number: CMS-10387 (OMB control 
number: 0938-1140); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector: 
Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 15,471; Total Annual Responses: 3,469,183; Total Annual 
Hours: 2,861,351. (For policy questions regarding this collection 
contact Heidi Magladry at 410-786-6034).
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change 
of the previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
National Implementation of the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery 
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (OAS CAHPS) 
Survey; Use: As documented in the CY 2022 OPPS/ASC Final Rule (86 FR 
63863 through 63866), OAS CAHPS Survey data will be linked to 
reimbursement beginning with CY 2024 for HOPDs and CY 2025 for ASCs. 
ASCs will continue with voluntary implementation of the OAS CAHPS 
Survey throughout CY 2024.
    HOPDs and ASCs contract with a CMS-approved, independent third-
party survey vendor to implement the survey on their behalf and to 
submit the OAS CAHPS data to CMS. CMS publicly reports comparative 
results from OAS CAHPS after each facility has conducted data 
collection for 4 quarters. Data from OAS CAHPS enable consumers to make 
more informed decisions when choosing an outpatient surgery facility, 
aid facilities in their quality improvement efforts, and help CMS 
monitor the performance of outpatient surgery facilities. Considering 
the increasing Medicare expenditures for outpatient surgical services 
from HOPDs and ASCs, the implementation of OAS CAHPS provides CMS with 
much-needed statistically valid data from the patient perspective to 
inform quality improvement and comparative consumer information about 
specific facilities. The information collected in the OAS CAHPS survey 
will be used for the following purposes: To provide a source of 
information from which patient experience of care measures can be 
publicly reported to beneficiaries to help them make informed decisions 
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outpatient surgery facility selection; To aid facilities with their 
internal quality improvement efforts and external benchmarking with 
other facilities; and to provide CMS with information for monitoring 
and public reporting purposes. Form Number: CMS-10500 (OMB control 
number: 0938-1240); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Business or other 
for-profits and Not-for-profits institutions; Number of Respondents: 
2,534,643; Total Annual Responses: 2,534,643; Total Annual Hours: 
614,976. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Memuna 
Ifedirah at 410-786-6849).

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-03866 Filed 2-23-24; 8:45 am]
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