[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
for
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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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