[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26892-26893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08011]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10573]


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 June 17, 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-10573 Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
    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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Reform of 
Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities; Use: The purpose of this 
package is to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of 
the collection of information requirements for the requirements of 
participation for Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities that must be met in 
order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs. LTC 
facilities include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) as defined in 
section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act in the Medicare program and 
nursing facilities (NFs) as defined in 1919(a) of the Act in the

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Medicaid program. SNFs and NFs provide skilled nursing care and related 
services for residents who require medical or nursing care, or 
rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or 
sick persons. In addition, NFs provide health-related care and services 
to individuals who because of their mental or physical condition 
require care and services (above the level of room and board) which can 
be made available to them only through institutional facilities, and is 
not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases. SNFs and 
NFs must care for their residents in such a manner and in such an 
environment as will promote maintenance or enhancement of the quality 
of life of each resident and must provide to residents services to 
attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and 
psychosocial well-being of each resident, in accordance with a written 
plan of care, which describes the medical, nursing, and psychosocial 
needs of the resident and how such needs will be met and is updated 
periodically.
    The primary users of this information will be State agency 
surveyors, CMS, and the LTC facilities for the purposes of ensuring 
compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements as well as ensuring 
the quality of care provided to LTC facility residents. The ICs 
specified in the regulations may be used as a basis for determining 
whether a LTC is meeting the requirements to participate in the 
Medicare program. In addition, the information collected for purposes 
of ensuring compliance may be used to inform the data provided on CMS' 
Nursing Home Compare website and as such used by the public in 
considering nursing home selections for services.
    We are revising this information collection request to include new 
requirements proposed at 42 CFR 483.35 and 483.71. The proposed 
requirements were discussed in detail in the proposed rule that 
published September 6, 2023 (88 FR 61352). The discussion related to 
proposed requirements and the associated information collection burden 
begins on page 61391. We are not making any other revisions to the 
information collection request at this time.
    Form Number: CMS-10573 (OMB control number: 0938-1363); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-
profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 15,600; 
Total Annual Responses: 18,687,318 Total Annual Hours: 30,309,662. (For 
policy questions regarding this collection contact Diane Corning at 
410-786-8486.)

William N. Parham, III
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-08011 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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