[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 40485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10255]



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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: 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 June 10, 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: Reinstatement with 
change; 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.\1\ 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; Total Annual Responses: 
1,181,209; Total Annual Hours: 393,706. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Charlene Parks at (410) 786-8684 or 
[email protected]).
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    \1\ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/08/17/00-20820/health-insurance-reform-standards-for-electronic-transactions.

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-10255 Filed 5-9-24; 8:45 am]
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