[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]
[[Page 40485]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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]).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P