[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50589-50590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13130]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10545 and CMS-10842]
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 July 15, 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
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approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Outcome and
Assessment Information Set OASIS-E1; Use: This request is to modify the
Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) that home health
agencies (HHAs) are required to collect to participate in the Medicare
program. The current OASIS version, OASIS-E, OMB control number 0938-
1279, was approved by the OMB on November 30, 2022, and implemented on
January 1, 2023. We are seeking OMB approval for the proposed revised
OASIS data set, referred to hereafter as OASIS-E1, scheduled for
implementation in the HH QRP on January 1, 2025. The OASIS-E1 includes
changes related to addition of one item supporting an assessment-based
quality measure (QM), removal of one item due to retirement of a QM,
and removal of two data elements no longer used in the HH QRP or for
other purposes in CMS programs. Form Number: CMS-10545 (OMB control
number: 0938-1279); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private
Sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions);
Number of Respondents: 11,866; Total Annual Responses: 18,017,056;
Total Annual Hours: 16,683,290. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Jermama Keys at 410-786-7778).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: End
Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Annual Home Dialysis within Nursing Home
Survey Form; Use: The End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network program is
responsible to collect, validate, and analyze data as well as to
evaluate the process by which facilities determine the appropriateness
of patients for a treatment modality. Additional responsibilities of
the ESRD Network program include encouraging participation in the
placement of patients in a self-care setting, such as home hemodialysis
or peritoneal dialysis, as described in sec. 1881. [42 U.S.C. 1395rr]
(c)(1)(A)(i)(2) of the Social Security Act. On September 21, 2018, CMS
clarified guidance that residents in a nursing home facility can
receive dialysis either administered and/or supervised by personnel who
meet the criteria for training, and competency verification at 42 CFR
494.100(a) and (b) for providing dialysis. The provision of dialysis
within a nursing home requires that the dialysis facility have an
agreement with the nursing home. This guidance was reinforced and
updated on March 22, 2023, in a memo to the State Survey Agency
Directors titled, ``Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home
Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home REVISED''. Since the provision of
dialysis within nursing homes is relatively new, CMS designed the CMS-
10842 form to capture home modality information from dialysis
facilities that provide dialysis within the nursing home in alignment
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The care provided to residents of a nursing home is of particular
interest because of the fragile health state of the patient and the
susceptibility to infection. Each facility certification/survey record
represents one provider. CMS-10842 collects information on dialysis
facilities providing home dialysis services within the nursing home
related to the number of patients, setting of dialysis services
provided, who is providing dialysis services, who is providing dressing
changes to dialysis access, staff education and use of CDC Core
Interventions used. The aggregate patient information is collected from
each Medicare-approved home dialysis provider to identify the
specialized needs of the ESRD community where home dialysis is provided
in Long Term Care facilities. Form Number: CMS-10842 (OMB control
number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector
(Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number
of Respondents: 7,726; Total Annual Responses: 7,726; Total Annual
Hours: 5,795. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Christina Goatee at 410-786-6689).
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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