[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63953-63954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17301]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10831]
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 September 5, 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
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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: Transitional
Coverage and Retroactive Medicare Part D Coverage for Certain Low-
Income Beneficiaries through the Limited Income Newly Eligible
Transition (LI NET) Program; Use: Section 118 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) (Public Law 116-260) enacted on December
27, 2020, amended section 1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (the Act)
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-114) and authorized CMS to make transitional coverage
and retroactive Medicare Part D coverage for certain low-income
beneficiaries, called the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI
NET) program a permanent part of the Part D program. The LI NET program
under this statute must begin no later than January 1, 2024.
CMS established the Medicare Part D Demonstration for Retroactive
and Point-of-Sale Coverage for Certain Low-Income Beneficiaries (also
known as Medicare's Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET)
demonstration). The LI NET demonstration consolidates administration of
transitional and retroactive Part D coverage for eligible beneficiaries
to a single Part D sponsor. The LI NET demonstration provides an
exception to the 36-month maximum period of retroactive enrollment if
there is a Medicaid determination within the last 90 days that confers
Medicaid eligibility going back further than 36 months. In these
situations, LI NET enrollment under the demonstration goes back to the
start of Medicaid eligibility.
The information provided by LI NET beneficiaries is largely paper
based, such as showing a Medicaid eligibility letter to a pharmacist or
sending a signed direct reimbursement request through the mail or by
fax. Beneficiaries could also opt to email a digital copy of their
documentation to the LI NET sponsor. Form Number: CMS-10831 (OMB
control number: 0938-1441); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public:
Individuals and Households, Private Sector and Business or other for-
profit; Number of Respondents: 73,705; Total Annual Responses: 110,686;
Total Annual Hours: 11,701. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Marie Gutierrez at 410-786-4486).
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-17301 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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