[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67443-67444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18654]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-240]


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 19, 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 of a 
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Prospective Payments for Hospital Outpatient Services and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 413.65; Use: Section 1833(t) of the Act, as added 
by section 4523 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the BBA) requires 
the Secretary to establish a prospective payment system (PPS) for 
hospital outpatient services. Successful implementation of an 
outpatient PPS

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requires that CMS distinguish facilities or organizations that function 
as departments of hospitals from those that are freestanding, so that 
CMS can determine which services should be paid under the OPPS, the 
clinical laboratory fee schedule, or other payment provisions 
applicable to services furnished to hospital outpatients. Information 
from the reports required under sections 413.65(b)(3) and (c) is needed 
to make these determinations. In addition, section 1866(b)(2) of the 
Act authorizes hospitals and other providers to impose deductible and 
coinsurance charges for facility services but does not allow such 
charges by facilities or organizations which are not provider-based. 
Implementation of this provision requires that CMS have information 
from the required reports, so it can determine which facilities are 
provider-based. Form Number: CMS-R-240 (OMB control number: 0938-0798); 
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or 
other for-profits, Not-for-Profit Institutions); Number of Respondents: 
2032; Total Annual Responses: 15,138,400; Total Annual Hours: 683,670. 
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Emily Lipkin at 
410-786-3633.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-18654 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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