[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71283-71284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19733]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-179, CMS-10536, and CMS-R-153]


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 October 3, 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid State 
Plan Base Plan Pages; Use: State Medicaid agencies complete the plan 
pages while we review the information to determine if the state has met 
all of the requirements of the provisions the states choose to 
implement. If the requirements are met, we will approve the amendments 
to the state's Medicaid plan giving the state the authority to 
implement the flexibilities. For a state to receive Medicaid Title XIX 
funding, there must be an approved Title XIX state plan. Form Number: 
CMS-179 (OMB control number 0938-0193); Frequency: Occasionally; 
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Number of 
Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 1,120; Total Annual Hours: 
22,400. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Gary 
Knight at 304-347-5723.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a 
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment (EE) Implementation Advanced 
Planning Document (IAPD) Template; Use: To assess the appropriateness 
of states'

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requests for enhanced federal financial participation for expenditures 
related to Medicaid eligibility determination systems, we will review 
the submitted information and documentation to make an approval 
determination for the advanced planning document. Form Number: CMS-
10536 (OMB control number: 0938-1268); Frequency: Yearly, once, and 
occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; 
Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 168; Total Annual 
Hours: 2,688. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Loren Palestino at 410-786-8842.)
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Drug Use 
Review (DUR) Program; Use: States must provide for a review of drug 
therapy before each prescription is filled or delivered to a Medicaid 
patient. This review includes screening for potential drug therapy 
problems due to therapeutic duplication, drug-disease 
contraindications, drug-drug interactions, incorrect drug dosage or 
duration of drug treatment, drug-allergy interactions, and clinical 
abuse/misuse. Pharmacists must make a reasonable effort to obtain, 
record, and maintain Medicaid patient profiles. These profiles must 
reflect at least the patient's name, address, telephone number, date of 
birth/age, gender, history, e.g., allergies, drug reactions, list of 
medications, and pharmacist's comments relevant to the individual's 
drug therapy. The State must conduct retrospective drug use review 
which provides for the ongoing periodic examination of claims data and 
other records in order to identify patterns of fraud, abuse, 
inappropriate or medically unnecessary care. Patterns or trends of drug 
therapy problems are identified and reviewed to determine the need for 
intervention activity with pharmacists and/or physicians. States may 
conduct interventions via telephone, correspondence, or face-to-face 
contact. The states and managed care organizations (MCOs) are provided 
the reporting instrument (a survey) by CMS, and by responding to the 
survey, the states generate annual reports which are submitted to CMS 
for the purposes of monitoring compliance and evaluating the progress 
of states' DUR programs. The survey and the annual recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements under the pertinent regulations, are completed 
by pharmacists employed by, or contracted with the various state 
Medicaid programs and their MCOs. The annual reports submitted by 
states are reviewed and results are compiled by CMS in a format 
intended to provide information, comparisons and trends related to 
states' experiences with DUR. The states benefit from the information 
and may enhance their programs each year based on state reported 
innovative practices that are compiled by CMS from the annual reports. 
A comparison/summary of the data from the annual reports is published 
on Medicaid.gov annually, and serves as a resource for stakeholders, 
including but not limited to states, manufacturers, researchers, 
congress, CMS, the Office of Inspector General, non-governmental payers 
and clinicians on the topic of DUR in state Medicaid programs. Form 
Number: CMS-R-153 (OMB control number: 0938-0659); Frequency: Yearly, 
quarterly, and occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments; Number of Respondents: 52; Total Annual Responses: 676; 
Total Annual Hours: 41,860. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Mike Forman at 410-786-2666.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-19733 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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