[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5480-5481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02371]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10578, CMS-10934, and CMS-R-306]
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 March 9, 2026.
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.
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1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and
Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers; Use: This information
collection (IC) ensures compliance with Emergency Preparedness
Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Medicare and Medicaid certified
providers and suppliers. The CoPs, established through the final rule
published at Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Emergency Preparedness
Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and
Suppliers, 81 FR 63860 (September 16, 2016) and subsequently revised
per 84 FR 51732 (September 30, 2019), require facilities to develop and
maintain four core elements: (1) risk assessment and emergency plan;
(2) policies and procedures; (3) communication plan; and (4) training
and testing program.
This reinstatement captures the burden for existing providers to
maintain and annually update their emergency preparedness programs
(originally developed in 2016/2017) and for newly certified facilities
to initially develop required components. The information is reviewed
by State survey agencies during certification surveys to establish
compliance with Medicare CoPs, ensuring patient health and safety. This
reinstatement includes a newly added facility type--Rural Emergency
Hospitals (REHs), created through the Consolidated Appropriations Act
of 2021. Form Number: CMS-10578 (OMB control number 0938-1325);
Frequency: Annually and biennially; Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profits institutions; Number
of Respondents: 180,915; Total Annual Responses: 180,915; Total Annual
Hours: 1,251,158. (For policy questions regarding this collection
contact Claudia Molinar at 410-786-8445.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 13th
SOW Quality Innovation Network--Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-
QIO) and American Indian Alaskan Native (AIAN) Measure Data Collection;
Use: The Quality Innovation Network--Quality Improvement Organization
(QIN-QIO) program and American Indian Alaskan Native (AIAN) program
assists providers/practices with high-quality, hands-on quality
improvement assistance toward meeting their needs, and the healthcare
quality and safety goals for beneficiaries. The purpose of this new
information collection within these programs is to quantify performance
and improvement in a broad set of quality measures that are not
currently available from other sources. Selected measures are derived
from the Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), the Hospital
Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (HIQR), the Hospital Outpatient
Quality Reporting Program (HOQR), and the CDC National Healthcare
Safety Network (NHSN).
Measure data collection is an integral part of the quality
improvement process. It is the primary source of knowledge about
quality of care, allowing Quality Improvement (QI) practitioners to
understand current state and quantitatively measure progress and
effectiveness. There are three primary user categories for this data
collection:
Participants in the QIO program will use measure data from
their facilities/practices to implement their own quality improvement
efforts, and benefit from the collection and analysis of data from
other facilities and practices to contextualize progress towards QI
goals.
QI contractors (both QIOs and the AIAN contractor) will
use measure data to direct their efforts and understand the
effectiveness of interventions, to measure progress towards their
contractual objectives, and to report on progress to CMS.
CMS will use the collected measure data along with derived
analytic products to track the success of the program, to inform
strategic decisions and priorities, and to calculate return on
investment.
Form Number: CMS-10934 (OMB control number: 0938-NEW); Frequency:
Quarterly; Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other for-
profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 16,735;
Total Annual Responses: 66,940; Total Annual Hours: 1,471,284. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Geoffrey Berryman at
(410)786-8766.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Conditions of Participation for Psychiatric Residential
Treatment Facilities' (PRTFs) Use of Restraint & Seclusion; Use: We are
requesting reinstatement of the previously approved information
collection. This collection supports CMS's oversight of the use of
involuntary ``restraint'' and ``seclusion''--interventions used to
manage patients who pose a danger to themselves or others, in
psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) that serve
individuals under age 21. As authorized under the Social Security Act,
the Medicaid program allows federal funding available for state
expenditures under an approved State Medicaid plan for inpatient
psychiatric services in both hospital and non-hospital settings. Non-
hospital settings, defined as PRTFs, serve individuals under age 21
with psychiatric conditions that require physician-directed inpatient
care in a residential setting.
The requirements under 42 CFR 483.350 et seq. are used by CMS to
monitor compliance in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities
(PRTFs). Compliance is assessed by state surveyors through on-site
surveys and is used to determine a facility's eligibility for Medicare
certification and re-certification. PRTFs are typically surveyed at
least once every six years. Form Number: CMS-R-306 (OMB control number:
0938-0833); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector
(Business or other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 366; Total
Annual Responses: 1,376,621; Total Annual Hours: 439,623. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Claudia Molinar at 410-786-
8445.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-02371 Filed 2-5-26; 8:45 am]
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