Notice2021-12583
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
June 16, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Abstract
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 (the 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 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32049-32051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12583]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10494 and CMS-10773]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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 (the 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 60 days for public
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the
proposed
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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 must be received by August 16, 2021.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) that are accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number: __, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' website address at website address at <a href="https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html">https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Parham at (410) 786-4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated
with the following information collections. More detailed information
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS-10494 Exchange Functions: Standards for Navigators and Non-
Navigator Assistance Personnel-CAC
CMS-10773 Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitation Analyses and Compliance
Under MHPAEA
Under the 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 requires federal agencies
to publish a 60-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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Exchange
Functions: Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance
Personnel-CAC; Use: Section 1321(a)(1) of the Affordable Care Act
directs and authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations setting
standards for meeting the requirements under title I of the Affordable
Care Act, with respect to, among other things, the establishment and
operation of Exchanges. Pursuant to this authority, regulations
establishing the certified application counselor program have been
finalized at 45 CFR 155.225. In accordance with 155.225(d)(1) and (7),
certified application counselors in all Exchanges are required to be
initially certified and recertified on at least an annual basis and
successfully complete Exchange required training. Form Number: CMS-
10494 (OMB control number: 0938-1205); Frequency: On Occasion; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Private Sector (not-for-
profit institutions); individuals or households; Number of Respondents:
278,072; Total Annual Responses: 278,072; Total Annual Hours: 918,024.
For policy questions regarding this collection contact Evonne Muoneke
at 301-492-4402.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Non-Quantitative
Treatment Limitation Analyses and Compliance Under MHPAEA; Use: The
Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction
Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) (Pub. L. 110-343) generally requires that
group health plans and group health insurance issuers offering mental
health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits in addition to
medical and surgical (med/surg) benefits do not apply any more
restrictive financial requirements (e.g., co-pays, deductibles) and/or
treatment limitations (e.g., visit limits, prior authorizations) to MH/
SUD benefits than those requirements and/or limitations applied to
substantially all med/surg benefits. The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, was enacted on March 23, 2010,
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public
Law 111-152, was enacted on March 30, 2010. These statutes are
collectively known as the ``Affordable Care Act.'' The Affordable Care
Act extended MHPAEA to apply to the individual health insurance market.
MHPAEA does not apply directly to small group health plans, although
its requirements are applied indirectly in connection with the
Affordable Care Act's essential health benefit requirements. The
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Appropriations Act) was
enacted on December 27, 2020. The Appropriations Act amended MHPAEA, in
part, by expressly requiring group health plans and health insurance
issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage that
offer both med/surg benefits and MH/SUD benefits and that impose non-
quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) on MH/SUD benefits to
perform and document their comparative analyses of the design and
application of NQTLs. Further, beginning 45 days after the date of
enactment of the Appropriations Act, group health plans and health
insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance
coverage must make their comparative analyses available to the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury
or applicable state authorities, upon request. The Secretary of HHS is
required to request the comparative analyses for plans that involve
potential violations of MHPAEA or complaints regarding noncompliance
with MHPAEA that concern NQTLs and any other instances in which the
Secretary determines appropriate. The Appropriations Act also requires
the Secretary of HHS to submit to Congress, and make publicly
available, an annual report on the conclusions of the reviews. Form
Number: CMS-10773 (OMB control number: 0938-1393); Frequency: On
Occasion; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Private
Sector; Number of Respondents: 250,137; Total Annual Responses: 36,461;
Total Annual Hours: 1,013,184. (For policy questions
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regarding this collection, contact Usree Bandyopadhyay at 410-786-
6650.)
Dated: June 10, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-12583 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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