Notice2022-16681
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
August 4, 2022
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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 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47750-47751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16681]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10079 and CMS-10510]
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 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 October 3, 2022.
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">https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing</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-10079 Hospital Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey
CMS-10510 Basic Health Program (BHP) Supporting Regulations
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain
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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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title: Hospital Wage Index Occupational Mix
Survey; Use: Section 304(c) of Public Law 106-554 amended section
1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act to require CMS to collect data
every 3 years on the occupational mix of employees for each short-term,
acute care hospital participating in the Medicare program, in order to
construct an occupational mix adjustment to the wage index, for
application beginning October 1, 2004 (the FY 2005 wage index). The
purpose of the occupational mix adjustment is to control for the effect
of hospitals' employment choices on the wage index. For example,
hospitals may choose to employ different combinations of registered
nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing aides, and medical
assistants for the purpose of providing nursing care to their patients.
The varying labor costs associated with these choices reflect hospital
management decisions rather than geographic differences in the costs of
labor.
CMS takes the data collected from the approximately 3,200 IPPS
providers participating in the Medicare program and runs the data
through mathematical formulas to create the occupational mix adjustment
to the wage index. CMS informs hospitals of the occupational mix
adjusted wage indexes through notice and comment rulemaking each year.
Form Number: CMS-10079 (OMB Control Number: 0938-0907); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profit
and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 3,200; Number
of Responses: 3,200; Total Annual Hours: 1,536,000. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Noel Manlove at 410-786-
5161.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has
expired; Title: Basic Health Program (BHP) Supporting Regulations; Use:
In accordance with Section 1331 of the Patient Protection and
Affordability Care Act, Public Law 111-148 (ACA), BHP is federally
funded by determining the amount of payments that the federal
government would have made through premium tax credits and cost-sharing
reductions for people enrolled in BHP had they instead been enrolled in
an Exchange. States must submit a BHP Blueprint to CMS for
certification prior to the state implementing a BHP and must submit a
revised Blueprint in the event that a state seeks to make significant
changes that alter program operations; the BHP benefit package; or
enrollment, disenrollment, and verification policies described in the
Blueprint. Such States must also submit a BHP annual report. In
addition to the reinstatement, this 2022 iteration proposes changes
that are associated with the March 12, 2014 (79 FR 14112) BHP final
rule that have not previously received PRA approval; Form Number: CMS-
10510 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1218); Frequency: Monthly and annually;
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 2; Number of Responses: 27; Total Annual Hours: 2,568.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Cassie Lagorio
at 443-721-8022.)
Dated: July 29, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-16681 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
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