Notice2022-16864
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
August 5, 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 (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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48032-48033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16864]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10553, CMS-R-305 and CMS-10492]
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 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' 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 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
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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. Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Managed Care Quality
including Supporting Regulations; Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Use: Medicaid
beneficiaries and stakeholders use the information collected and
reported to understand the state's quality improvement goals and
objectives, and to understand how the state is measuring progress on
its goals. States use this information to help monitor and assess the
performance of their Medicaid managed care programs. This information
may assist states in comparing the outcomes of quality improvement
efforts and can assist them in identifying future performance
improvement subjects. CMS uses this information as a part of its
oversight of Medicaid programs. Form Number: CMS-10553 (OMB control
number: 0938-1281); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private
Sector, Business or other for-profits and State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents: 376; Number of Responses: 2,655;
Total Annual Hours: 36,010. (For questions regarding this collection
contact Jennifer Maslowski at 312-886-2567.)
2. Title of Information Collection: External Quality Review (EQR)
of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed
Care, EQR Protocols, and Supporting Regulations; Type of Information
Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Use:
This 2022 information collection request proposes to revise the active
external quality review (EQR) protocols (which were last revised in
2019). The revisions would: (1) align the existing protocols,
appendices, and worksheets with the 2020 Medicaid managed care final
rule, and (2) add a new protocol, Validation of Network Adequacy (RIN
0938-AS25, CMS-2480-F). A summary of these changes includes, but is not
limited to, adding three elements to 42 CFR 438.358(b)(1)(iii) to
include a review of elements 438.56, 438.100, and 438.114; establishing
the first protocol for the new mandatory activity described in
438.358(b)(1)(iv) for network adequacy validation for managed care
organizations (MCOs), prepaid inpatient health plans (PIHPs), and
prepaid ambulatory health plans (PAHPs); and other formatting changes.
Form Number: CMS-R-305 (OMB control number: 0938-0786); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-
profits and State, Local or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents:
603; Number of Responses: 5,945; Total Annual Hours: 413,310. (For
questions regarding this collection contact Jennifer Maslowski at 312-
886-2567.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Data Submission for the Federally-facilitated Exchange User
Fee Adjustment; Use: Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act
requires coverage without cost sharing of certain preventive health
services, including certain contraceptive services, in non-exempt, non-
grandfathered group health plans and health insurance coverage. The
final regulations establish rules under which the third party
administrator of the plan would provide or arrange for a third party to
provide separate contraceptive coverage to plan participants and
beneficiaries without cost sharing, premium, fee, or other charge to
plan participants or beneficiaries or to the eligible organization or
its plan. Eligible organizations are required to self-certify that they
are eligible for this accommodation and provide a copy of such self-
certification to their third party administrators. The final rules also
set forth processes and standards to fund the payments for the
contraceptive services that are provided for participants and
beneficiaries in self-insured plans of eligible organizations under the
accommodation described previously, through an adjustment in the FFE
user fee payable by an issuer participating in an FFE.
CMS will use the data collections from participating issuers and
third party administrators to verify the total dollar amount for such
payments for contraceptive services provided under this accommodation
for the purpose of determining a participating issuer's user fee
adjustment. The attestation that the payments for contraceptive
services were made in compliance with 26 CFR 54.9815-2713A(b)(2) or 29
CFR 2590.715-2713A(b)(2) will help ensure that the user fee adjustment
is being utilized to provide contraceptive services for the self-
insured plans in accordance with the previously noted accommodation.
Form Number: CMS-10492 (OMB control number: 0938-1285); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for-
profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 861;
Total Annual Responses: 861; Total Annual Hours: 12,930. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Jacqueline Wilson at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#751f1416040010191c1b105b021c19061a1b44351618065b1d1d065b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4beb5b7a5a1b1b8bdbab1faa3bdb8a7bbbae594b7b9a7fabcbca7fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.)
Dated: August 2, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-16864 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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