Notice2022-23553
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
October 28, 2022
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 87, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65207-65209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23553]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10731, CMS-10825 and CMS-10439]
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,
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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 December 27, 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, please access
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address
into your web browser: <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-10731 Generic Clearance for CMS and Medicare Administrative
Contractor (MAC) Generic Customer Experience
CMS-10825 List of Screening Instruments for Housing Stability, Food
Security, and Transportation Questions on Health Risk Assessments
CMS-10439 Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations for
Small Businesses in the Small Business Health Options Program
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: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: Generic
Clearance for CMS and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Generic
Customer Experience; Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) is requesting approval to collect generic feedback from
respondents including, but not limited to Medicare providers, Medicare
suppliers, provider or supplier staff, billers, credentialing agencies,
researchers, clearinghouses, consultants, and attorneys. These surveys
will give us insights into customers' perceptions and opinions and will
be used to improve customer experiences and communications materials;
however, the results will not be generalized to the population of
study.
Improving agency programs requires ongoing systemic review of
service delivery and program operations compared to defined standards.
We'll use multiple methods to collect, analyze, and interpret
information from this generic clearance to find the strengths and
weaknesses of our current services. We'll use this feedback to inform
process improvements or maintain service quality offered to providers
and stakeholders. Form Number: CMS-10731 (OMB control number: 0938-
New); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector
(business or other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 997,100; Total
Annual Responses: 997,100; Total Annual Hours: 50,000. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Alyssa Schaub-Rimel at 410-
786-4660.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: List of
Screening Instruments for Housing Stability, Food Security, and
Transportation Questions on Health Risk Assessments; Use: This
information collection request is for the new regulation at 42 CFR
422.101(f)(1)(i) requiring that all MA SNP health risk assessments
(HRAs) include at least one question from a list of screening
instruments specified by CMS in sub-regulatory guidance on each of
three domains (housing stability, food security, and access to
transportation) beginning in CY 2024. This new requirement will help
better identify the risk factors that may inhibit enrollees from
accessing care and achieving optimal health outcomes and independence
and enable MA SNPs to take these risk factors into account in enrollee
individualized care plans. This information collection request provides
the list of CMS-specified Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
screening instruments available for SNPs to meet the new requirement.
We note that the scope of the information collection currently
approved under OMB control number 0938-1422 (CMS-10799) listed in the
January 2022 proposed rule was too broad to include a discussion of the
new regulation at 42 CFR 422.101(f)(1)(i) and the information
collection requirements contained therein. Also, we did not finalize
our proposal to require SNPs to use a standardized set of questions
based on comments received from on the January 2022 proposed rule
titled ``Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical
Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug
Benefit Programs'' (87 FR 1842). Therefore, in accordance with the
implementing regulations of the PRA at 5 CFR 1320, we did not include
this information collection in OMB control number 0938-1422 (CMS-10799)
and are conducting a standard PRA clearance process to obtain public
comment on the list of SDOH screening instruments described in the May
2022 final rule. Form Number: CMS-10731 (OMB control number: 0938-New);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector (business or
other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 174; Total Annual Responses:
174; Total Annual Hours: 167. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Michelle Conway at 202-260-7752.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations for Small
Businesses in the Small Business
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Health Options Program; Use: On March 23, 2010, the President signed
into law H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
Public Law 111-148, as amended by the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152. The Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) expands access to health insurance
coverage through improvements to the Medicaid and Children's Health
Insurance (CHIP) programs, the establishment of Affordable Insurance
Exchanges (Exchanges), and the coordination between Medicaid, CHIP, and
Exchanges. Small business employers may participate in and provide
health coverage through the Small Business Health Options Program
(SHOP), so long as the small business employer obtains a positive
eligibility determination from SHOP. Employers will work with SHOP-
registered agents/brokers or Issuers offering Qualified Health Plans
(QHPs) and Qualified Dental Plans (SADPs), to enroll in SHOP coverage
and to select coverage options to offer their employees. SHOP Exchanges
became operational on October 1, 2013.
HHS has developed a single, streamlined form that employers use to
obtain a SHOP eligibility determination, which is included as an
appendix to this Information Collection Request. 45 CFR 155.731
provides more detail about this ``single employer application,'' which
is used to determine employer eligibility. Since publication of the
last package, no updates have been made in regulation concerning what
information should be collected on the single employer application to
determine employer eligibility under 45 CFR 155.731. When an employer
completes the SHOP Eligibility Determination Form, the form and its
results are retained by SHOP for future use, if needed (e.g.,
reconciliation with issuer records, SHOP employer appeals, etc.). Form
Number: CMS-10439 (OMB control number 0938-1193); Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: Private Sector (business or other for-profits, not-
for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 2,100; Number of
Responses: 2,100; Total Annual Hours: 336. (For questions regarding
this collection contact Elliot Klein at 410-786-0415).
Dated: October 25, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-23553 Filed 10-27-22; 8:45 am]
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