Notice2023-02369
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
February 6, 2023
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 (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 88, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 7731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02369]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers CMS-10825]
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 8, 2023.
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, 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 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:
1. 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.
CMS received eight comments from eight different organizations. CMS
has included responses to these comments as well as a crosswalk of the
changes that CMS has made to its guidance document as a result of the
comments received. In response to these comments, we made two minor
revisions to our guidance document to clarify circumstances in which
SNPs may use a state-required screening instrument as well as to
encourage states with non-standardized state-specific screening
instruments to begin the process of creating health IT coding for them.
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.)
Dated: January 31, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-02369 Filed 2-3-23; 8:45 am]
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