Notice2024-08011
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
April 16, 2024
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 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 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26892-26893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08011]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10573]
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 (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 June 17, 2024.
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-10573 Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
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: Reform of
Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities; Use: The purpose of this
package is to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of
the collection of information requirements for the requirements of
participation for Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities that must be met in
order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs. LTC
facilities include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) as defined in
section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act in the Medicare program and
nursing facilities (NFs) as defined in 1919(a) of the Act in the
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Medicaid program. SNFs and NFs provide skilled nursing care and related
services for residents who require medical or nursing care, or
rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or
sick persons. In addition, NFs provide health-related care and services
to individuals who because of their mental or physical condition
require care and services (above the level of room and board) which can
be made available to them only through institutional facilities, and is
not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases. SNFs and
NFs must care for their residents in such a manner and in such an
environment as will promote maintenance or enhancement of the quality
of life of each resident and must provide to residents services to
attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and
psychosocial well-being of each resident, in accordance with a written
plan of care, which describes the medical, nursing, and psychosocial
needs of the resident and how such needs will be met and is updated
periodically.
The primary users of this information will be State agency
surveyors, CMS, and the LTC facilities for the purposes of ensuring
compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements as well as ensuring
the quality of care provided to LTC facility residents. The ICs
specified in the regulations may be used as a basis for determining
whether a LTC is meeting the requirements to participate in the
Medicare program. In addition, the information collected for purposes
of ensuring compliance may be used to inform the data provided on CMS'
Nursing Home Compare website and as such used by the public in
considering nursing home selections for services.
We are revising this information collection request to include new
requirements proposed at 42 CFR 483.35 and 483.71. The proposed
requirements were discussed in detail in the proposed rule that
published September 6, 2023 (88 FR 61352). The discussion related to
proposed requirements and the associated information collection burden
begins on page 61391. We are not making any other revisions to the
information collection request at this time.
Form Number: CMS-10573 (OMB control number: 0938-1363); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-
profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 15,600;
Total Annual Responses: 18,687,318 Total Annual Hours: 30,309,662. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Diane Corning at
410-786-8486.)
William N. Parham, III
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-08011 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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