Notice2024-17468
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
August 7, 2024
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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 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64465-64466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17468]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10874 and CMS-R-285]
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, 2024.
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: Part D
Drug Management Program (DMP); Use: Section 1860D-4(c)(5)(A) of the
Social Security Act requires that Part D sponsors have a DMP for
beneficiaries at risk of abuse or misuse of frequently abused drugs
(FADs). The information in this collection of information request is
necessary for sponsor conformance with DMP requirements at Sec.
423.153(f), including communicating with prescribers and pharmacies,
informing beneficiaries that they have been identified as a PARB or
ARB, and informing beneficiaries and CMS whether a beneficiary's access
to FADs will be restricted to a selected prescriber and/or network
pharmacy(ies) and/or through a beneficiary-specific point-of-sale claim
edit. Part D sponsors will use the standardized and model documents to
communicate with providers, enrollees, and other sponsors.
Specifically, Part D sponsors may use the Model Part D Drug Management
Program Prescriber Inquiry Letter to inform providers that their
patient's pattern of use or history of use of FADs is potentially
unsafe and has prompted a case management review under the plan's DMP.
Part D sponsors must use the standardized Initial Notice and Second
Notice, or Alternate Second Notice, to inform enrollees, following
identification by CMS's OMS and subsequent case management, whether the
beneficiaries have been identified as being potentially at risk or at
risk for abuse or misuse of FADs. Part D sponsors may use the Model
Part D Drug Management Program Sponsor Information Transfer Memorandum
to communicate to a gaining sponsor the enrollee's history of misuse or
abuse of FADs; Form Number: CMS-10874 (OMB control number: 0938-1465);
Frequency: Yearly and once; Affected Public: Private sector; Number of
Respondents: 319; Number of Responses: 62,248; Total Annual Hours:
152,585. (For policy questions regarding this
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collection contact Valerie Yingling at 667-290-8657.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Medicare Request for Retirement Benefit Information; Use: Medicare
Premium Part A is a voluntary program that is financed from premium
payments by enrollees together with contributions from funds
appropriated by the Federal Government. Form CMS-R-285, ``Medicare
Request for Retirement Benefit Information,'' is used to obtain
information regarding whether a beneficiary currently purchasing
Medicare Premium Part A coverage is receiving retirement payments based
on State or local government employment, how long the claimant worked
for the State or local government employer, and whether the former
employer or pension plan is subsidizing the individual's Part A
premium.
Form CMS-R-285 provides the necessary information regarding the
prior state or local government employment to process the individual's
request for premium Part A reduction based on their employment by a
state or local government. The form is completed by the state or local
government employer on behalf of the individual seeking the Medicare
premium reduction. The SSA, CMS' agent for processing Medicare
enrollments and premium amount determinations, will use this
information to help determine whether a beneficiary meets the
requirements for reduction of the Part A premium. The form is owned by
CMS but not completed by CMS staff. Form Number: CMS-R-285 (OMB control
number: 0938-0769); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: State, Local, or
Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 500; Total Annual Responses:
500; Total Annual Hours: 125. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Candace Carter at 410-786-8446.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-17468 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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