Notice2024-18655
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
August 20, 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 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67442-67443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18655]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10573 and CMS-379]
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 October 21, 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
CMS-379 Financial Statement of Debtor
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 Collections
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved information collection; Title of Information Collection:
Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities; Use: Sections
1818 and 1919 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3 and 42 U.S.C. 1396r,
respectively) specify certain requirements that a LTC facility must
meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In
particular, sections 1819(d)(4)(B) and 1919(d)(4)(B) require that a SNF
or NF must meet such other requirements relating to the health, safety,
and well-being of residents or relating to the physical facilities
thereof as the Secretary many find necessary.
Under the authority of sections 1819, 1919, 1128I (b) and (c), and
1150B of the Act, the Secretary proposes to establish in regulation the
requirements that an LTC facility must meet to participate in the
Medicare and Medicaid programs. We are revising the information
collection requirements for the proposed respiratory illness reporting
that would replace the current requirement on COVID-19 reporting at
Sec. 483.80(g) based on the proposed rule, Medicare Program; Calendar
Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment
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System (HH PPS) Rate Update; HH Quality Reporting Program Requirements;
HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; Home Intravenous
Immune Globulin (IVIG) Items and Services Rate Update; and Other
Medicare Policies (July 2, 2024/89 FR 55312). In this proposed rule, we
revised the LTC requirements for COVID-19 reporting to establish a new
requirement for respiratory illness reporting that includes COVID-19,
RSV, and influenza. Form Number: CMS-10573 (OMB control number: 0938-
1363); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector,
Business or other for-profits, Not-for-profits; Number of Respondents:
14,926; Number of Responses: 14,926; Total Annual Hours: 6,253,995.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Diane Corning
at 410-786-8486).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Financial Statement of Debtor; Use: When a Medicare Administrative
Contractor (MAC) overpays a physician or supplier, the overpayment is
associated with a single claim, and the amount of the overpayment is
moderate. In these cases, the physician/supplier usually refunds the
overpaid amount in a lump sum. Alternatively, the MAC may recoup the
overpaid amount against future payments. A recoupment is the recovery
by Medicare of any outstanding Medicare debt by reducing present or
future Medicare payments and applying the amount withheld to the
indebtedness. The recoupment can be made only if the physician/supplier
accepts assignment since the MAC makes payment to the physician/
supplier only on assigned claims.
The physician/supplier may be unable to refund a large overpaid
amount in a single payment. The MAC cannot recover the overpayment by
recoupment if the physician/supplier does not accept assignment of
future claims, or is not expected to file future claims because of
going out of business, illness or death. In these unusual
circumstances, the MAC has authority to approve or deny extended
repayment schedules up to 12-months or may recommend to the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to approve up to 60 months. Before
the MAC takes these actions, the MAC will require full documentation of
the physician's/supplier's financial situation. Thus, the physician/
supplier must complete the CMS-379, Financial Statement of Debtor.
Section 1893(f)(1)) of the Social Security Act and 42 CFR 401.607
provides the authority for collection of this information. Section 42
CFR 405.607 requires that, CMS recover amounts of claims due from
debtors including interest where appropriate by direct collections in
lump sums or in installments. Form Number: CMS-379 (OMB control number:
0938-0270); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents: 500; Total Annual Responses: 500;
Total Annual Hours: 1,000 hours. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Monica Thomas, at 410-786-4292.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-18655 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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