Notice2024-20236
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
September 9, 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 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 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73097-73098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20236]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-1984-14 and CMS-216-94]
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
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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 October 9, 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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospice Facility
Cost Report Form; Use: Under the authority of sections 1815(a) and
1833(e) of the Social Security Act (the Act), CMS requires that
providers of services participating in the Medicare program submit
information to determine costs for health care services rendered to
Medicare beneficiaries. CMS requires that providers follow reasonable
cost principles under 1861(v)(1)(A) of the Act when completing the
Medicare cost report (MCR). The regulations at 42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24
require that providers submit acceptable cost reports on an annual
basis and maintain sufficient financial records and statistical data,
capable of verification by qualified auditors. In addition, regulations
require that providers furnish such Information to the contractor as
may be necessary to assure proper payment by the program, receive
program payments, and satisfy program overpayment determinations.
CMS regulations at 42 CFR 413.24(f)(4) require that each hospice
submit an annual cost report to their contractor in a standard American
Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) electronic cost
report (ECR) format. A hospice submits the ECR file to contractors
using a compact disk (CD), flash drive, or the CMS approved Medicare
Cost Report E-filing (MCREF) portal, [URL: <a href="https://mcref.cms.gov">https://mcref.cms.gov</a>]. The
instructions for submission are included in the hospice cost report
instructions on page 43-3.
CMS requires the Form CMS-1984-14 to determine a hospice's
reasonable costs incurred in furnishing medical services to Medicare
beneficiaries. CMS uses the Form CMS-1984-14 for rate setting; payment
refinement activities, including developing a market basket; Medicare
Trust Fund projections; and program operations support. Additionally,
the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) uses the hospice cost
report data to calculate Medicare margins (a measure of the
relationship between Medicare's payments and providers' Medicare costs)
and analyze data to formulate Medicare Program recommendations to
Congress. Form Number: CMS-1984-14 (OMB control number: 0938-0758);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other
for-profits, Not for profits institutions; Number of Respondents:
6,430; Total Annual Responses: 6,430; Total Annual Hours: 1,208,840.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Duncan Gail at
410-786-7278.)
2. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Organ Procurement
Organization Histocompatibility Laboratory Cost Report; Use: The Form
CMS-216-94 cost report is needed to determine Organ Procurement
Organization (OPO)/Histocompatibility Lab (HL) reasonable costs
incurred in procuring and transporting organs for transplant into
Medicare beneficiaries and reimbursement due to or from the provider.
The reasonable costs of procuring and transporting organs cannot be
determined for the fiscal year until the OPO/HL files its cost report
and costs are verified by the Medicare contractor. During the fiscal
year, an interim rate is established based on cost report data from the
previous year. The OPO/HL bills the transplant hospital for services
rendered. The transplant hospital pays interim payments, approximating
reasonable cost, to the OPO/HL. The Form CMS-216-94 cost report is
filed by each OPO/HL at the end of its fiscal year and there is a cost
report settlement to take into account increases or decreases in costs.
The cost report reconciliation and settlement take into consideration
the difference between the total reasonable costs minus the total
interim payments received or receivable from the transplant centers.
Form Number: CMS-216-94 (OMB control number: 0938-0102); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 95; Total Annual Responses: 95; Total
Annual Hours: 4,275. (For policy questions regarding this collection
contact Luann Piccione at 410-786-5423.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-20236 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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