Notice2024-29458
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
December 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 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101606-101607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29458]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10538]
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 February 14, 2025.
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
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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-10538 Hospice Information for Medicare Part D Plans
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: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Hospice Information for Medicare Part D Plans; Use: The
Social Security Act in section 1861(dd) and Federal regulations in 42
CFR 418.106 and 418.202(f) require hospice programs to provide
individuals under hospice care with drugs and biologicals related to
the palliation and management of the terminal illness as defined in the
hospice plan of care. Medicare payment is made to the hospice for each
day an eligible beneficiary is under the hospice's care, regardless of
the amount of services provided on any given day. Because hospice care
is a Medicare Part A benefit, drugs provided by the hospice and covered
under the Medicare payment to the hospice program are not covered under
Part D.
The form would be completed by the prescriber or the beneficiary's
hospice, or if the prescriber or hospice provides the information
verbally to the Part D sponsor, the form would be completed by the
sponsor. Information provided on the form would be used by the Part D
sponsor to establish coverage of the drug under Medicare Part D. Per
statute, drugs that are necessary for the palliation and management of
the terminal illness and related conditions are not eligible for
payment under Part D. The standard form provides a vehicle for the
hospice provider, prescriber or sponsor to document that the drug
prescribed is ``unrelated'' to the terminal illness and related
conditions. It also gives a hospice organization the option to
communicate a beneficiary's change in hospice status and/care plan to
Part D sponsors. Form Number: CMS-10538 (OMB control number: 0938-
1296); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector (business or
other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 319; Number of Responses:
57,027; Total Annual Hours: 2,329. (For policy questions regarding this
collection, contact Chad Buskirk at (410) 786-1630 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1a2a9a0a5efa3b4b2aaa8b3aa81a2acb2efa9a9b2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb98939a9fd5998e8890928990bb989688d5939388d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-29458 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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