Notice2024-30202
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
December 19, 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 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103831-103832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30202]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10325]
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 18, 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 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.
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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-10325 Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements for Grandfathered
Health Plans Under the Affordable Care Act
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Disclosure and
Recordkeeping Requirements for Grandfathered Health Plans under the
Affordable Care Act; Use: Section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act
provides that certain plans and health insurance coverage in existence
as of March 23, 2010, known as grandfathered health plans, are not
required to comply with certain statutory provisions in the Act. The
final regulations titled ``Final Rules under the Affordable Care Act
for Grandfathered Plans, Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and
Annual Limits, Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, Appeals, and Patient
Protections'' (80 FR 72192, November 18, 2015) require that, to
maintain its status as a grandfathered health plan, a plan must
maintain records documenting the terms of the plan in effect on March
23, 2010, and any other documents that are necessary to verify,
explain, or clarify status as a grandfathered health plan. The plan
must make such records available for examination upon request by
participants, beneficiaries, individual policy subscribers, or a State
or Federal agency official. A grandfathered health plan is also
required to include a statement in any summary of benefits under the
plan or health insurance coverage that the plan or coverage believes it
is a grandfathered health plan within the meaning of section 1251 of
the Affordable Care Act and provide contact information for questions
and complaints. In addition, a grandfathered group health plan that is
changing health insurance issuers is required to provide the succeeding
health insurance issuer (and the succeeding health insurance issuer
must require) documentation of plan terms (including benefits, cost
sharing, employer contributions, and annual limits) under the prior
health insurance coverage sufficient to make a determination whether
the standards of paragraph Sec. 147.140(g)(1) of the 2015 final
regulations are exceeded. It is also required that, for an insured
group health plan (or a multiemployer plan) that is a grandfathered
plan, the relevant policies, certificates, contracts of insurance, or
plan documents must disclose in a prominent and effective manner that
employers, employee organizations, or plan sponsors, as applicable, are
required to notify the issuer (or multiemployer plan) if the
contribution rate changes at any point during the plan year. Form
Number: CMS-10325 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1093); Frequency: On
Occasion; Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local or Tribal
governments; Number of Respondents: 14,603; Total Annual Responses:
2,094,506; Total Annual Hours: 40. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Adam Pellillo at 667-290-9621.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-30202 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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