Notice2025-09495
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
May 28, 2025
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 90, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22492-22493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09495]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10755]
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 July 28, 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.
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-10755 Medicare Part D Electronic Prescribing Tools (42 CFR
423.128(d)(4)-(5) and 423.160(b)(1))
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.
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Information Collections
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D
Electronic Prescribing Tools (42 CFR 423.128(d)(4)-(5) and
423.160(b)(1)); Use: The NCPDP SCRIPT standard is utilized to
electronically transmit prescriptions for Part D drugs for Part D
eligible individuals, as required at 42 CFR 423.160(b)(1). This
standard also includes a series of transactions which enable ePA to
take place when the electronically prescribed drug requires PA. The ePA
transactions within the NCPDP SCRIPT standard enable the secure
exchange of information relevant to ePA between the prescriber's
electronic health record (EHR) and the insurer, specifically providing
standardized information fields that are relevant for medication use,
mandatory questions, transaction messaging, and standardized ePA data
elements exchanging the PA questions and answers between prescribers
and payers.
Beneficiaries can access the real-time benefit tools (RTBTs) online
or by phone from the plan's call center. Although a goal of requiring a
beneficiary RTBT is to ensure beneficiaries can readily access their
formulary and benefit information, we retained a requirement for Part D
sponsors to provide the same information by phone for beneficiaries who
are less comfortable with computer or mobile access to their plan
information.; Form Number: CMS-10755 (OMB control number: 0938-1396);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private and Businesses or other
for-profits; Number of Respondents: 1,001; Total Annual Responses:
700,865; Total Annual Hours: 11,880. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Craig Miner at 410-786-7937 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#452637242c226b282c2b2037052628366b2d2d366b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5d6c7d4dcd29bd8dcdbd0c7f5d6d8c69bddddc69bd2dac3">[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. 2025-09495 Filed 5-27-25; 8:45 am]
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