Notice2025-11900
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
June 27, 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 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 90, Number 122 (Friday, June 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27539-27540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11900]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10765 and CMS-10520]
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 comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to
send comments regarding the burden estimate or any
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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 July 28, 2025.
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: Review Choice
Demonstration for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Services;
Use: Section 402(a)(1)(J) of the Social Security Amendments of 1967 (42
U.S.C. 1395b-1(a)(1)(J)) authorizes the Secretary to ``develop or
demonstrate improved methods for the investigation and prosecution of
fraud in the provision of care or services under the health programs
established by the Social Security Act (the Act).'' Pursuant to this
authority, the CMS will continue the implementation of a Medicare
demonstration project, which CMS believes will help assist in
developing improved procedures for the identification, investigation,
and prosecution of Medicare fraud occurring among IRFs providing
services to Medicare beneficiaries.
This demonstration will assist in developing improved procedures
for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of potential
Medicare fraud. The demonstration will ensure that payments for IRF
services are appropriate through either pre-claim or postpayment
review, thereby working towards the prevention and identification of
potential fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as protecting the Medicare
Trust Funds from improper payments while reducing Medicare appeals. CMS
plans to continue the demonstration in Alabama and Pennsylvania, then
expand to Texas, and California. After the initial four states, CMS
will expand the demonstration to include the IRFs in any state that
bill to Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) jurisdictions JJ, JL,
JH, and JE. Form Number: CMS-10765 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1420);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or
other for-profits and Not-for-profits); Number of Respondents: 526;
Number of Responses: 179,910; Total Annual Hours: 89,955. For questions
regarding this collection contact Jaclyn Gray (410) 786-3744.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Marketplace
Quality Standards; Use: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
establishes requirements to support the delivery of quality health care
coverage for health insurance issuers offering QHPs in Exchanges.
Section 1311(c)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
directs the Secretary to develop a system to rate QHPs on the basis of
quality and price and requires Exchanges to display this quality rating
information on their respective websites. Section 1311(c)(4) of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary to
develop an enrollee satisfaction survey system to assess enrollee
experience with each QHP (with more than 500 enrollees in the previous
year) offered through an Exchange. Section 1311(h) requires QHPs to
contract with certain hospitals that meet specific patient safety and
health care quality standards beginning January 1, 2015.
This collection of information is necessary to provide adequate and
timely health care quality information for consumers, regulators, and
Exchanges in the initial years of Exchange implementation. It is also
necessary to collect information to appropriately monitor and provide a
process for a survey vendor to appeal HHS' decision to not approve a
QHP Enrollee Survey vendor application. Form Number: CMS-10114 (OMB
control number: 0938-1249); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Public sector (Individuals and Households), Private sector (Business or
other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of
Respondents: 380; Total Annual Responses: 380; Total Annual Hours:
138,112. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Preeti
Hans at 301-492-5144.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-11900 Filed 6-26-25; 8:45 am]
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