Notice2025-15981
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
August 21, 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 160 (Thursday, August 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40831-40832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15981]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10079 and CMS-10052]
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 October 20, 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-10079 Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey Data
CMS-10052 Recognition of Pass-Through Payment for Additional (New)
Categories of Devices Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System
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: Hospital
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Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey; Use: Section 304(c) of Public Law
106-554 amended section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act to
require CMS to collect data every 3 years on the occupational mix of
employees for each short-term, acute care hospital participating in the
Medicare program, in order to construct an occupational mix adjustment
to the wage index, for application beginning October 1, 2004 (the FY
2005 wage index). The purpose of the occupational mix adjustment is to
control for the effect of hospitals' employment choices on the wage
index. For example, hospitals may choose to employ different
combinations of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing
aides, and medical assistants for the purpose of providing nursing care
to their patients. The varying labor costs associated with these
choices reflect hospital management decisions rather than geographic
differences in the costs of labor.
CMS takes the data collected from the approximately 3,200 IPPS
providers participating in the Medicare program and runs the data
through mathematical formulas to create the occupational mix adjustment
to the wage index. CMS informs hospitals of the occupational mix
adjusted wage indexes through notice and comment rulemaking each year.
Form Number: CMS-10079 (OMB control number: 0938-0907); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profit
and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 3,100; Number
of Responses: 3,100; Total Annual Hours: 1,488,000. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Noel Manlove at 410-786-
5161.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Recognition of
Pass-Through Payment for Additional (New) Categories of Devices under
the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Supporting Regulations;
Use: The transitional pass-through provision provides a way for
ensuring appropriate payment for new technologies whose use and costs
are not adequately represented in the base year claims data on which
the outpatient PPS is constructed as required by law. Categories of
medical devices will receive transitional pass-through payments for 2
to 3 years from the date payments are initiated for the category.
However, the underlying provision is permanent and provides an on-going
mechanism for reflecting timely introduction of new items into the
payment structure.
Interested parties such as hospitals, device manufacturers,
pharmaceutical companies, and physicians apply for transitional pass-
through payment for certain items used with services covered in the
outpatient PPS. After we receive all requested information, we evaluate
the information to determine if the creation of an additional category
of medical devices for transitional pass-through payments is justified.
We may request additional information related to the proposed new
device category, as needed. We advise the applicant of our decision,
and update the outpatient PPS during its next scheduled quarterly
payment update cycle to reflect any newly approved device categories.
We list below the information that we require from all applicants. The
following information is required to process requests for additional
categories of medical devices for transitional pass-through payments.
Form Number: CMS-10052 (OMB control number: 0938-0857); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 16; Number of Responses: 16; Total
Annual Hours: 16. (For questions regarding this collection contact
Amanda Rhee at 410-786-3888.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-15981 Filed 8-20-25; 8:45 am]
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