Notice2026-08025
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
April 24, 2026
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 91, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22154-22155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08025]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10224 and CMS-10282]
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 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 May 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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PRAMain. 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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: CMS HCPCS
Modification to Code Set Form; Use: The Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code set is one of the standard code
sets used for this purpose. The HCPCS Level II code set, also referred
to as alpha-numeric codes, is a standardized coding system that is used
primarily to identify items, supplies, and services not included in the
HCPCS Level I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT[supreg]) codes, such
as ambulatory services and durable medical equipment, prosthetics,
orthotics, and supplies when used in the home or outpatient setting as
well as certain drugs and biologicals. Because Medicare and other
insurers cover a variety of these services and supplies, HCPCS Level II
codes were established for assignment by insurers to identify items on
claims. HCPCS Level II classifies similar items or services that are
medical in nature into categories for the purpose of efficient claims
processing. For each alpha-numeric HCPCS code, there is descriptive
terminology that identifies a category of like items.
As stated in 42 CFR Sec. 414.40(a) CMS establishes uniform national
definitions of services, codes to represent services, and payment
modifiers to the codes. The HCPCS code set has been maintained and
distributed via modifications of codes, modifiers and descriptions, as
a direct result of data received from applicants. Thus, information
collected in the application is significant to code set maintenance.
The HCPCS code set maintenance is an ongoing process, as changes are
implemented and updated quarterly (for drug and biological products)
and biannual (for non-drug and non-biological items or services);
therefore, the process requires continual collection of information
from applicants on a quarterly and bi-annual basis. As new technology
evolves and new devices, drugs and supplies are introduced to the
market, applicants submit applications to CMS requesting modifications
to the HCPCS Level II code set. Form Number: CMS-10244 (OMB control
number: 0938-1042); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private
sector, Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 250; Total
Annual Responses: 250; Total Annual Hours: 2,500. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Sundus Ashar at 410-786-0750.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Conditions of Participation for Comprehensive Outpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs); Use: The purpose of this package is
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to
reinstate, with change, the information collection request. CORFs
provide coordinated outpatient diagnostic, therapeutic, and restorative
services to rehabilitate individuals who are injured, disabled or ill.
Physical, occupational and speech-language therapy may be provided at a
single, off-site location. CORFs must provide the following core
services:
<bullet> Physician consultation and supervision of staff, oversight
of treatment plans, and facility administration;
<bullet> Physical therapy and social or psychological services.
The information collections (ICs) described herein enable the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure CORFs comply
with the initial and ongoing Medicare Conditions of Participation
(CoPs) specified at Title 42 Code for Regulations (CFR) Section 485,
Subpart B. These CoPs help assure a minimal level of patient health and
safety in participating facilities and help ensure that Medicare
requirements are being met. The only CoP with ICs is 42 CFR 485.66 and
the burden estimates are designated as: IC-1a: Sec. 485.66(a)--for
Newly Certified CORFs to Develop Utilization Review Plan and IC-1b:
Sec. 485.66--for Currently Certified CORFs to Conduct Annual
Utilization Reviews.
The previous iteration of this package included an estimated annual
burden of 1,504 hours and an annual cost of $103,776. For this
reinstatement, the total annual hourly burden is revised to 1,260
hours, with an annual burden cost of $108,190. The 16% decrease in
burden hours (from 1,504 to 1,260) is primarily due to the decrease in
number of certified CORFs from 188 in the prior iteration to 155 in
this reinstatement and the addition of IC-1a for newly certified CORFs
to develop a utilization review plan which was unintentionally omitted
in prior request but is not a new requirement. Form Number: CMS-10282
(OMB control number: 0938-1091); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number
of Respondents: 158; Total Annual Responses: 158; Total Annual Hours:
1,260. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Claudia
Molinar at 410-786-8445.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-08025 Filed 4-23-26; 8:45 am]
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