Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Published date03 July 2019
Record Number2019-14131
SectionNotices
CourtCenters For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 31870-31871]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-14131]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
                Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
                [Document Identifier: CMS-10556]
                Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
                Comment Request
                AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 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 (the 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
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                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 September 3, 2019.
                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
                http://www.regulations.gov. 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, you may make
                your request using one of following:
                 1. Access CMS' website address at website address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
                 2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
                number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
                 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
                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-10556 Medical Necessity and Contract Amendments Under Mental Health
                Parity
                 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 Collection
                 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
                approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medical Necessity
                and Contract Amendments Under Mental Health Parity; Use: Upon request,
                regulated entities must provide a medical necessity disclosure.
                Receiving this information will enable potential and current enrollees
                to make more educated decisions given the choices available to them
                through their plans and may result in better treatment of their mental
                health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) conditions. States use the
                information collected and reported as part of its contracting process
                with managed care entities, as well as its compliance oversight role.
                In states where a Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) is
                responsible for providing the full scope of medical/surgical and MH/SUD
                services to beneficiaries, the state will review the parity analysis
                provided by the MCO to confirm that the MCO benefits are in compliance.
                CMS uses the information collected and reported in an oversight role of
                State Medicaid managed care programs. Form Number: CMS-10556 (OMB
                control number: 0938-1280); Frequency: Once and occasionally; Affected
                Public: Individuals and households, the Private sector, and State,
                Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 47,468,596; Total
                Annual Responses: 285,444; Total Annual Hours: 48,057. (For policy
                questions regarding this collection contact Juliet Kuhn at 410-786-
                2480.)
                 Dated: June 27, 2019.
                William N. Parham, III,
                Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
                Regulatory Affairs.
                [FR Doc. 2019-14131 Filed 7-2-19; 8:45 am]
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