Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 28 April 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 22438 |
| Record Number | 2021-08796 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services,Health And Human Services Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 80 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22438-22439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08796]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10326 and CMS-10340]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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. April 28, 2021.
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by
the OMB desk officer by May 28, 2021.
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/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, 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.
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: Reinstatement without
change of a currently approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Electronic Submission of Medicare Graduate Medical
Education (GME) Affiliation Agreements; Use: Existing regulations at
Sec. 413.75(b) permit hospitals that share residents to elect to form
a Medicare GME affiliated group if they are in the same or contiguous
urban or rural areas, if they are under common ownership, or if they
are jointly listed as program sponsors or major participating
institutions in the same program by the accrediting agency. The purpose
of a Medicare GME affiliated group is to provide flexibility to
hospitals in structuring rotations under an aggregate full time
equivalent (FTE) resident cap when they share residents. The existing
regulations at Sec. 413.79(f)(1) specify that each hospital in a
Medicare GME affiliated group must submit a Medicare GME affiliation
agreement (as defined under Sec. 413.75(b)) to the Medicare
Administrative Contractor (MAC) servicing the hospital and send a copy
to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Central
Office, no later than July 1 of the residency program year during which
the Medicare GME affiliation agreement will be in effect.
CMS will use the information contained in electronic affiliation
agreements as documentation of the existence of Medicare GME
affiliations, and to verify that the affiliations being formed by
teaching hospitals for the purposes of sharing their Medicare GME FTE
cap slots are valid according to CMS regulations. CMS will also use
these affiliation agreements as reference materials when potential
issues involving specific affiliations arise. While we have used hard
copies of affiliation agreements for those same purposes in the past,
we implemented this electronic submission process in order to expedite
and ease the process of retrieving, analyzing and evaluating
affiliation agreements. Form Number: CMS-10326 (OMB control number:
0938-1111); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector,
Business or other for profits, Not for profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 125; Total Annual Responses: 125; Total Annual Hours: 166.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Shevi Marciano
at 410-786-2874.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Collection of
Encounter Data from MA Organizations Use: Section 1853(a)(3)(B) of the
Act directs CMS to require MA organizations and eligible organizations
with risk-sharing contracts under 1876 to ``submit data regarding
inpatient hospital services . . . and data regarding other services and
other information as the Secretary deems necessary'' in order to
implement a methodology for ``risk adjusting'' payments made to MA
organizations and other entities. Risk adjustments to enrollee monthly
payments are made in order to take into account ``variations in per
capita costs based on [the] health status'' of the Medicare
beneficiaries enrolled in an MA plan.
CMS collects encounter data for beneficiaries enrolled in MA
organizations, section 1876 Cost Health Maintenance Organizations
(HMOs)/Competitive Medical Plans (CMPs),
[[Page 22439]]
Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organizations,
and MMPs. For PACE organizations and MMPs, encounter data serves
essentially the same purposes as it does for the MA program (for Part C
and Part D risk adjustment). To 1876 Cost Plans that offer Part D
coverage, CMS makes risk adjusted, capitated monthly payments for Part
D.
MA organizations, Part D organizations, 1876 Cost Plans, MMPs and
PACE organizations must use a CMS approved Network Service Vendor to
establish connectivity with the CMS secure network for operational
purposes. Once connectivity is established, these entities must submit
required documents to CMS's front-end contractor to obtain security
access credentials. Form Number: CMS-10340 (OMB control number: 0938-
1152); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business
or other for-profits, Not-for-profits institutions; Number of
Respondents: 733; Total Annual Responses: 1,068,204,429; Total Annual
Hours: 35,618,366. (For policy questions regarding this collection
contact Michael P. Massimini at 410-786-1560.)
Dated: April 22, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-08796 Filed 4-27-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
