Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: November 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 222)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-843 and CMS-841, 842, 844-853]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Durable Medicare Equipment Regional Carrier, Certificate of Medical Necessity and Supporting Documentation Requirements; Form No.: CMS-843 (OMB 0938-0875); Use: This information is needed to correctly process claims and ensure that claims are properly paid. These forms contain medical information and supporting documentation necessary to make appropriate claims determinations. Suppliers and physicians will complete these forms and as needed supply additional routine supporting documentation necessary to process claims; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Federal Government, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 2,700; Total Annual Responses: 129,000; Total Annual Hours: 32,250.

2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier, Certificate of Medical Necessity and Supporting Documentation Requirements; Form No.: CMS-841, 842, 844-853 (OMB0938-0679); Use: This information is needed to correctly process claims and ensure that claims are properly paid. These forms and supporting documentation contain medical information necessary to make appropriate claims determinations. Suppliers and physicians will complete these forms and as needed supply additional routine supporting documentation necessary to process claims; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 137,300; Total Annual Responses: 6.7 million; Total Annual Hours: 1.13 million.

To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS's Web Site address at http://cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/default.asp, or E-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to the CMS Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development and Issuances, Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

Dated: November 7, 2002. John P. Burke, III, Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, , CMS Reports Clearance Officer, Office of Strategic Operations and Strategic Affairs, Division of Regulations Development and Issuances.

[FR Doc. 02-29129 Filed 11-15-02; 8:45 am]

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