[Federal Register: August 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 169)]
[Notice]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10249 and CMS-10120]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) 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: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Administrative Requirements for section 6071 of
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA); Use: CMS will use an
Operational Protocol Instruction Guide and template for the development
of Operational Protocols for the States selected to participate in the
Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration. The guide
will provide instruction on the required elements of the State's
Operational Protocol, which must be submitted and approved before a
State may enroll individuals in the State's demonstration program or
begin to claim service dollars. The DRA Section 6071(c)(9) requires the
States to provide information and assurances that total expenditures
under the State Medicaid program for home and community-based long-term
care services will not be less for any fiscal year during the MFP
demonstration project than for the greater of such expenditures for
fiscal year 2005 or any succeeding fiscal year before the first of the
year of the MFP demonstration project. Accordingly, States are required
to submit Maintenance of Effort (MOE) forms and MFP Budget forms on an
annual basis. Additionally, in order to receive enhanced FMAP, States
are required to submit the MFP Demonstration Financial Forms on a
quarterly basis. Section 6071(g) of the DRA requires a national
evaluation of the MFP demonstration project and a final report to the
President and Congress. For the national evaluation, States will be
required to submit semi-annual reports that describe their progress in
implementing their MFP programs and rebalancing their long-term care
systems. In addition, States will be required to submit on a quarterly
basis an MFP Finders File, which will include eligibility records for
all MFP participants, and an MFP Services File, which will include
records for each service funded with MFP grant funds. Form Number: CMS-
10249 (OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Reporting--Yearly,
Quarterly, Semi-annually and Once; Affected Public: States, Local or
Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 31; Total Annual Responses:
229.4; Total Annual Hours: 7,843.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
1932 State Plan Amendment Template, State Plan Requirements and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.50; Form No.: CMS-10120
(OMB 0938-0933); Use: The State Medicaid Agencies will
complete the template. CMS will review the information to determine if
the State has met all the requirements under 1932(1)(1)(A) and 42 CFR
438.50. Once all requirements are met, the State will be allowed to
enroll Medicaid
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beneficiaries on a mandatory basis into managed care entities without
section 1115 or 1915(b) waiver authority; Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government; Number of
Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 10; Total Annual Hours: 100.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
Web Site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995,
or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received at the address below,
no later than 5 p.m. on October 30, 2007.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development--A, Attention: Melissa Musotto, Room C4-26-05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: August 24, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-17351 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am]
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