[Federal Register: February 9, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 5990-5991]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-382 and CMS-R-299]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 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 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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: ESRD Beneficiary
Selection and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 414.330; Form No.: CMS-
382 (OMB 0938-0372); Use: ESRD facilities have each new home
dialysis patient select one of two methods to handle Medicare
reimbursement. The intermediaries pay for the beneficiaries selecting
Method I and the carriers pay for the beneficiaries selecting Method
II. This system was developed to avoid duplicate billing by both
intermediaries and carriers; Frequency: Other: One-time Only; Affected
Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-profit, Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 7,400; Total Annual
Responses: 7,400; Total Annual Hours: 617.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: A project to
Develop an Outcome-Based Continuous Quality Improvement System and Core
Outcome and Comprehensive Assessment Data Set for PACE; Form No.: CMS-
R-299(OMB 0938-0791); Use: The purpose of this project is to
develop an outcome-based continuous quality improvement (OBCQI) system
and core comprehensive assessment data set for the PACE program by (a)
developing and testing a set of data items for core outcome and
comprehensive assessment (COCOA), (b) testing risk-adjustment methods
so each site's outcomes can be appropriately evaluated, (c) designing
an OBCQI approach to improve quality in a systematic, evolutionary
manner, and (d) testing the usefulness of the data items for assessment
and care planning. A three-phase field test will result in the
refinement of the draft COCOA data items and protocols needed. Findings
from the project are intended to guide the possible implementation of a
national approach for OBCQI and core comprehensive assessment for
PACE.; Frequency: On occasion and Semi-annually; Affected Public:
Individuals or Households and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 8,320; Total Annual Responses: 116,038; Total Annual
Hours: 16,960.
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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://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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Brenda Aguilar, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: January 29, 2004.
Melissa Musotto,
Acting, Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance
Officer, Office of Strategic Operations and Strategic Affairs, Division
of Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 04-2704 Filed 2-6-04; 8:45 am]
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