[Federal Register: March 31, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 62)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS 250-254 and CMS 10171]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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), 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 function; (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: Medicare
Secondary Payer Information Collection and Supporting Regulations in 42
CFR 411.25, 489.2, and 489.20; Form Number: CMS 250-254 (OMB:
0938-0214); Use: Medicare Secondary Payer Information (MSP) is
essentially the same concept known in the private insurance industry as
coordination of benefits, and refers to those situations where Medicare
does not have primary responsibility for paying the medical expenses of
a Medicare beneficiary. Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries, Carriers, and
now Part D plans, need information about primary payers in order to
perform various tasks to detect and process MSP cases and make
recoveries. MSP information is collected at various times and from
numerous parties during a beneficiary's membership in the Medicare
Program. Collecting MSP information in a timely manner means that
claims are processed correctly the first time, decreasing the costs
associated with adjusting claims and recovering mistaken payments.;
Frequency: Reporting--On Occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 134,553,682; Total Annual Responses:
134,553,682; Total Annual Hours: 1,611,303.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Coordination of
Benefits between Part D Plans and Other Prescription Coverage
Providers; Form Number: CMS 10171 (OMB: 0938-0978); Use:
Section 1860D-23 and 1860D-24 of the Social Security Act requires the
Secretary to establish requirements for prescription drug plans to
ensure effective coordination between Part D plans, State
pharmaceutical
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assistance programs and other payers. The requirements must relate to
the following elements: (1) Enrollment file sharing; (2) claims
processing and payment; (3) claims reconciliation reports; (4)
application of the protections against high out-of-pocket expenditures
by tracking true out-of-pocket (TrOOP) expenditures; and (5) other
processes that the Secretary determines. This information will be used
by Part D plans, other health insurers or payers, pharmacies and CMS to
coordinate prescription drug benefits provided to the Medicare
beneficiary.; Frequency: Reporting--Monthly; Affected Public: Business
or other for-profit, Federal, State, local and or tribal government;
Number of Respondents: 56,320; Total Annual Responses: 2,153,767,270;
Total Annual Hours: 1,017,914.
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.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections must be mailed or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: March 24, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-4631 Filed 3-30-06; 8:45 am]
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