[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13566-13567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04798]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10225 and CMS-10769]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 (the 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 60 days for public 
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding our burden estimates 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.

DATES: Comments must be received by May 10, 2021.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or 
OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and 
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
    1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or 
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information 
collection document(s) that are accepting comments.
    2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following 
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 
Control Number __, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244-1850.
    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 https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Parham at (410) 786-4669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Contents

    This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated 
with the following information collections. More detailed information 
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated 
materials (see ADDRESSES).

CMS-10225 Disclosures Required of Certain Hospitals and Critical Access 
Hospitals Regarding Physician Ownership
CMS-10769 Evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
(CMS) Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC)

    Under the 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 requires federal agencies 
to publish a 60-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.

Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a 
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Disclosures Required of Certain Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals 
Regarding Physician Ownership; Use: This information collection relates 
to the required third party disclosures by certain Medicare-
participating hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and 
physicians to their patients. There are 5 types of disclosures 
required. The intent of the disclosure notice is to assist the patient 
in making an informed decision regarding their care. The first 
disclosure requires physician owned hospitals and CAHs to disclose to 
its patients whether the hospitals/CAHs are physician-owned and, if so, 
the names of the physician-owners. The second disclosure requires the 
physician owner or investor in the hospital, as part of his or her 
continued medical staff membership or admitting privileges, to disclose 
to the patient being referred to the hospital any ownership or 
investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member 
of the physician. The third disclosure requires physician owned 
hospitals to disclose on all public websites for and in any public 
advertising for the hospital that the hospital is owned or invested in 
by physicians. The fourth and fifth disclosures apply to all hospitals 
and CAHs that do not have a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or a Doctor of 
Osteopathic Medicine (DO) on the premises at all times to disclose this 
to patients upon admission or registration for both inpatient and 
specified outpatient services. These hospitals and CAHs must provide a 
written disclosure to the patients admitted to the hospital and must 
also post a conspicuous notice in the Emergency Departments (ED) which 
states that the hospital does not a physician present 24 hours per day, 
7 days per week. Form Number: CMS-10225 (OMB control number: 0938-
1034); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector--
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number 
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Respondents: 322; Total Annual Responses: 4,675,575; Total Annual 
Hours: 78,935. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Caroline Gallaher at 410-786-8705).
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 
Evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 
Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC); Use: 
The purpose of this Information Collection Request (ICR) is to collect 
data using telephone surveys to inform the program evaluation of the 
CMS NQIIC initiative. The purpose of NQIIC is to support quality 
improvement efforts across settings and programs for maximum impact to 
health care and value to taxpayers in a manner that aligns with CMS' 
and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) priorities. The NQIIC 
quality improvement efforts involve the QIN-QIO Program, which is one 
of the largest federal programs dedicated to improving health quality 
for Medicare beneficiaries.
    CMS evaluates the quality and effectiveness of the QIN-QIO Program 
as authorized in Part B of Title XI of the Social Security Act. This 
ICR is to conduct data collection using surveys with administrators or 
managers of nursing homes and hospitals. Form Number: CMS-10769 (OMB 
control number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private 
Sector: Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 1,010; 
Total Annual Responses: 1,010; Total Annual Hours: 300. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection, contact Nancy Sonnenfeld at 410-
786-1294.)

    Dated: March 3, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-04798 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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