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appointees will be sworn in by a Federal 

official. Each Panel member will then be 

given an opportunity to make a self 

introduction. The Panel will likely hear 

presentations from HHS staff 

introducing them to the topic. After any 

presentations, the Commission will 

deliberate openly on the topic. 

Interested persons may observe the 

deliberations, but the Panel will not 

hear public comments during this time. 

The Commission will also allow an 

open public session for any attendee to 

address issues specific to the topic. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a; Section 222 of 

the Public Health Services Act, as amended. 

The panel is governed by provisions of 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for 

the formation and use of advisory 

committees. 

Dated: November 9, 2010. 

Sherry Glied, 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Committee on Vital and Health 

Statistics: Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

announces the following advisory 

committee meeting. 

Name: National Committee on Vital 

and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full 

Committee Meeting. 

Time and Date: December 1, 2010, 9 

a.m.–2:30 p.m., December 2, 2010, 9:30 

a.m.–1 p.m. 

Place: Marriott Washington Hotel, 

1221 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20037, (202) 872–1500. 

Status: Open. 

Purpose: At this meeting the 

Committee will hear presentations and 

hold discussions on several health data 

policy topics. On the morning of the 

first day the Committee will hear 

updates from the Department and the 

Office of the National Coordinator. 

There will also be a report on the 

NCVHS Executive Subcommittee’s 

discussion of the Committee’s review 

and decision-information flow process. 

In the afternoon there will be a 

discussion of a letter to the HHS 

Secretary regarding the quality measures 

roadmap. 

On the morning of the second day 

there will be a review of the final letter 

to the Secretary regarding the quality 

measures roadmap. There will also be 

an update from the Centers for Medicaid 

and Medicare Services (CMS) and an 

update on HHS Data Initiatives from the 

Department. Subcommittees will also 

present their reports. 

The times shown above are for the full 

Committee meeting. Subcommittee 

breakout sessions can be scheduled for 

late in the afternoon of the first day and 

second day and in the morning prior to 

the full Committee meeting on the 

second day. Agendas for these breakout 

sessions will be posted on the NCVHS 

Web site (URL below) when available. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Substantive program information as 

well as summaries of meetings and a 

roster of committee members may be 

obtained from Marjorie S. Greenberg, 

Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National 

Center for Health Statistics, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 

Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville, 

Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458– 

4245. Information also is available on 

the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web 

site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where 

further information including an agenda 

will be posted when available. 

Should you require reasonable 

accommodation, please contact the CDC 

Office of Equal Employment 

Opportunity on (301) 458–4EEO (4336) 

as soon as possible. 

Dated: November 15, 2010. 

James Scanlon, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation—Science and Data Policy, Office 

of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10207, CMS–R– 

131, CMS–10215, CMS–724, CMS–10227, 

and CMS–10244] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; 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), 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: Physician SelfReferral Exceptions for Electronic 

Prescribing and Electronic Health 

Records; Form Number: CMS–10207 

(OMB#: 0938–1009); Use: Section 101 of 

the Medicare Prescription Drug, 

Improvement, and Modernization Act of 

2003 (MMA) directed the Secretary to 

create an exception to the physician 

self-referral prohibition in section 1877 

of the Social Security Act for certain 

arrangements in which a physician 

receives compensation in the form of 

items or services (not including cash or 

cash equivalents) (‘‘nonmonetary 

remuneration’’) that is necessary and 

used solely to receive and transmit 

electronic prescription information. 

Also, CMS created a separate regulatory 

exception for certain arrangements 

involving the provision of nonmonetary 

remuneration in the form of electronic 

health records software or information 

technology and training services 

necessary and used predominantly to 

create, maintain, transmit, or receive 

electronic health records. 

The conditions for both exceptions 

require that arrangements for the items 

and services provided must be set forth 

in a written agreement, be signed by the 

parties involved, specify the items or 

services being provided and the cost of 

those items or services, and cover all of 

the electronic prescribing and/or 

electronic health records technology to 

be provided by the donating entity. CMS 

would use the collected information for 

enforcement purposes; specifically, if 

we were investigating the financial 

relationships between the donors and 

the physicians to determine whether the 

provisions in the exceptions were met. 

Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 

Public: Private Sector: Business or other 

for-profits and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

9,796; Total Annual Responses: 38,959; 

Total Annual Hours: 12,451.5. . (For 

policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Kristin Bohl at 410– 


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786–8680. For all other issues call 410– 

786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Advance 

Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage 

(ABN); Form Number: CMS–R–131 

(OMB#: 0938–0566); Use: Under section 

1879 of the Social Security Act, a 

physician, provider, practitioner, or 

supplier of items or services 

participating in the Medicare program, 

or taking a claim on assignment, may 

bill a Medicare beneficiary for items or 

services usually covered under 

Medicare, but denied in an individual 

case under one of the several statutory 

exclusions, if they inform the 

beneficiary, prior to furnishing the 

service, that Medicare is likely to deny 

payment. Sections 42 CFR 411.404(b) 

and (c), and 411.408(d)(2) and (f), 

require written notice be provided to 

inform beneficiaries in advance of 

potential liability for payment. 

Frequency: Once; Affected Public: 

Reporting: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, 

Biennially and Occasionally; Number of 

Respondents: 1,326,282; Total Annual 

Responses: 43,725,850; Total Annual 

Hours: 5,099,309. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Evelyn 

Blaemire at 410–786–1803. For all other 

issues call 410–786–1326.) 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicaid 

Payment for Prescription Drugs— 

Physicians and Hospital Outpatient 

Departments Collecting and Submitting 

Drug Identifying Information to State 

Medicaid Programs; Use: Section 6002 

of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 

2005 added provisions under section 

1927 of the Social Security Act to 

require physicians in their offices and 

hospital outpatient settings or other 

entities (e.g., non-profit facilities) to 

collect and submit the drug National 

Drug Code (NDC) numbers on Medicaid 

claims to their State in order for Federal 

Financial Participation to be available 

for these drugs. Form Number: CMS– 

10215 (OMB#: 0938–1026); Frequency: 

Weekly; Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 20,000; Total Annual 

Responses: 3,910,000; Total Annual 

Hours: 15,836. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Bernadette Leeds at 410–786–9463. For 

all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

4. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare/ 

Medicaid Psychiatric Hospital Survey 

Data; Use: The CMS–724 form is used to 

collect data that is not collected 

elsewhere and assists CMS in program 

planning and evaluation and in 

maintaining an accurate database on 

providers participating in the 

psychiatric hospital program. Form 

Number: CMS–724 (OMB#: 0938–0378); 

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 

Private Sector: Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 500; Total 

Annual Responses: 150; Total Annual 

Hours: 75. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Kelley 

Leonette at 410–786–6664. For all other 

issues call 410–786–1326.) 

5. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: PACE State Plan 

Amendment Pre-print; Use: The 

Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created 

section 1934 of the Social Security Act 

that established the Program for the AllInclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). 

The legislation established the PACE 

program as a Medicaid State plan option 

serving the frail and elderly in the home 

and community. Pursuant to the notice 

given in 64 FR 66271 (November 24, 

1999), if a State elects to offer PACE as 

an optional Medicaid benefit, it must 

complete a State Plan Amendment 

described as Enclosures #3, 4, 5, 6 and 

7. The information collected is used by 

CMS to affirm that the State elects to 

offer PACE an optional State plan 

service and the specifications of 

eligibility, payment and enrollment for 

the program. Form Number: CMS–10227 

(OMB#: 0938–1027); Frequency: Once; 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

36; Total Annual Responses: 12; Total 

Annual Hours: 240. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Angela Taube at 410–786–2638. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

6. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicaid State 

Program Integrity Assessment (SPIA); 

Use: Under the provisions of the Deficit 

Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, the 

Congress directed CMS to establish the 

Medicaid Integrity Program (MIP), CMS’ 

first national strategy to combat 

Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse. CMS 

has two broad responsibilities under the 

MIP: (1) Reviewing the actions of 

individuals or entities providing 

services or furnishing items under 

Medicaid; conducting audits of claims 

submitted for payment; identifying 

overpayments; and educating providers 

and others on payment integrity and 

quality of care; and (2) Providing 

effective support and assistance to 

States to combat Medicaid fraud, waste, 

and abuse. 

In order to fulfill the second of these 

requirements, CMS developed SPIA. 

CMS uses SPIA to collect data on State 

Medicaid program integrity activities, 

develop reports for each State based on 

these data, determine areas to provide 

States with technical support and 

assistance, and develop measures to 

assess States’ performance. Form 

Number: CMS–10244 (OMB#: 0938– 

1033); Frequency: Annually; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total 

Annual Hours: 1,400. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Mary Jo Cook at 410–786–3231. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

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/Paperwork

ReductionActof1995, 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 by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on December 20, 2010. OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer. Fax 

Number: (202) 395–6974. E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: November 12, 2010. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10334 and CMS– 

10339] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 


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