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[Federal Register: October 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 195)]
[Notices]               
[Page 62401]
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 & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-244 and CMS-R-249]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506I(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 and 
Medicaid Programs: Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly 
(PACE); Use: PACE organizations must demonstrate their ability to 
provide quality community-based care for the frail elderly who meet 
their State's nursing home eligibility standards using capitated 
payments from Medicare and the state. The model of care includes as 
core services the provision of adult day health care and 
multidisciplinary team case management, through which access to and 
allocation of all health services is controlled. Physician, 
therapeutic, ancillary, and social support services are provided in the 
participant's residence or on-site at the adult day health center. PACE 
programs must provide all Medicare and Medicaid covered services 
including hospital, nursing home, home health, and other specialized 
services. Financing of this model is accomplished through prospective 
capitation of both Medicare and Medicaid payments. The information 
collection requirements are necessary to ensure that only appropriate 
organizations are selected to become PACE organizations and that CMS 
has the information necessary to monitor the care provided to the 
frail, vulnerable population served. Form Number: CMS-R-244 
(OMB: 0938-0790); Frequency: Once and Occasionally; Affected 
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments and Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 99; Total Annual Responses: 99; 
Total Annual Hours: 81,911.5. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Daniella Stanley at 410-786-3723. For all other 
issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospice Cost and 
Data Report and supporting regulations 42 CFR 413.20 and 42 CFR 413.24; 
Use: In accordance with sections 1815(a), 1833(e), and 1861(v)(A)(ii) 
of the Social Security Act, providers of service in the Medicare 
program are required to submit annual information to achieve 
reimbursement for health care services rendered to Medicare 
beneficiaries. In addition, 42 CFR 413.20(b) sets forth that cost 
reports will be required from providers on an annual basis. Such cost 
reports are required to be filed with the provider's fiscal 
intermediary (FI) or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) no later 
than the last day of the fifth month following the close of the period 
covered by the report. Form Number: CMS-R-249 (OMB: 0938-
0758); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 2,303; 
Total Annual Responses: 2,303; Total Annual Hours: 405,328. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Gail Duncan at 410-786-
7278. 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/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 by the OMB desk 
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on November 8, 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: September 30, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-25052 Filed 10-7-10; 8:45 am]
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