[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6175-6176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02185]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10036]


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 April 4, 2022.

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 website address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.

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).


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CMS-10036--IRF-PAI for the Collection of Data Pertaining to the 
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System and 
Quality Reporting Program

    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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: IRF-PAI for the 
Collection of Data Pertaining to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility 
Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Program; Use: We are 
requesting an extension of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-
Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Version 4.0 that will be 
effective on October 1, 2022. On November 2, 2021, we issued a final 
rule (86 FR 62240) which finalized proposed modifications to the 
effective date for the reporting of measures and certain standardized 
patient assessment data in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility 
Quality Reporting Program (IRF QRP). Per the final rule CMS will 
require IRFs to start collecting assessment data using IRF-PAI Version 
4.0 beginning October 1, 2022.
    The information collection request for IRF PAI 4.0 was re-approved 
on December 15, 2021 with an October 1, 2022 implementation date. CMS 
is asking for an extension of the approved IRF-PAI Version 4.0, which 
expires on December 31, 2022. The burden associated with this 
requirement is staff time required to complete and encode the data from 
the IRF-PAI. The burden associated with collecting and transmitting the 
data is unaffected by the proposed extension to the assessment 
instrument.
    The IRF-PAI is required by the CMS as part of the Inpatient 
Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS). CMS uses 
the data to determine the payment for each Medicare Part A fee-for-
service patient and Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) admitted to an 
inpatient rehabilitation unit or hospital. The IRF-PAI is also used to 
gather data for the IRF Quality Reporting Program (IRF QRP). Form 
Number: CMS-10036 (OMB control number: 0938-0842); Frequency: Annually; 
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business and for-profit and Not-for-
profit, State, Local or Tribal Government and Federal Government; 
Number of Respondents: 1,122; Total Annual Responses: 411,622; Total 
Annual Hours: 704,747. For policy questions regarding this collection, 
contact Ariel Adams at 410-786-8571.)

    Dated: January 28, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
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