[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8016-8017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02992]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers CMS-10338 and CMS-10409]


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 12, 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 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).

CMS-10338 Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External 
Review Procedures for Non-grandfathered Group Health Plans and Issuers 
and Individual Market Issuers
CMS-10409 LTCH CARE Data Set for the Collection of Data Pertaining to 
the Long-Term Care Hospital 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: Affordable Care 
Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-
grandfathered Group Health Plans and Issuers and Individual Market 
Issuers; Use: The information collection requirements ensure that 
claimants receive adequate information regarding the plan's claims 
procedures and the plan's handling of specific benefit claims. 
Claimants need to understand plan procedures and plan decisions in 
order to appropriately request benefits and/or appeal benefit denials. 
The information collected in connection with the HHS-administered 
federal external review process is collected by HHS, and is used to 
provide claimants with an independent external review. Form Number: 
CMS-10338 (OMB control number: 0938-1099); Frequency: Occasionally; 
Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-
for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 497,262; Total Annual 
Responses: 517,014,153; Total Annual Hours: 1,198,692. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Laura Byabazaire at 301-
492-4128.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: LTCH CARE Data 
Set for the Collection of Data Pertaining to the Long-Term Care 
Hospital Quality Reporting Program; Use: We are requesting an extension 
to the Long-Term Care Hospital Continuity Assessment Record and 
Evaluation Data Set (LTCH CARE Data Set or LCDS) Version 5.0 that will 
be effective on October 1, 2022.
    On November 2, 2021 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
(CMS) 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 Long-term Care 
Hospital Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP). Per the final rule CMS 
will require LTCHs to start collecting assessment data using LCDS 
Version 5.0 beginning October 1, 2022. The information collection 
request for LCDS Version 5.0 was re-approved on December 7, 2021 with 
an October 1, 2022 implementation date. CMS is asking for an extension 
of the approved LCDS Version 5.0, which currently expires on December 
31, 2022.
    The LTCH CARE Data Set is used to collect, submit, and report 
quality data to CMS for compliance with the Long-Term Care Hospital 
Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP). Form Number: CMS-10409 (OMB 
control number: 0938-1163); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: 
Private Sector: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 415; Total Annual Responses: 
204,936; Total Annual Hours: 145,831. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Christy Hughes at 410-786-5662.)


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    Dated: February 8, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-02992 Filed 2-10-22; 8:45 am]
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