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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10519] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

any of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(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. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 16, 2014: 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number (OCN). 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’ Web site address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

PaperworkReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

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–10519 Physician Quality 

Reporting System (PQRS) and the 

Electronic Prescribing Incentive (eRx) 

Program Data Assessment, Accuracy 

and Improper Payments Identification 

Support 

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: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Physician 

Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and 

the Electronic Prescribing Incentive 

(eRx) Program Data Assessment, 

Accuracy and Improper Payments 

Identification Support; Use: The 

incentive and reporting programs have 

data integrity issues, such as rejected 

and improper payments. This four year 

project will evaluate incentive payment 

information for accuracy and identify 

improper payments, with the goal of 

recovering these payments. 

Additionally, based on the project’s 

results, recommendations will be made 

so that we can avoid future data 

integrity issues. 

Data submission, processing, and 

reporting will be analyzed for potential 

errors, inconsistencies, and gaps that are 

related to data handling, program 

requirements, and clinical quality 

measure specifications of PQRS and eRx 

program. Surveys of Group Practices, 

Registries, and Data Submission 

Vendors (DSVs) will be conducted in 

order to evaluate the PQRS and eRx 

Incentive Program. Follow-up 

interviews will occur with a small 

number of respondents. Form Number: 

CMS–10519 (OCN: 0938–NEW); 

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 

Business or other for-profits; Number of 

Respondents: 400; Total Annual 

Responses: 400; Total Annual Hours: 

700. (For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Sungsoo Oh at 410– 

786–7611.) 

Dated: March 11, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy Director, Regulations Development 

Group, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–R–153, CMS– 

10239 and CMS–724] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

(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 

a second opportunity for public 


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comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the 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 functions; (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. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by April 16, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

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 the following: 

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

PaperworkReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies 

to publish a 30-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 that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicaid Drug 

Use Review Program; Use: This 

information collection is necessary to: 

Establish patient profiles in pharmacies; 

identify problems in prescribing, 

dispensing, or both prescribing and 

dispensing; determine each program’s 

ability to meet minimum standards 

required for federal financial 

participation; and ensure quality 

pharmaceutical care for Medicaid 

patients. State Medicaid agencies that 

have prescription drug programs are 

required to perform prospective and 

retrospective drug use review in order to 

identify aberrations in prescribing, 

dispensing, and patient behavior. The 

information collection request has been 

revised subsequent to the publication of 

the 60-day Federal Register notice on 

November 29, 2013 (78 FR 71617). Form 

Number: CMS–R–153 (OCN: 0938– 

0659); Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly, and 

Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments; Number 

of Respondents: 51; Total Annual 

Responses: 663; Total Annual Hours: 

20,502. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Madlyn Kruh at 

410–786–3239). 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Conditions of 

Participation for Critical Access 

Hospitals (CAH) and Supporting 

Regulations; Use: At the outset of the 

critical access hospital (CAH) program, 

the information collection requirements 

for all CAHs were addressed together 

under the following information 

collection request: CMS–R–48 (OCN: 

0938–0328). As the CAH program has 

grown in both scope of services and the 

number of providers, the burden 

associated with CAHs with distinct part 

units (DPUs) was separated from the 

CAHs without DPUs. Section 

1820(c)(2)(E)(i) of the Social Security 

Act provides that a CAH may establish 

and operate a psychiatric or 

rehabilitation DPU. Each DPU may 

maintain up to10 beds and must comply 

with the hospital requirements specified 

in 42 CFR Subparts A, B, C, and D of 

part 482. Presently, 105 CAHs have 

rehabilitation or psychiatric DPUs. The 

burden associated with CAHs that have 

DPUs continues to be reported under 

CMS–R–48, along with the burden for 

all 4,890 accredited and non-accredited 

hospitals. 

The CAH conditions of participation 

and accompanying information 

collection requirements specified in the 

regulations are used by surveyors as a 

basis for determining whether a CAH 

meets the requirements to participate in 

the Medicare program. We, along with 

the healthcare industry, believe that the 

availability to the facility of the type of 

records and general content of records, 

which this regulation specifies, is 

standard medical practice and is 

necessary in order to ensure the wellbeing and safety of patients and 

professional treatment accountability. 

Form Number: CMS–10239 (OCN: 

0938–1043); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private sector—Business or other 

for-profit; Number of Respondents: 

1,233; Total Annual Responses: 

152,942; Total Annual Hours: 24,723. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Mary Collins at 410– 

786–3189.) 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Reinstatement without change 

of a previously approved collection; 

Title of Information Collection: 

Medicare/Medicaid Psychiatric Hospital 

Survey Data; Use: The CMS–724 form is 

used to collect data that assists us in 

program planning and evaluation and in 

maintaining an accurate database on 

providers participating in the 

psychiatric hospital program. 

Specifically, we use the information 

collected on this form in evaluating the 

Medicare psychiatric hospital program. 

The form is also used for audit 

purposes; determining patient 

population and characteristics of the 

hospital; and survey term composition. 

Form Number: CMS–724 (OCN: 0938– 

0378); Frequency: Annually; Affected 

Public: Private Sector: Business or other 

for-profits and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

500; Total Annual Responses: 150; Total 

Annual Hours: 75. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Donald 

Howard at 410–786–6764.) 

Dated: March 11, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy Director, Regulations Development 

Group, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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