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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 60093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20521]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10064]

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: Minimum Data Set 
(MDS) for Swing Bed Hospitals and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
483.20 and 413.337; Form No.: CMS-10064 (OMB  0938-0872); Use: 
As required under Section 1888(e)(7) of the Social Security Act, swing 
bed hospitals must be reimbursed under the skilled nursing facility 
prospective payment system. CMS uses the MDS data to reimburse swing 
bed hospitals for SNF-level care furnished to Medicare beneficiaries. 
The MDS3.0 is currently being developed with plans for field testing to 
begin in 2006 with the expectation of completion in 2007. At that time, 
CMS will analyze the data derived from the study, including the 
implementation of the new version of the MDS for swing bed hospitals. 
Since we do not have the MDS3.0 version available, we are requesting an 
extension for the current SB-MDS.; Frequency: Reporting--Other (days 5, 
14, 30, 60, and 90 of stay); Affected Public: Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local, and Tribal governments; Number of 
Respondents: 820; Total Annual Responses: 92,789; Total Annual Hours: 
51,314.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for these paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web site 
address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/, or e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS 
document identifier, to [email protected], 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 14, 
2005. OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: October 6, 2005.
Martique S. Jones,
Acting Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-20521 Filed 10-13-05; 8:45 am]
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