[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26479-26480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09452]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10287 and CMS-10540]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 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 July 6, 2020.
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.html.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
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-10287 Medicare Quality of Care Complaint Form
CMS-10540 Quality Improvement Strategy Implementation Plan and Progress
Report Form
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
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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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Quality
of Care Complaint Form; Use: Since 1986, Quality Improvement
Organizations (QIO) have been responsible for conducting appropriate
reviews of written complaints submitted by beneficiaries about the
quality of care they have received. In order to receive these written
complaints, each QIO has developed its own unique form on which
beneficiaries can submit their complaints. CMS has initiated several
efforts aimed at increasing the standardization of all QIO activities,
and the development of a single, standardized Medicare Quality of Care
Complaint Form beneficiaries can use to submit complaints is a key step
towards attaining this increased standardization. The Medicare Quality
of Care Complaint Form has been revised to improve its content, in
order to provide clarity and support to beneficiaries. Section two of
the form was updated to replace the Health Insurance Claim Number
(HICN) with the current Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI), a
randomly generated number that replaced the SSN-based HICN. The
information page of the form was revised to provide clear instruction
as to how to complete the form and the implication of not providing
certain requested information. Form Number: CMS-10287 (OMB control
number: 0938-1102); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public:
Individuals and Households; Number of Respondents: 4,350; Total Annual
Responses: 4,350; Total Annual Hours: 725. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Peter Ajuonuma at 410-786-3580.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision; Title of
Information Collection: Quality Improvement Strategy Implementation
Plan and Progress Report Form; Use: Section 1311(c)(1)(E) of the
Affordable Care Act requires qualified health plans (QHPs) offered
through an Exchange must implement a quality improvement strategy (QIS)
as described in section 1311(g)(1). Section 1311(g)(3) of the
Affordable Care Act specifies the guidelines under Section 1311(g)(2)
shall require the periodic reporting to the applicable Exchange the
activities that a qualified health plan has conducted to implement a
strategy which is described as a payment structure providing increased
reimbursement or other incentives for improving health outcomes of plan
enrollees, implementing activities to prevent hospital readmissions,
improving patient safety and reducing medical errors, promoting
wellness and health, and/or implementing activities to reduce health
and health care disparities. CMS has created a separation of the QIS
form into a separate Implementation Plan, Progress Report and
Modification Summary which is intended to decrease overall burden on
issuers. With these separate forms, issuers would no longer need to
complete and resubmit an Implementation Plan every year (which is
currently the process). Issuers would only submit the Implementation
Plan form in the first year of a QIS, and then issuers would submit the
Progress Report form in each subsequent year (with the Modification
Summary Supplement as necessary). This adjustment will eliminate the
need for issuers to enter and submit unchanged data, and allow them to
focus their time on reporting new progress achieved for the QIS.
The QIS form will allow: (1) The Department of Health & Human
Services (HHS) to evaluate the compliance and adequacy of QHP issuers'
quality improvement efforts, as required by Section 1311(c) of the
Affordable Care Act, and (2) HHS will use the issuers' validated
information to evaluate the issuers' quality improvement strategies for
compliance with the requirements of Section 1311(g) of the Affordable
Care Act. Form Number: CMS-10540 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1286)
Frequency: Monthly, Annual; Affected Public: Private Sector; Number of
Respondents: 250; Number of Responses: 250; Total Annual Hours: 11,000.
(For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Nidhi Singh-
Shah at 301-492-5110.)
Dated: April 29, 2020.
William N. Parham, III,
Director,Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-09452 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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