67 FR 140 pg. 47811 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 140Page: 47811
Docket number: [Document Identifier: CMS-10062]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-18433 Filed 7-19-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10062]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY:
Centers for Medicare and 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 and Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), 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 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.
Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of Information Collection: Collection of Diagnostic Data from Medicare+Choice Organizations for Risk Adjusted Payments and Supporting Regulations Part 422 Subparts F and G; Form No.: CMS-10062 (OMB# 0938-New ); Use: CMS requires hospital inpatient diagnostic data as well as diagnostic data from ambulatory settings (hospital outpatient and physician) from Medicare+Choice organizations to develop and implement risk adjustment methodology as required by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.; Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 156; Total Annual Responses: 6,605,691; Total Annual Hours: 18,877.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm , or E-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov , or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Brenda Aguilar, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: July 11, 2002.
John P. Burke III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS, Office of Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 02-18433 Filed 7-19-02; 8:45 am]
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