87 FR 149 pgs. 47750-47751 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 149Pages: 47750 - 47751
Pages: 47750, 47751Docket number: [Document Identifiers: CMS-10079 and CMS-10510]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-16681 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10079 and CMS-10510]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 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 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 October 3, 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 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-10079 Hospital Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey
CMS-10510 Basic Health Program (BHP) Supporting Regulations
[top] Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title: Hospital Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey; Use: Section 304(c) of Public Law 106-554 amended section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act to require CMS to collect data every 3 years on the occupational mix of employees for each short-term, acute care hospital participating in the Medicare program, in order to construct an occupational mix adjustment to the wage index, for application beginning October 1, 2004 (the FY 2005 wage index). The purpose of the occupational mix adjustment is to control for the effect of hospitals' employment choices on the wage index. For example, hospitals may choose to employ different combinations of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing aides, and medical assistants for the purpose of providing nursing care to their patients. The varying labor costs associated with these choices reflect hospital management decisions rather than geographic differences in the costs of labor.
CMS takes the data collected from the approximately 3,200 IPPS providers participating in the Medicare program and runs the data through mathematical formulas to create the occupational mix adjustment to the wage index. CMS informs hospitals of the occupational mix adjusted wage indexes through notice and comment rulemaking each year. Form Number: CMS-10079 (OMB Control Number: 0938-0907); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 3,200; Number of Responses: 3,200; Total Annual Hours: 1,536,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Noel Manlove at 410-786-5161.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired; Title: Basic Health Program (BHP) Supporting Regulations; Use: In accordance with Section 1331 of the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act, Public Law 111-148 (ACA), BHP is federally funded by determining the amount of payments that the federal government would have made through premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions for people enrolled in BHP had they instead been enrolled in an Exchange. States must submit a BHP Blueprint to CMS for certification prior to the state implementing a BHP and must submit a revised Blueprint in the event that a state seeks to make significant changes that alter program operations; the BHP benefit package; or enrollment, disenrollment, and verification policies described in the Blueprint. Such States must also submit a BHP annual report. In addition to the reinstatement, this 2022 iteration proposes changes that are associated with the March 12, 2014 (79 FR 14112) BHP final rule that have not previously received PRA approval; Form Number: CMS-10510 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1218); Frequency: Monthly and annually; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 2; Number of Responses: 27; Total Annual Hours: 2,568. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Cassie Lagorio at 443-721-8022.)
Dated: July 29, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-16681 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
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