Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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SUMMARY: The
DATES: Comments must be received by
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,
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 [email protected].
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-10508 Evaluation of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD)
CMS-10507 State-based Marketplace Annual Report (SMAR)
CMS-855A Medicare Enrollment Application: Medicare Part A Institutional Providers
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (the PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the
Information Collections
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD); Use: Section 10313 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) extended and expanded the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD). Originally authorized under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), the RCHD provides enhanced reimbursement for inpatient services to small rural hospitals that do not qualify as critical access hospitals (CAHs). The RCHD is intended to increase the capability of these hospitals to meet the health care needs of rural beneficiaries in their service areas. As a demonstration, the RCHD aims to provide information that can be used to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a new category of rural community hospitals for reimbursement policy. As of
For the original demonstration, the MMA required a Report to
The current five-year evaluation of the RCHD will extend and build on the prior evaluation and produce the Report to
The evaluation will also summarize the characteristics of the markets served by RCHD hospitals, including beneficiaries' proximity to inpatient providers and competition among providers in the area. The information will be used to assess the implications of expanding the RCHD payment system to hospitals in various market environments. In addition, the evaluation will examine the potential costs of expanding the RCHD payment methodology, accounting for alternative approaches to targeting rural hospitals. Form Number: CMS-10508 (OCN: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments, Private sector--Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit organizations; Number of Respondents: 57; Total Annual Responses: 101; Total Annual Hours: 245. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Woolton Lee at 410-786-4942.)
2. Title of Information Collection: State-based Marketplace Annual Report (SMAR); Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request for a new OMB control number); Use: The annual report is the primary vehicle to insure comprehensive compliance with all reporting requirements contained in the Affordable Care Act. It is specifically called for in section 1313(a)(1) of the Act which requires an State-based Marketplace (SBM) to keep an accurate accounting of all activities, receipts, and expenditures, and to submit a report annually to the Secretary concerning such accounting. We will use the information collected from states to assist in determining if a state is maintaining a compliant operational Exchange. It will also provide a mechanism to collect innovative approaches to meeting challenges encountered by the SBMs during the preceding year. Additionally, it will provide information to us regarding potential changes in priorities and approaches for the upcoming year. Form Number: CMS-10507 (OCN: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal governments; Number of Respondents: 19; Number of Responses: 19; Total Annual Hours: 1,482. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact
3. Title of Information Collection: Medicare Enrollment Application: Medicare Part A Institutional Providers; Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Use: We are revising the CMS-855 Medicare Enrollment Applications information collection request to remove the CMS-855I, CMS-855B and CMS-855R applications from its collection. We have found that the regulations governing the enrollment requirements for health care facilities occur at intervals separate from the other provider and supplier types reimbursed by
--This is a summary of a
Notice.
Citation: "78 FR 68851"
Document Number: "Document Identifier CMS-10508, CMS-10507 and CMS-855A"
Federal Register Page Number: "68851"
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