[Federal Register: October 3, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 192)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[CMS-10000, CMS-10097, CMS-10086, CMS-10093]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Consumer 
Assessment of Health Plan Survey-Fee for Service (CAHPS-FFS); Form No.: 
CMS-10000 (OMB 0938-0796); Use: Under the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997, CMS is required to provide general and plan comparative 
information to beneficiaries that will help them make more informed 
plan choices. A CAHPS fee-for-service survey is needed to provide 
information comparable to those data collected from the CAHPS managed 
care survey; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Individuals or 
Households; Number of Respondents: 142,920; Total Annual Responses: 
142,920; Total Annual Hours: 47,640.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction 
Survey; Form No.: CMS-10097 (OMB 0938-NEW); Use: CMS needs 
standard data about Medicare provider's satisfaction with their 
Medicare contractors, who are charged with all Medicare claims 
processing and related activities on behalf of the Agency. Respondents 
will be staff representatives of hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, 
rural health clinics, home health agencies, end-stage renal disease 
clinics, physicians, non-physicians, durable medical equipment 
suppliers, laboratories and ambulance providers. The Survey will be 
used as a mechanism for evaluating and improving Medicare providers' 
satisfaction with their Medicare contractors. The results will provide 
CMS with a comprehensive review of contractor-provider business 
relations from the perspective of the `customer' or Provider. The 
information will help the Agency appropriately address provider 
concerns about Medicare Contractors' performance, aid in business/ 
contracting decisions, evaluate contractor performance and assist or 
guide contractors in identifying/ implementing `best practices' or 
quality improvement initiatives.; Frequency: On Occasion; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 6,052; Total Annual Responses: 6,052; Total 
Annual Hours: 4,204.
    3. Type of Information Request: Extension of a currently approved 
collection; Type of Information Collection: CMS/AoA Aging and 
Disability Resource Center Grant Program; CMS Form Number: CMS-10093 
(OMB 0938-0903); Use: Information sought by CMSO/DEHPG is 
needed to award competitive grants to States to develop Aging and 
Disability Resource Centers; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: 
State, local, or tribal government, Not-for-profit institutions, 
Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 50; Total Annual 
Responses: 50; Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
    4. Type of Information Request: Extension of a currently approved 
collection; Type of Information Collection: Medicaid Program: Real 
Choice Systems Change Grants for Community Living; CMS Form Number: 
CMS-10086 (OMB 0938-0901); Use: Executive Order 13217, 
``Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities'' 
called upon the federal government to assist states and localities to 
swiftly implement the decision of the United States Supreme Court in 
Olmstead v. L.C., stating: ``The United States is committed to 
community-based alternatives for individuals with disabilities and 
recognizes that such services advance the best interests of the United 
States.'' State agencies and community groups will be applying for 
these grants; Frequency: On occasion;

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Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government; not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 150 Total Annual Responses: 150; 
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1500.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS's 
Web site address at http://cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/default.asp, 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 60 days of this notice directly to the CMS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address:
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development and Issuances, Attention: Melissa 
Musotto, Room C5-14-03, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 
21244-1850.

    Dated: September 26, 2003.
Julie Brown,
CMS Reports Clearance Officer, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Strategic Affairs, Division of Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 03-25062 Filed 10-2-03; 8:45 am]

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