[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54029-54030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25833]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-9042]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding the 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: Extension of a currently
approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: Request for Accelerated Payments
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 412.116 & 413.64;
Form No.: HCFA-9042;
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Use: Medicare reimbursements are usually arranged through a fiscal
intermediary who serves as the Secretary's agent for reviewing claims
and making payments equal to the provider's reasonable costs. When a
delay in Medicare payment by a fiscal intermediary, for covered
services, causes financial difficulties for a provider, the provider
may request an accelerated payment. An accelerated payment may also be
made in highly exceptional situations where a provider has incurred a
temporary delay in its bill processing beyond the provider's normal
billing cycle. An accelerated payment can be requested by a provider
that is not receiving periodic interim payments. These forms are used
by fiscal intermediaries to access a provider's eligibility for
accelerated payments.
Frequency: On occasion;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and Not for-profit
institutions;
Number of Respondents: 890;
Total Annual Responses: 890;
Total Annual Hours Requested: 445.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS
at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your request,
including your address and phone number, 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
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: September 20, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-25833 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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