02-3992. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request  

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    AGENCY:

    Center 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 Center 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: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Advance Beneficiary Notice; Form No.: CMS-R-131 (OMB# 0938-0566); Use: Physicians, practitioners, suppliers, and providers furnishing Part A or Part B items or services may bill a patient for items or services denied by Medicare as not reasonable and necessary if they informed the patient, before furnishing the item or service, that Medicare was likely to deny payment for the items or services and the patient, after being informed, agreed to pay for the items or services; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, Individuals or households, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Start Printed Page 7381Respondents: 1,028,585; Total Annual Responses: 19,660,110; Total Annual Hours: 1,638,345.

    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: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

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    Dated: January 24, 2002.

    John P. Burke, III,

    CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS Office of Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise Standards.

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    [FR Doc. 02-3992 Filed 2-15-02; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 4120-03-P

Document Information

Published:
02/19/2002
Department:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
02-3992
Pages:
7380-7381 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Document Identifier: CMS-R-131
PDF File:
02-3992.pdf