With the
exception of collection of the NPI (which first must be evaluated
in HIPAA's standards process) this submission is approved for use
through 5/98 under the following conditions: 1) HCFA fully complies
with OMB's previous clearance remarks dated 4/19/96; 2) as
recommended in public comments, HCFA evaluates the potential for
integrating these forms with the physician partici- pation
agreement; and 3) HCFA ensures that the ambulance forms in this
submission are integrated and/or nonredundant with any future
ambulance Medicare/Medicaid enrollment/certification forms proposed
in future rulemakings.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/1998
05/31/1998
05/31/1997
165,000
0
160,000
370,000
0
240,000
0
0
0
This information is needed to enroll
providers and suppliers into the Medicare program by identifying
and verifying their qualifications and eligibility to participate
in Medicare and to price and pay their claims.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.