Overpayments may occur in either the
Medicare and Medicare program, at times resulting in a situation
where an institution or person that provides services owes a
repayment to one program while still receiving reimbursement from
the other. Certain Medicaid providers which are subject to offsets
for the collection of Medicaid overpayments may terminate or
substantially reduce their participation in Medicaid, leaving the
State Medicaid Agency unable to recover the amounts due. These
information collection requirements give HCFA the authority to
recover Medicaid overpayments by offsetting.....
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.