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, under Medicare program standards (sec.
1862(a)(1)) of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (the Act), or
under one of several other statutory based (sec. 1862(a)(9)),
1814(a)(2)(C), 1835(a)(2)(A), 1861(dd)(3)(A), 1834(j)(1),
1834(a)(15), and 1834(a)(17)(B) of the Act), if they informed the
patient, prior to furnishing the items or services, that Medicare
was likely to deny payment for the items or services....
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.