Home Health Agency Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, 413.106

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Terms of Clearance (2) doc.msg	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 0000-00-00	Repair queued
CMS-1728-94 1728SS.DOC	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 0000-00-00	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
7766	Home Health Agency Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, 413.106	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0022	ICR Reference No: 200704-0938-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200402-0938-009
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Home Health Agency Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, 413.106
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/23/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/19/2007
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2007
Responses	5,069	0	7,310
Time Burden (Hours)	892,144	0	1,311,060
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form CMS-1728-94 is the form used by Home Health Agencies to report their health care costs to determine the amount of reimbursement for services furnished to Meidcare beneficiaries.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1395g Name of Law: null
   Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1815 Name of Statute: null
   Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1861 Name of Statute: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 2532	01/19/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 15139	03/30/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Home Health Agency Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, 413.106	CMS-1728-94	HOME HEALTH AGENCY COST REPORT CERTIFICATION AND SETTLEMENT SUMMARY

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	5,069	7,310	0	-2,241	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	892,144	1,311,060	0	-418,916	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: There is an adjustments reported on the OMB Form 83-I as a result of the information collection of data for HHA-based hospices now being accounted for under the free-standing hospice cost report CMS R-249 (OMB 0938-0758).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,372,248

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 04/19/2007

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