CMS will survey hospitals, skilled
nursing facilities, and kidney dialysis centers to determine in
their professional service contract labor is hired from local or
national labor markets. Professional service contract labor
includes accounting and auditing, engineering, legal, and
management consulting services.
See attached
document.
PL:
Pub.L. 108 - 173 404 Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
CMS needs the information that
will be collected in this survey to more accurately determine the
shares of contract labor costs that are related to, influenced by,
or vary with the local labor market and the share which represents
purchases from contractors who are based nationally. Collection of
this information via surveys of the hospital, SNF, and ESRD
industries will enhance CMS's precision in making fair, equitable,
and efficient payments to its PPS providers.
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.