Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report (CMS-377, 378, 370)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-370 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 416.41, 416.43, 416.47, and...	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Supporting Statement for ICRAS.DOC	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-02-07	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
7913	Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 416.41, 416.43, 416.47, and...	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0266	ICR Reference No: 200802-0938-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200412-0938-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report (CMS-377, 378, 370)
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: 06/12/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2008
Responses	5,123	0	4,312
Time Burden (Hours)	2,787	0	2,381
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The ASC Health Insurance Benefits Agreement form is utilized for the purpose of establising eligibility for payment under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. The ASC Request for Certification form is utilized as an application for facilities wishing to participate in the Medicare program as an ASC. This form initiates the process of obtaining a decision as to whether the conditions of coverage are met. It also promotes data retrieval from the Online Data Input Edit (ODIE system, a subsystem of the Online Survey Certification and Report (OSCAR) system by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 18 USC 1864 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 18 USC 1832 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  

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 51445	09/07/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 69218	12/07/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 416.41, 416.43, 416.47, and...	CMS-370, CMS-377, CMS-378	Health Insurance Benefits Agreement ,   Ambulatory Surgical Center Request for Certification in the Medicare Program ,   Ambulatory Surgical Center Survey Report Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	5,123	4,312	0	0	811	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,787	2,381	0	0	406	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 02/22/2008

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