Supporting Statement for the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Forms
CMS-R-144 (Quarterly Report Data) and CMS-368 (Administrative Data)
A. Background
Section 1927 of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires drug manufacturers to enter into and have in effect a national rebate agreement with the Federal Government for States to receive funding for prescription drugs dispensed to Medicaid recipients. For purposes of this legislation, a drug manufacturer is defined as an entity holding legal title to the National Drug Code (NDC) number for a prescription drug, nonprescription drug or biological product.
To receive a rebate on the drugs dispensed to Medicaid recipients, States are required to submit quarterly utilization data reports to drug manufacturers that have national rebate agreements with the Federal Government. In addition, a copy of these reports must also be submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In turn, States are required to refund the Federal share of all Medicaid drug rebates they collect by reporting such rebates on a quarterly Medicaid expenditure report for the quarter in which the rebate was received.
CMS is requesting a three year approval of the State reporting requirements (forms CMS-R-144 and CMS-368) under the drug rebate program. These State reporting requirements are currently approved under OMB no. 0938-0582 through July 31, 2009. The form CMS-R-144 is required from States quarterly to report utilization for any drugs paid for during that quarter. The form CMS-368 is required only in those instances where a change to the original data submittal is necessary. This form is a report of contact for the State to name the individuals involved in the drug rebate program. The ability to require the reporting of any changes to these data is necessary to the efficient operation of the rebate program. There have been no
revisions to either of the forms.
To reduce the number of pages necessary for data submittal, CMS does not display the disclosure statement on the form itself. Individual form instructions to the States (attached) contain the required disclosure statement under its own heading.
Listed below is a line-by-line description of the quarterly data (form CMS-R-144) required (electronic record layout and hard copy format attached).
State Code: Two-character post office abbreviation for the state. Alphabetic, 2 digits.
Labeler Code: First segment of National Drug Code (NDC) that identifies the manufacturer, labeler, relabeler, packager, repackager or distributor of the drug. Numeric values only, 5-digit field, right justified and zero-filled for 4-digit labeler codes.
Product Code: Second segment of NDC. Alphanumeric values, 4-digit field, right justified, zero-filled for 3-digit product codes.
Package Size Code: Third segment of NDC. Alphanumeric values, 2-digit field, right justified, zero-filled for 1-digit package size codes.
Period Covered: Calendar quarter and year covered by data submission. Numeric, 5-digit field, QYYYY
Valid values for Q:
1 = January 1 – March 31
2 = April 1 – June 30
3 = July 1 – September 30
4 = October 1 – December 31
Valid values for YYYY: 4-digit calendar year covered.
Product FDA Reg. Name: (Abbreviated) – First 10 characters of product name as approved by and/or listed with the FDA. Alphanumeric values, 10 digits.
Unit Rebate Amount: The CMS calculated amount (per reported unit type) to be multiplied by Units Reimbursed by the state during the period covered. Numeric values, 12 digits: 5 whole numbers, 6 decimal places, and a decimal point.
Units Reimbursed: The number of units (based on Unit Type) of the drug (11-digit NDC level) reimbursed by the state during the period covered. Numeric values, 15 digits: 11 whole numbers, 3 decimal places and a decimal point.
Rebate Amount Claimed: The rebate amount that the State Agency claims it is owed by the labeler for the period covered for this (11-digit NDC) drug. It is calculated by multiplying the units reimbursed by the rebate amount per unit. Numeric values, 12 digits: 9 whole numbers, 2 decimal places and a decimal point.
Number of Prescriptions: The number of prescriptions reimbursed (by the Medicaid Program ONLY) to pharmacies for the (11-digit NDC) drug during the period covered. Numeric values, 8 digits, whole numbers only.
M’caid Amount Reimb: Medicaid Amount Reimbursed – The total amount reimbursed (by the Medicaid Program ONLY) to pharmacies for the (11-digit NDC) drug in the period covered. Numeric values, 13 digits: 10 whole numbers, 2 decimal places and a decimal point.
Non-M’caid Amount Reimb: Non-Medicaid Amount Reimbursed – The amount reimbursed (by non-Medicaid entities) to pharmacies for the (11-digit NDC) drug in the period covered. The Non-Medicaid Amount Reimbursed includes any reimbursement amount for which the state is not eligible for Federal Matching Funds. Numeric values, 13 digits: 10 whole numbers, 2 decimal places and a decimal point.
Total Amount Reimbursed: The total amount reimbursed by both Medicaid and non-Medicaid entities to pharmacies for the (11-digit NDC) drug in the period covered (previous two fields added together). This total is not reduced or affected by Medicaid rebates paid to the state. This amount represents both the Federal and State Reimbursement and is inclusive of dispensing fees. Numeric values, 14 digits: 11 whole numbers, 2 decimal places and a decimal point.
Correction Flag: Indictor as to whether this is the first submission (original record) or whether it is a correction to an existing record.
0 = Original record
1 = Correction
B. Justification
1 . Need and Legal Basis
The authority for requiring States to submit the quarterly data report is found in Section 1927 of the Act. Specifically, Section 1927(a)(1) describes the requirements for rebate agreements and section 1927(b)(2) describes the state’s responsibilities with respect to the drug rebate program. Copies of these portions of the statute are attached.
2. Information Users
CMS develops the rebate amount per drug unit from information supplied by the drug manufacturers and distributes these data to the States. States then must report quarterly to the drug manufacturers and to CMS the total number of units of each dosage form/strength of their covered outpatient drugs reimbursed during a quarter and the rebate amount to be refunded. This report is due within 60 days of the end of each calendar quarter. The information in the report is based on claims paid by the State Medicaid agency during a calendar quarter.
3. Use of Information Technology
The States are required to submit their quarterly reports to CMS via magnetic media. However, States will determine the vehicle by which they submit the same reports to the drug manufacturers, i.e., electronic media or hard copy. CMS developed a hard copy layout of the required reporting data which contains the same data as that developed for electronic record layout. This layout was agreed upon by the States and CMS for those instances where electronic media is not used for quarterly reporting to drug manufacturers.
4. Duplication of Efforts
This information collection does not duplicate any other effort and the information cannot be obtained from any other source.
5. Small Businesses
This collection of information does not involve small businesses or other small entities.
6. Less Frequent Collection
Section 1927 of the Act requires the quarterly reporting by States of the drug identification and rebate data.
7. Special Circumstances
No special circumstances exist which require completion of this section of the supporting statement.
8. Federal Register/Outside Consultation
A 60-day Federal Register notice was published on 12/19/2008.
9. Payments/Gifts to Respondents
There is no provision for any payment or gift to respondents associated with this reporting requirement.
10. Confidentiality
Confidentiality has been assured in accordance with Section 1927(b)(3)(D) of the Act. A copy of this portion of the statue is attached.
11. Sensitive Questions
There are no questions of a sensitive nature.
12. Burden Estimates (Hours & Wages)
The majority of the State burden is associated with the quarterly drug utilization reports. All State agencies report drug utilization data to drug manufacturers and to CMS. These reports are submitted to CMS via magnetic media. However, CMS has no control over the vehicle by which States report to the drug manufacturers. The States and the drug manufacturers agree on a method of data transmission. Some States opt for hard copy reports, while others use magnetic media. States which opt to report via hard copy are required to use the format associated with the CMS-R-144. The estimated quarterly report burden hours below are a total average for both types of data transmission and take into account the revisions that have been made to the CMS-R-144.
In addition, the State burden includes the reporting of changes to previously submitted administrative data (contact persons). We anticipate that only 20 percent of the States will need to revise their current administrative data on an as needed basis.
The following is a calculation of the burden estimates:
Changes to Administrative Data Reports
10 States x ½ hour each = 5 hours
Quarterly Utilization Reports
51 States x 46 hours x 4 quarters = 9,384 hours
TOTAL ANNUAL HOURS – 9,389
The estimate of annualized cost to the State governments is $75,582 (25 percent of the total costs - $302,326). The State employee hourly wage figure is computed as 80 percent of a GS-12, Step 1, annual salary, plus an additional 20 percent for retirement/insurance. The State cost is computed as follows:
$69,764 (GS-12, Step 1 salary) x 80 percent = $55,811
$55,811 + $11,162 (20 percent retirement/insurance) = $66,973
$66,973 ÷ 2,080 hours per year = $32.20 per hour
$32.20 per hour x 9,389 hours per year = $302,326 per year.
$302,326 x 25 percent (State Share) = $75,582
13. Capital Costs
There are no start-up costs associated with this information collection because the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program has been in existence since January 1, 1991. States have had their data systems in place for drug rebate data collection since that time.
Each State participating in the drug rebate program may use either manual or electronic systems to report their data to the manufacturers and many use a combination of both transmission methods. All States must report to CMS via electronic media. An annual estimate of operating and maintenance costs for manual and electronic data reporting is as follows:
Manual and Electronic Data Submission (An Average Based on Reported Estimates from Three Randomly Selected States)
$3,533 per quarter x 4 quarters = $14,132
14. Cost to Federal Government
The estimate of annualized cost to the Federal Government is $226,745. The cost estimate is computed as 75 percent (Federal Share) of the total annualized cost.
15. Changes to Burden
None.
16. Publication/Tabulation Dates
There are no plans to publish the information for statistical use.
17. Expiration Date
CMS is seeking approval to not display the expiration date for OMB approval ONLY on the form CMS-R-144 and only by those States submitting data manually. States that submit their data in electronic format are asked to display the expiration date on the form because it is easily revised when necessary. Because States are responsible for their own supply of these forms and generally have them reproduced in large volumes to guard against depletion, an expiration date is impractical. Because States are required by law to submit these forms within a specific timeframe, they must keep a large supply of the forms on hand at all times. Displaying the expiration date would require States to dispose of their stock of expired forms and reproduce forms with new expiration dates.
To assure that all parties are aware of OMB approval so that current form stock may be depleted, CMS notifies States that forms have been re-approved by OMB and are given the new expiration date.
18. Certification Statement
There are no statistical survey methodologies employed with this data collection.
C. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods
CMS does not intend to collect information employing statistical methods.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | Supporting Statement for the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program |
| Author | CMS |
| Last Modified By | ht80 |
| File Modified | 2009-03-06 |
| File Created | 2008-10-29 |