Under the provisions of the Deficit
Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, Congress directed the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish the Medicaid
Integrity Program (MIP), CMS' first national strategy to combat
Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse. CMS has two broad
responsibilities under the MIP: 1) Reviewing the actions of
individuals or entities providing services or furnishing items
under Medicaid; conducting audits of claims submitted for payment;
identifying overpayments; and educating providers and others on
payment integrity and quality of care; and 2) Providing effective
support and assistance to States to combat Medicaid fraud, waste,
and abuse. In order to fulfill the second of these requirements,
CMS developed the Medicaid State Program Integrity Assessment
(SPIA). CMS uses SPIA to collect data on State Medicaid program
integrity activities, develop reports for each State based on these
data, determine areas to provide States with technical support and
assistance, andevelop measures to assess States' performance. CMS
is seeking an extension of the approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to annually collection information from
the States through SPIA.
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.