This collection
is approved as revised. CMS will update the documents through a
nonsubstantive change request.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2011
6 Months From Approved
1,000
0
0
80,000
0
0
0
0
0
The Community-based Care Transitions
Program (CCTP) described in Section 3026 of the Affordable Care Act
will run for 5 years with a mandated start date of January 1, 2011.
This program provides funding to community-based organizations in
partnership with acute care hospitals for the provision of care
transition services delivered to high risk Medicare beneficiaries.
The legislation provides $500,000,000 for the program. The goals of
the CCTP are to improve transitions of beneficiaries from the
inpatient hospital setting to other care settings, to improve
quality of care, to reduce readmissions for high risk
beneficiaries, and to document measureable savings to the Medicare
program.
The Community-based Care
Transitions Program (CCTP) described in section 3026 of the
Affordable Care Act will run for 5 years with a mandated start date
of January 1, 2011. This program provides funding to
community-based organizations in partnership with acute care
hospitals for the provision of care transition services delivered
to high risk Medicare beneficiaries. The legislation provides
$500,000,000 for the program. The goals of the CCTP are to improve
transitions of beneficiaries from the inpatient hospital setting to
other care settings, to improve quality of care, to reduce
readmissions for high risk beneficiaries, and to document
measureable savings to the Medicare program. The success of section
3026 is critical to improving population health and therefore
central to the Three Part Aim. Improving care transitions and
reducing hospital readmissions is also one of the key areas for
fast track delivery reform. We had intended to use the Medicare
Demonstration Waiver Application as the vehicle for eligible
entities to apply. The Medicare Demonstration Waiver Application is
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and has been
used successfully for demonstrations and pilots in the past. During
departmental clearance, we were informed on or about December 9, by
the Office of General Counsel, that we could not use this
longstanding approved vehicle because the CCTP is not a
demonstration or pilot but rather a program. We are now seeking
emergency OMB Paper Reduction Act review for the new application
tailored specifically for the CCTP but modeled after the currently
approved Medicare Demonstration Waiver Application. In order to be
in compliance with the statutory start date of the program, the
solicitation must be announced in the Federal Register by December
31, 2010, and therefore it is imperative that this application be
reviewed under the emergency authority.
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.
Community-based Care Transitions Program