External Quality Review of Medicaid MCOs and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.360, 438.362, and 438.364 (CMS-R-305)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
B Supporting Statement 6-4-12.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2012-06-13	Available
Protocol Summary Memo 051512 clean - approved for OSORA.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-06-13	Available
EQR Protocols - Response to Comments to OMB 5-15-12.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-06-13	Available
5-11-12 Final Edits to EQR Draft Protocols based on Public Comments.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-06-13	Available
CMS-R-305 Supporting Statement A [rev 06-13-2012].docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-06-13	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
8551	External Quality Review of Medicaid MCOs and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.360, 438.362, and 438.364	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0786	ICR Reference No: 201206-0938-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200909-0938-008
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: External Quality Review of Medicaid MCOs and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.360, 438.362, and 438.364 (CMS-R-305)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/07/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/15/2012
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2012
Responses	70	0	14,226
Time Burden (Hours)	415,643	0	648,877
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The results of Medicare reviews, Medicare accreditation surveys, and Medicaid external quality reviews will be used by States in assessing the quality of care provided to Medicaid beneficiaries provided by managed care organizations and to provide information on the quality of the care provided to the general public upon request.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1396 Name of Law: External Independent Review of Managed Care Activities
   PL: Pub.L. 105 - 33 4705 Name of Law: BBA of 1997
   Statute at Large: 19 Stat. 1932 Name of Statute: null
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 3 403 Name of Law: CHIPRA of 2009
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 3 403 Name of Law: CHIPRA of 2009

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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:
	77 FR 9661	02/17/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 32119	05/31/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
External Quality Review of Medicaid MCOs and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.360, 438.362, and 438.364

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	70	14,226	30	0	-14,186	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	415,643	648,877	178,140	0	-411,374	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: Burden changes attributable to the CHIPRA changes will result in roughly 178,140 additional hours. Adjustments have been made to account for mathematical errors in regard to the number of respondents, the type of respondents, annual responses, and annual hour burden. Protocols have been revised as documented in this package's Crosswalk. Some of those changes are explained in this package's Response to Comments. The net burden change from these revisions is zero.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $49,030,649

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 06/15/2012

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