The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive
Bidding Program was established by the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 ("Medicare Modernization
Act" or "MMA"). Section 302 of the MMA amended Section 1847 of the
Social Security Act to establish the competitive acquisition
program and define program requirements. Under the MMA, the DMEPOS
Competitive Bidding Program was to be phased in so that competition
under the program would first occur in 10 areas in 2007. CMS
conducted the Round 1 competition in 10 areas and for 10 DMEPOS
product categories, and implemented the program on July 1, 2008.
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
(MIPPA), enacted on July 15, 2008, made limited changes to the
Competitive Bidding Program, including termination of existing
contracts that were in effect and a requirement to re-bid Round 1.
As required by MIPPA, CMS conducted the supplier competition again
in 2009, referred to as the Round 1 Rebid, and successfully
implemented the program on January 1, 2011. MIPPA also delayed the
competition for Round 2 until 2011 and in additional areas of the
country until after 2011. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made
several other changes including the addition of 21 additional MSA's
to Round 2. In preparing for the Round 2 and national mail-order
competitions, CMS received OMB approval of this collection on
November 2, 2011 with no material or non-substantive changes. The
collection was modified from prior rounds of competitive bidding in
order to make the documents more reader-friendly, to clarify the
requirements that suppliers had difficulty in understanding, and to
incorporate the Round 2 and national mail order bidding areas and
product categories. CMS is preparing to re-compete the Round 1
Rebid areas. The current approval period ends on July 31, 2012. CMS
is seeking approval for an additional three years.
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 275 154 Name of Law: Delay in and Reform of
Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Program
PL:
Pub.L. 108 - 173 302(b)(1) Name of Law: Payment for durable
medical equipment; competitive acquisition of certain items and
services
Burden associated with Forms A
and B have decreased due to use of information technology from the
online bidding system. Burden associated with Form C has decreased
due to agency discretion in reporting requirements.
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.
Form CMS-10169 Requests for Bids (RFB) for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (Forms A, B, C)
60-Day Comment Response for PRA CMS-10169.docx
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CMS-10169.Crosswalks for Form A.xlsx
Requests for Bids (RFB) for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (Forms A, B, C)