42 CFR 410.141-410.146 and 414.63 provide for uniform coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services. These services include educational and training services furnished to a beneficiary with diabetes by an entity approved to furnish the services. The physician or qualified nonphysician practitioner treating the beneficiary's diabetes certifies that these services are needed as part of a comprehensive plan of care. The The regulations set forth the quality standards that an entity is required to meet in order to participate in furnishing diabetes outpatient self-management training services.
The information provided in the background section of the summary statement has been updated to reflect more recent data and statistics regarding diabetes and the number of people effective, national estimates, and general information. Throughout the rest of the document, the numbers are updated to show the increase in programs and sites through our accrediting organizations, ADA and AADE.
There is an increase of 109,023.9 hours (from the previous burden estimated to be 88,519 to 197,542.9 hours). This is due to the increase in the number of accredited entities from 2,008 to 5,327. There is also the cost for 500 new entities for accreditation ($1,265 per accreditation) outlined in #12 above.
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;
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