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;
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.