The Hospice Cost and Data Report
provides for the collection of data from providers for rate
evaluations for the Prospective Payment System (PPS). The data is
used by CMS to update the PPS as mandated by Congress.
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The total burden for the new
Form CMS-1984-14 is estimated to be 517,188 hours and $10,343,760.
This is an increase of 111,860 hours and $2,237,200. The changes to
the burden are a result of: o On a per respondent basis, revisions
to the MCR to facilitate hospice payment reform resulted in an
increase in burden of 10 hours. o On a per respondent basis,
incorporating the Form CMS-339 into the revised MCR resulted in an
increase in burden of 2 hours for this information collection.
(However, the overall burden to the provider decreased by 14 hours
as a result of eliminating the paper Form CMS-339, for which the
burden was estimated at 16 hours.) o The estimated number of
respondents increased by 448 (from 2,303 as of June 21, 2010 to
2,751 as of April 4, 2013).
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.