Hospice Request for Certification in the Medicare Program and Supporting Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-417 Hospice Request for Certification in the Medicare Program and Supporting Regulations contained in 42 CFR Part 489.11 and 489.20	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
417 Crosswalk.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-01-29	Available
CMS-417 Final Supporting Statement Part A 090214.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-09-02	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
7960	Hospice Request for Certification in the Medicare Program and Supporting Regulations contained in 42 CFR Part 489.11 and 489.20	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0313	ICR Reference No: 201401-0938-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-0938-011
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: 21373
Title: Hospice Request for Certification in the Medicare Program and Supporting Regulations
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: 09/30/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/31/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2014
Responses	1,168	0	3,494
Time Burden (Hours)	292	0	874
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Hospice Request for Certification Form is the identification and screening form used to initiate the certification process and to determine if the provider has sufficient personnel to participate in the Medicare program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 418 Name of Law: Hospice Care
   PL: Pub.L. 97 - 248 1861 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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:
	78 FR 65656	11/01/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 4726	01/29/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Hospice Request for Certification in the Medicare Program and Supporting Regulations contained in 42 CFR Part 489.11 and 489.20	CMS-417	Hospice Request for Certification in the Medicare Program

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	1,168	3,494	0	-2,326	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	292	874	0	-582	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The burden is reduced to include only those hospices involved in initial or recertification, rather than all hospices. In 2013, this included 1,168 hospices

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: 01/31/2014

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