In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2018
76
0
76
451,288
0
451,288
0
0
0
The results of Medicare reviews, Medicare accreditation surveys, and Medicaid external quality reviews will be used by States in assessing the quality of care provided to Medicaid beneficiaries provided by managed care organizations and to provide information on the quality of the care provided to the general public upon request.
There are no changes to the EQR protocols. Adjustments have been made to CMS-R-305 to account for: (1) changes to the regulations per CMS-2390-P (see detailed description in Section 12), (2) mathematical errors and estimate revisions in regards to the number of respondents, the type of respondents, annual responses, and annual hour burden, and (3) updated BLS job titles and wages.
We have removed the CHIP EQR burden from CMS-R-305 as under CMS-2390-P we propose the creation of a PRA package (CMS-10554, OMB 0938-New) which contains all of the CHIP managed care burden, including EQR.
This proposed iteration seperates state and private sector burden. Previos iteration combined the burden estimates.
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.