In order to provide health benefits to
Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare Advantage Program and/or
the 1876 Cost Plan, applicant must meet regulatory requirements to
enter into a contract with CMS, or to continue to contract with
CMS. The revised Part C application is created to capture the
applicants' information.
We have adjusted our cost
estimates by using the most recent BLS wage estimates. The
reduction of 699 hr in annual burden hours (22,625 hr - 21,926 hr =
-699 hr) from CY 2016 to CY 2017 is attributed to the reduction in
the estimated hours to complete both SNP with MA and SNP with SAE
applications. The estimated hours for completion of a SNP
application was 42 hours in CY2016 which was reduced to 39 hours in
CY2017. Note the projected number of SNP applications remained
unchanged from CY2016 to CY2017. There is a 3 hr increase in burden
from the MA initial application and a 3 hr decrease for the SNP
Proposal for CY2017. Thus, the increase and decrease in burden
hours cancel each other.
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.