Information collection requirements
will ensure that entities that currently provide prescription drug
benefits to any Medicare Part D eligible individual disclose to CMS
whether the prescription drug benefit that they offer is creditable
coverage. The disclosure is required to be provide annually and
upon any change that affects whether the coverage is creditable
prescription drug coverage. This collection also provides
creditable coverage disclosure instructions for entities complying
with these infromation collection request.
Statute at
Large: 1
Stat. 1860 Name of Statute: null
The previous PRA package
estimated the number of responses to be 87,500 annually. CMS has
adjusted the annual estimated number of responses based on actual
contractor data. The annual revised number is 87,265. The change to
the annual burden is a mathematical calculation and the result of a
decrease in the number of plan who offer private prescription drug
coverage to Medicare-eligible individuals. There are no program
changes. Revisions to the Instructions and Screen Shots are set out
in the Crosswalk and have no impact on prev burden estimates.
Revisions are mostly for clarification, to remove redundancy,
etc.
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.