OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an
approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a
new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory.
For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number
provided. OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the
agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and
their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition,
the agency must enter the correct burden estimates.
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Section 1848(q) of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 101 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, authorizes the establishment of a Merit-based Incentive Payment System(MIPS) for eligible clinicians. Beginning in CY 2017, eligible clinicians will be required to collect and submit data on four performance categories to CMS (quality, resource use, advancing care information, and clinical practice improvement activity). This program replaces and consolidates portions of the PQRS, Value-based Modifier, and Medicare EHR Medicare Incentive Program.
US Code:
42 USC 1395w-4
Name of Law: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2014
US Code: 42 USC 1395w-4 Name of Law: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2014
The total gross burden estimate includes the total burden of recordkeeping and data submission under MIPS. Table 16 provides an estimate of the total annual burden of MIPS of 12,492,122 hours. Some of the information collection burden under MIPS does not represent an additional burden to the public, but replaces information collection burden that existed under two of its predecessor programs, the PQRS and the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. Due to programmatic changes, seven of the nine MIPS ICs replace existing ICs.
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.
$414.1430 (Partial Qualifying APM Participant (QP) election)