42 CFR 410.141-410.146 and 414.63 provide for uniform coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services. These services include educational and training services furnished to a beneficiary with diabetes by an entity approved to furnish the services. The physician or qualified nonphysician practitioner treating the beneficiary's diabetes certifies that these services are needed as part of a comprehensive plan of care. The The regulations set forth the quality standards that an entity is required to meet in order to participate in furnishing diabetes outpatient self-management training services.
An increase of 449,428 hours (from 202,290 hours to 651,718 annual hours). An increase in cost to $71,347,875 (from $264,856 to $71,612,731) There are 208 new entities since the last PRA submission.
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(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
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