Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report (CMS-377; CMS-370)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-370 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
CMS 370 and 377 Supporting Statement 01.23.18.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-01-24	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
7913	Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0266	ICR Reference No: 201707-0938-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201407-0938-002
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report (CMS-377; CMS-370)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/12/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/21/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2021	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2018
Responses	1,888	0	1,833
Time Burden (Hours)	1,371	0	633
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The CMS-370 Health Insurance Benefits Agreement is utilized for the purpose of establishing eligibility for payment under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. No edits were made to this agreement form. The CMS-377 ASC Request for Certification or Update of Certification Information in the Medicare Program form is utilized to collect facility-specific characteristics that facilitate CMS’ oversight of ASCs, for example, through the ability to track and trend survey results broken down by various facility characteristics. The data also enables CMS to respond to inquiries from the Congress, GAO, OIG concerning the characteristics of Medicare-participating ASCs. This form is submitted by ASCs when they request initial certification of compliance with the ASC CfCs or to update an ASC’s existing certification information. Minor edits to form were made for clarification of data being requested.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 18 USC 1832 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 18 USC 1864 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 17997	04/14/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 28851	06/26/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Health Insurance Benefits Agreement Form, Request for Certification, Survey Report	CMS-370, CMS-377	Health Insurance Benefits Agreement ,   Ambulatory Surgical Center Request for Initial Certification or Update of Certification Information in the Medicare Program

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,888	1,833	0	-10	65	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,371	633	0	730	8	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total number of ASCs currently in the Medicare program has decreased from 5,947 with the previous submission to 5,694. The annual burden hours increased from 633 to 1,371. The average wage increased significantly per the Bureau of Labor Statistics since 2014 as well as the need to double that number to include benefits and overhead, which was not included in the previous package.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $36,227

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/21/2017

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