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.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2018
46,099,944
0
46,099,944
7,588,143
0
7,588,143
0
0
0
Part D plans and, to the extent
applicable, MA organizations will use the information discussed
below to comply with the eligibility and other requirements
associated with their participation in Part D. CMS will use this
information from plan sponsors and States to approve contract
applications, monitor compliance with contract requirements, make
proper payment to plans, and ensure that correct information is
disclosed to potential and current enrollees. The new information
collection will allow CMS to ensure sponsors have plans in place to
restore business operations following a disruption of regular
operations. Medicare beneficiaries will use the information
provided by the Part D sponsors to make decisions regarding Part D
enrollment as well as grievance and appeal requests. Under
CMS-4182-P (RIN 0938-AT08), CMS will make the Preclusion List
available to Part D sponsors. The Part D sponsors will perform
system programming to maintain the Preclusion List in order to
reject a pharmacy claim (or deny a beneficiary request for
reimbursement) for a Part D drug that is prescribed by an
individual on the Preclusion List. CMS will create and disseminate
model notices to the prescribers to notify them of their existence
on the Preclusion List, while the Part D sponsors will create and
disseminate model notices to the Medicare beneficiaries to notify
them that the pharmacy claim is being rejected or denied due to the
prescriber’s existence on the Preclusion List.
Statute at
Large: 18
Stat. 1860 Name of Statute: null
PL:
Pub.L. 108 - 173 101 Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA)
PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 101 Name of Law:
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA)
The currently approved ROCIS
table incorrectly sets out 7,588,143 hours of burden. This was
mistakenly carried over from the 06/19/2015 Supporting Statement.
The 10/27/2015 Supporting Statement correctly sets out 8,581,027
hours of burden, a difference of 992,884 hours. We are not
proposing any changes to Supporting Statement sections 12.1.
(Business Continuity Plans) for the private sector, 12.2. (Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit Program) for individuals/households, and
12.4. (State Eligibility Determinations) for states. However, in
section 12.3. (Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program) we
propose a number of private sector burden adjustments. We also
propose to add requirements/burden in line with the proposed rule’s
(CMS-4182-P, RIN 0938-AT08) CARA provisions in addition to new
burden associated with the NPRM’s Access to Covered Part D Drugs;
Preclusion List.”
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.