The psychiatric unit criteria work
sheets are necessary to verify, on an annual basis, that these
units meet the requirements to be excluded from payment under the
Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for the
purpose of receiving payment under the Inpatient Psychiatric
Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS).
In the prior PRA package, the
annual hourly burden was estimated to be 404 hours. Due to our
increase in the estimated time required to complete the CMS-437
worksheet and the increased number of IPFs we have estimated the
current hourly burden to be 1,212 hours. These factors have
increased the estimated annual hour burden by 808 hours.
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.