States with an approved waiver under
section 1915 (c) of the act are required to submit a report
annually in order for CMS to: (1) Verify that State assurances
regarding waiver cost-neutrality are met, and (2) determine the
waiver's impact on the type, amount, and cost of services provided
under the State Plan and health welfare of recipients.
Statute at
Large: 19
Stat. 1915 Name of Statute: null
PL:
Pub.L. 97 - 35 2176 Name of Law: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1981
We estimate that the number of
respondents had decreased by 1 (48 to 47) in addition to the number
of responses decreasing by 33 (315 to 282). The response decrease
can largely be attributed to a regulatory provision (42 CFR
441.301(b)(6)) effective March 17, 2014, that allows states to
combine target groups within one waiver. Previously states were
required to develop separate home and community based waivers to
serve more than one target group. Under the regulation, states have
combined target groups into one waiver and gained administrative
efficiencies. The ability to combine target populations within one
waiver does not change the cost neutrality or quality assurance
requirements. Therefore, no substantive changes have been made to
the CMS 372(S) form that collects this data. Although,
non-substantive changes have been made to further align the entry
and display of service names with how they are displayed in the
approved waiver. Changes can be found in the attached
crosswalk.
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.