Section 109(a) of the Tax Relief and
Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109-432) amended section
1833(t) of the Social Security Act by adding a new subsection (17)
that affects the payment rate update applicable to Outpatient
Prospective Payment System (OPPS) payments for services furnished
by hospitals in outpatient settings on or after January 1, 2009.
Section 1833(t)(17)(A) of the Act, which applies to hospitals as
defined under section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Act, requires that
hospitals that fail to report data required for quality measures
selected by the Secretary in the form and manner required by the
Secretary under section 1833(t)(17)(B) of the Act will incur a
reduction in their annual payment update (APU) factor to the
hospital outpatient department fee schedule by 2.0 percentage
points. Hospital OQR Program payment determinations are made based
on Hospital OQR Program quality measure data reported and
supporting forms submitted by hospitals as specified through
rulemaking. To reduce burden, a variety of different data
collection mechanisms are employed, with every consideration taken
to employ existing data and data collection systems.
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(a) Name of Law: Quality reporting for
hospital outpatient services and ambulatory surgical center
services
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 148 3014 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
In the CY 2019 OPPS/ASC final
rule, we are finalizing the removal of the one NHSN measure (OP-27)
for the CY 2020 payment determination and subsequent years. As
explained above, although the burden associated with NHSN measures
is accounted for under a separate PRA Package, OMB Control Number
0920-0666, the burden associated with OP-27 was included in our
previous total burden estimates under this OMB Control Number. We
also finalize the removal of one chart-abstracted measure (OP-5);
three claims-based measures (OP-9, OP-11, and OP-14); and three
web-based measures (OP-12, OP-17, and OP-30) for the CY 2021
payment determination and subsequent years. In total, for the CY
2021 payment determination for the Hospital OQR Program, our
estimates show an annual reduction in hourly burden of 833,846
hours (2,221,516 hours approved – 1,387,670 total estimated hours
for CY 2021), and a financial reduction of approximately $30.5
million ($81,263,055 approved – $50,760,983 total estimated cost
for CY 2021).
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.