Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Appeals 2719 ss19.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-02-15	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
194302	Interim Procedures for Federal External Review and Model Notices Relating to Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act	Other-Model	Modified
193842	Non-Grandfathered Group Health Plans Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1210-0144	ICR Reference No: 201902-1210-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201510-1210-008
Agency/Subagency: DOL/EBSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 05/02/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/01/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2019
Responses	329,980	0	278,413
Time Burden (Hours)	2,816	0	2,271
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,381,946	0	1,143,236

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Abstract: This collection of information request includes the information collection and third party notice and disclosure requirements that a plan must satisfy under final regulations implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act pertaining to internal claims and appeals, and the external review process.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 300gg-19 Name of Law: Public Health Service 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:
	83 FR 53500	10/23/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 12005	03/29/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Non-Grandfathered Group Health Plans Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes
Interim Procedures for Federal External Review and Model Notices Relating to Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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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	329,980	278,413	0	0	51,567	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,816	2,271	0	0	545	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,381,946	1,143,236	0	0	238,710	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This ICR contains no program changes. Adjustments to the burden estimates result from updated estimates on the number of ERISA-covered plans and policyholders and increases in wage rates and postage rates. These updated data inputs increase the hour burden by 545 hours compared with the prior submission and increase the cost burden by $238,710 compared with the prior submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? Yes

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: 04/01/2019

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