In response to past terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and the subsequent national need to refine the nationâs strategy to handle emergency situations, there continues to be a coordinated effort across Federal agencies to establish a foundation for development and expansion of emergency preparedness systems. This information collection captures the burden necessary to support the development and implementation of emergency preparedness requirements that will be consistent and enforceable across 17 affected Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers. We obtained the data used in this discussion on the number of the various Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers from Medicareâs Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting (CASPER) as of , 2015.June 1, 2016. We have not included data for health care facilities that are not Medicare and/or Medicaid certified. This information collection consists primarily of the review, revision, and/or development of emergency plans, policies and procedures, and training and testing materials to ensure on-going compliance with the requirements contained in the regulation, discussed above.
One-time burdens associated with performing risk assessments, and developing emergency preparedness plans and communication plans have been removed. In addition, due to changes finalized in Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction (0938-AT23) on September 30, 2019 (84 FR 51732), burdens associated with reviewing emergency plans, providing training, and conducting testing exercises have been reduced. We estimate that for all providers and suppliers to comply with the ICRs would require 1,260,474 burden hours at a cost of $122,698,058.
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.