Initial Plan Data Collection to Support QHP Certification and other Financial Management and Exchange Operations (CMS-10433)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-10433 Risk Adjustment	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form CMS-10433 QHP Certification	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
CMS-10433 QHP Certification Supporting Statement 30-Day_02.18.22.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-04-18	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
235127	Stand-Alone Dental Issuers: QHP Certification		Modified
206071	States: SBE's, Federal Platform and Partnership States		Modified
206069	Risk Adjustment	Form and Instruction	Modified
206068	QHP Certification	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1187	ICR Reference No: 202204-0938-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201902-0938-012
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CCIIO
Title: Initial Plan Data Collection to Support QHP Certification and other Financial Management and Exchange Operations (CMS-10433)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/19/2022

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2022
Responses	2,925	2,892
Time Burden (Hours)	71,660	68,666
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: As required by the CMS-9989-F: Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange Standards for Employers ("Exchange rule"), each Exchange must assume responsibilities related to the certification and offering of Qualified Health Plans ("QHP"). To offer insurance through an Exchange, a health insurance issuer must have its health plans certified as QHPs by the Exchange. A QHP must meet certain minimum certification standards, such as network adequacy, actuarial value standards, and the offering of the essential health benefits (EHB). The Exchange is responsible for ensuring that QHPs meet these minimum certification standards as described in the Exchange rule under 45 CFR 155 and 156, based on the Affordable Care Act, as well as other requirements determined by the Exchange.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1343, 1401-1402 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1411-1412 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1301-1304, 1311-1312 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1321-1322 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1324, 1341 Name of Law: Affordable Care 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:
	86 FR 67473	11/26/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 18023	03/29/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
QHP Certification	CMS-10433, CMS-10433, CMS-10433, CMS-10433, CMS-10433, CMS-10433, CMs-10433, CMS-10433, CMS-10433, CMS-10433	Administrative Data Template ,   Plan Benefits Template ,   Network ID Template ,   Plans and Benefits Template ,   Prescriptions Drug Formulary Template ,   Rate Table Template ,   Service Area Template ,   Business Rules Template ,   QHP Certification Instrument Screenshots ,   Reinsurance Program and Risk Adjustment Program
Risk Adjustment	CMS-10433	Reinsurance and Risk Adjustment Bank Server
Stand-Alone Dental Issuers: QHP Certification
States: SBE's, Federal Platform and Partnership States

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	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	2,925	2,892	0	0	33	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	71,660	68,666	0	0	2,994	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: There is an overall increase in the financial burden from the 2019 PRA package because of an increase in the adjusted hourly wage of the compliance officer position from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from $68.78 to $72.70. The number of QHP issuers increased from 200 to 215 issuers based on the number of QHP certification issuers for plan year 2022. Also, there is additional burden for states that are engaged with CMS as State-based Exchanges as they will be performing Plan Management activities. The currently approved Information Collection Requirement (ICR) burden is for 2,892 respondents, and the proposed ICR estimates 2,925 respondents. The estimated burden hours for this data collection are currently approved for 68,666 hours. With this ICR, the estimated annualized burden hours are 71,660. This is an increase of 2,994 burden hours compared to the previously approved clearance. In addition, the change in burden is due to adjustments to the data collection instruments. The estimated annual costs increased from $4,722,848 to $5,209,694. This is an increase in annual costs of $486,846.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $186,141

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? No

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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: 04/19/2022

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