Agent/Broker Data Collection
in Federally-facilitated Health Insurance Exchanges
(CMS-10464)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/29/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2022
64,000
52,000
15,360
15,600
0
0
The Center for Consumer Information
and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), the agency within Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) charged with helping
implement many provisions of the Affordable Care Act including the
establishment of Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges), needs
to collect data from individual agent/brokers to register them with
the Federally-facilitated Exchange (FFE) and provide the required
training in Exchange enrollment policies and procedures. Both
section 1312(e) of the Affordable Care Act and 45 CFR ?155.220
permit States to allow agent/brokers to enroll individuals,
employers, and employees in Qualified Health Plans (QHPs),
including through the Exchanges; and assist individuals in applying
for advance payments of the premium tax credit and cost-sharing
reductions. Agent/brokers will serve as additional access points to
the Exchange for individuals or SHOP employers/employees requiring
or desiring agent/broker assistance. Agent/brokers must register
with the FFE and meet training requirements that enforce their
understanding of eligibility and enrollment in Exchanges prior to
enrolling individuals or SHOP employer/employees in QHPs through
the Exchanges. They must also apply this understanding to the
development of any non-Exchange Web site used as a tool for
enrollment. Agent/broker designed and administered web sites or
tools will improve the flow of information to the FFE, and
State-based Exchanges may also find these tools useful toward
streamlining data submissions and easing the burden on the
Exchange. The collection of information from agent/brokers
described in detail below is needed to register and completion
training with the FFE. Collected information will be used by
CMS/CCIIO to verify the completion of the training requirement,
provide the public with a list of registered agent/brokers trained
in Exchange enrollment requirements and functions, and perform
oversight of agent/brokers operating through the FFE.
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 152 1217 Name of Law: the Health Care and Eduction
Reconciliaton Act of 2010
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 148 1312(e) Name of Law: the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act - Enrollment through Agents and Brokers
US Code: 45 USC 155.220 Name of Law: EXCHANGE
ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS UNDER THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
The number of respondents has
increased but the overall burden has slightly decreased.
$5,118
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Jamaa Hill 301 492-4190
No
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.