Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, and 413.106 (CMS-2540-24)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-2540-24 CMS-2540-24	Form	Modified	Available
Form CMS-2540-24 Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, and 413.106	Form	Modified	Repair queued
CMS-2540-24 Supporting Statement - final (5-29-24).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-06-07	Repair queued
CMS-2540-24.Responses to 60-Day Comments.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-05-31	Repair queued
CMS-2540-24 Crosswalk.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-05-31	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
8084	Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, and 413.106	Form	Modified	CMS-2540-24
8084	Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, and 413.106	Form	Modified
8084	Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, and 413.106	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0463	ICR Reference No: 202405-0938-031
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-0938-010
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CM-FFS
Title: Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, and 413.106 (CMS-2540-24)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/31/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/07/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	14,189	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,866,178	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form CMS 2540-24 is used by Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Skilled Nursing Facility Complexes participating in the Medicare program to report the health care costs to determine the amount of reimbursable costs for services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1395g Name of Law: Payments to providers of services
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 aaa Name of Law: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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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:
	88 FR 66452	09/27/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 46401	05/29/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, and 413.106	CMS-2540-24	CMS-2540-24

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	14,189	0	0	-297	0	14,486
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,866,178	0	0	-59,994	0	2,926,172
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The number of respondents decreased from 14,486 in 2018 to 14,189 in 2023.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $32,012,248

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]? No

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: 06/07/2024

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