OMB approves this package under emergency processing for a maximum of five months or when the original umbrella package (OMB 0938-1148) completes public comment and is approved (whichever comes first). This collection will then be discontinued and the subsequent 49 previously approved information collections should be transferred back to the umbrella collection.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2024
6 Months From Approved
15,978
0
0
360,136
0
0
0
0
0
State Medicaid and CHIP agencies are responsible for developing submissions to CMS, including State plan amendments and requests for waivers and program demonstrations. States use templates when they are available and submit the forms to CMS to review for consistency with statutory and regulatory requirements (or in the case of waivers and demonstrations whether the proposal is likely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid program). If the requirements are met, CMS approves the Stateâs submission giving the State the authority to implement the flexibilities. For a State to receive Medicaid Title XIX funding, there must be an approved Title XIX State plan.
The development of streamlined submission forms enhances the collaboration and partnership between States and CMS by documenting CMS policy for States to use as they are developing program changes. Streamlined forms improve efficiency of administration by creating a common and user-friendly understanding of the information needed by CMS to quickly process requests for State plan amendments, waivers, and demonstration, as well as ongoing reporting.
Given the essential role the collections play and the severe beneficiary and programmatic harms that would occur without them, CMS is seeking emergency reinstatement of certain collections that had been previously approved under OMB control number 0938-1148 (CMS-10398) on an interim basis via this July 2024 collection of information request. CMS is in the process of renewing such collections through the traditional 60-/30-day PRA process.
The public harm caused by the severe disruptions of the Medicaid and CHIP programs that would result from a further lapse in PRA approval are not speculative. As articulated above, collection of these data are actively used to ensure not only fiscal integrity, but also the maintenance and expansion of coverage, which have profound medical and financial consequences for millions of persons in this country. Waiting to reinstate the PRA authority until certain collections have been renewed under standard clearance procedures would threaten CMSâ essential mission and cause substantial disruption and far-reaching harm to the Medicaid and CHIP programs and the beneficiaries we serve. Below we include information on three areas where the lapse in this approval has the most potential for beneficiary harm.
In this July 2024 iteration we propose to reinstate 49 (see section 12 of this Supporting Statement) of the generic collection of information requests that had been active (0938-1148) prior to the April 30, 2024, expiration. The associated generic collection of information requirements, burden estimates, and reporting instruments and instructions would be reinstated without change on an interim basis under a new (TBD) OMB control number.
We propose to reinstate all of the previously approved GenICs with the exception of CMSâ10398 #72 (Expressions of Interest in the Infant Well-Child Visit Affinity Group) which does not meet the emergency processing criteria. Consequently, we are removing such burden (145 hours) from this request, resulting in a burden of 360,136 hours (360,281 hr â 145 hr) and 15,978 responses (16,018 responses â 40 responses).
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.
CMCS Umbrella Package (0938-1148)_EmergencyReinstatement_July 5 24_vCLEAN.docx
GenICs Needing Emergency Processing