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.
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 State’s
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 CMS’
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 CMS–10398
#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 – 145 hr) and 15,978 responses (16,018 responses – 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