Home Health Change of Care
Notice (HHCCN) (CMS-10280)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/06/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2024
19,004,850
12,385,108
1,265,723
824,848
0
0
Home health agencies (HHAs) are
required to provide written notice to original Medicare
beneficiaries under various circumstances involving the initiation,
reduction, or termination of services consistent with Home Health
Agencies Conditions of Participation (COPs) as set forth in section
1891 of the Social Security Act (the Act) and subsequent to the
decision of the US Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) in Lutwin v.
Thompson. The notice used to fulfill these requirements is the
HHCCN.
US Code:
42
USC 1395bbb Name of Law: CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION FOR HOME
HEALTH AGENCIES; HOME HEALTH QUALITY
The annual hour burden
associated with this collection is estimated to be 1,265,723 hours.
The annual hour burden associated in the prior PRA submission for
this collection was 824,848 hours which increases the annual hour
burden by 440,875. The increase in the burden estimates is likely
due to an increase in the annual number of home health episodes
(from 6,047,416 to 9,279,712) which would cause an increase in the
number of HHCCNs issued annually per respondent (from 12,385,108 to
19,004,850).
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.