Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program (CMS-10250)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-10250 Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
CMS-10250.HOQR CY 2025 Supporting Statement Part B (final rule).docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2025-01-10	Repair queued
HOQR CY 2025 Supporting Statement Part A (final rule).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-01-06	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
217995	Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1109	ICR Reference No: 202412-0938-020
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202410-0938-014
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CCSQ
Title: Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program (CMS-10250)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/10/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2026
Responses	40,960,000	968,150
Time Burden (Hours)	15,184,997	276,148
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Section 109(a) of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109-432) amended section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act by adding a new subsection (17) that affects the payment rate update applicable to Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) payments for services furnished by hospitals in outpatient settings on or after January 1, 2009. Section 1833(t)(17)(A) of the Social Security Act, which applies to hospitals as defined under section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, requires that hospitals that fail to report data required for quality measures selected by the Secretary in the form and manner required by the Secretary under section 1833(t)(17)(B) of the Social Security Act will incur a reduction in their annual payment update (APU) factor to the hospital outpatient department fee schedule by 2.0 percentage points. Hospital OQR Program payment determinations are made based on Hospital OQR Program quality measure data reported and supporting forms submitted by hospitals as specified through rulemaking. To reduce burden, a variety of different data collection mechanisms are employed, with every consideration taken to employ existing data and data collection systems.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(a) Name of Law: Quality reporting for hospital outpatient services and ambulatory surgical center services
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3014 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0938-AV35	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 93912	11/27/2024

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting	CMS-10250.OQR_Withdraw Form, CMS-10250, CMS-10250, CMS-10250	Web Based Data Collection Tool ,   CMS-10250.OQR_Withdraw Form ,   CMS-10250.HOQR ProgramValidationReconForm ,   CMS.10250.Extraordinary Circumstances Exemption Request Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	40,960,000	968,150	0	39,991,850	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,184,997	276,148	0	14,908,849	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The adoption of the HCHE measure will result in a total estimated burden increase of 533 hours at a cost of $29,518 beginning with the CY 2027 payment determination. The adoption of the Screening for SDOH and Screen Positive Rate for SDOH measures will result in a total estimated burden increase of 6,878,055 hours at a cost of $168,460,032 and 533 hours at a cost of $29,518, respectively, when mandatory reporting begins for the CY 2028 payment determination. The adoption of the Information Transfer PRO-PM will result in a total estimated burden increase of 11,463,069 hours at a cost of $280,747,025 when mandatory reporting begins for the CY 2028 payment determination. Accounting for the impact of the finalized measure adoptions in the CY 2025 OPPS/ASC final rule, our updated estimate of the number of HOPDs results in an annual burden decrease of 11,723 hours and $649,408 beginning with the CY 2027 payment determination through the CY 2030 payment determination. The aggregate increase due to these finalized measure adoptions and adjustments as reflected in our burden estimates for the CY 2030 payment determination is 18,330,468 hours (-11,723 + 533 + 6,878,055 + 533 + 11,463,069) and $448,616,685 (-$649,408 + $29,518 + $168,460,032 + $29,518 + $280,747,025) as shown in Tables 7 and 8.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,228,911

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? Yes

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: 01/10/2025

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