This information collection request is for the âApplicable Integrated Plan Coverage Decision Letterâ or the âcoverage decision letterâ will be issued as a result of an integrated organization determination under 42 CFR 422.631, when an applicable integrated plan reduces, stops, suspends, or denies, in whole or in part, a request for a service/item (including a Part B drug) or a request for payment of a service/item (including a Part B drug) the member has already received. âApplicable integrated plansâ are defined at 42 CFR 422.561 as full integrated dual special needs plans (FIDE SNPs) and highly integrated dual special needs plans (HIDE SNPs) with exclusively aligned enrollment, where state policy limits the D-SNPâs membership to a Medicaid managed care plan offered by the same organization. These plans will issue the coverage decision letter starting in CY 2021 in place of the Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment) (NDMCP) form (CMS-10003) as part of requirements to unify appeals and grievance processes.
Burden decreased in this collection is due to an error made in the data used for the previous package that included adverse, partially favorable, and fully favorable appeal decisions. The data should have only included adverse and partially favorable decisions; thus, the appeal number was higher leading to a higher burden erroneously. The overall number of applicable integrated plans and enrollees increased. In 2023, there were 112 applicable integrated plans with 810,377 enrollees. In 2025, there are 129 applicable integrated plans with 1,163,067 enrollees. The total number of hours is now 1,745.
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.