Emergency and Foreign Hospital Services and Supporting Regulation in 42 CFR Section 424.103 (CMS-1771)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-1771 Emergency and Foreign Hospital Services	Form	Unchanged	Available
CMS-1771 Supporting Statement A .docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-04-21	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
7770	Emergency and Foreign Hospital Services	Form	Unchanged	Emergency and Foreign Hospital Services

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0023	ICR Reference No: 202604-0938-017
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-0938-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CM-FFS
Title: Emergency and Foreign Hospital Services and Supporting Regulation in 42 CFR Section 424.103 (CMS-1771)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/22/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	200	0
Time Burden (Hours)	50	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This form is used in connection with claims for emergency hospital services provided by hospitals that do no have an agreement in effect under Section 1866 of the Social Security Act. 42 CFR 424.103 (b) requires that before a non-participating hospital may be paid for emergency services rendered to a Medicare beneficiary, a statement must be submitted that is

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Authorizing Statute(s): Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1814
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 6843	02/13/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 20998	04/20/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency and Foreign Hospital Services	CMS-1771	Emergency and Foreign Hospital Services

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	200	0	0	0	0	200
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50	0	0	0	0	50
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $993

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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]? No

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: 04/22/2026

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