Medicaid Program Face-to-Face Requirements for Home Health Services and Supporting Regulations under 42 CFR 440.70(f) and (g) (CMS-10609)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
CMS 2348-F summary of comments.docx Supplementary Document	2016-08-05
CMS-10609 - Supporting Statement A [rev Aug 2016].doc Supporting Statement A	2016-08-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
222848	Home Health Services: Documentation of the Face-to-Face Encounter	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1319	ICR Reference No: 201608-0938-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Medicaid Program Face-to-Face Requirements for Home Health Services and Supporting Regulations under 42 CFR 440.70(f) and (g) (CMS-10609)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/16/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/05/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,143,443	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	190,955	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 6407(a) of the Affordable Care Act (as amended by section 10605) added new requirements to section 1814(a)(2)(C) of the Act under Part A of the Medicare program, and section 1835(a)(2)(A) of the Act, under Part B of the Medicare program, that the physician, or certain allowed NPPs, document a face to-face encounter with the beneficiary (including through the use of telehealth, subject to the requirements in section 1834(m) of the Act), before making a certification that home health services are required under the Medicare home health benefit. Section 504 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) (Pub. L. 114-10) amended the underlying Medicare requirements at section 1834(a)(11)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act (the Act) to allow certain authorized non-physician practitioners (NPP) to document the face-to-face encounter.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 114 - 10 504 Name of Law: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 6407 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 6407 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
PL: Pub.L. 114 - 10 504 Name of Law: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0938-AQ36	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 5530	02/02/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 41032	07/12/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 5530	02/02/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Home Health Services: Documentation of the Face-to-Face Encounter

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	1,143,443	0	1,143,443	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	190,955	0	190,955	0	0	0
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: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 08/05/2016

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