Non-Sub Change Request Memo

To: Jamie Wilson

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

From: Lauren Fuentes

Centers for Medicare Services (CMS)

Medicare Drug Benefit Group (MDBG)

Date: February 19, 2025

Subject: Non-substantive Change Request – National Implementation of the CAHPS Hospice Survey (CMS-10537, OMB 0938-1257)

This memo requests approval of non-substantive changes to the approved information collection, National Implementation of the CAHPS Hospice Survey (CMS-10537, OMB 0938-1257).

Background

OMB approved the revised collection on November 13, 2024 to include a voluntary questions about the receipt of any unfair treatment due to race or ethnicity.

Overview of Requested Changes

In response to recent Executive Orders, CMS is proposing to remove the voluntary question about unfair treatment from the CAHPS Hospice Survey. The data collection including this question has not yet been implemented. CMS will send updated instructions to the CMS approved survey vendors once this question is removed. The CMS approved survey vendors will no longer be required to ask this question or submit the responses to CMS.

This change removes a voluntary question and makes the form shorter. It does not add any new questions, requests for information, or available response options. We do not expect a change in burden. Upon receiving OMB approval, CMS will promptly update the survey instrument, guidance manuals, webpages, etc., and communicate these changes to the survey vendors. We are requesting OMB’s approval of the non-substantive changes as soon as possible to comply with the executive orders.