Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES <SUBAGY>Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[Document Identifier: CMS-10765 and CMS-10520]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services (HHS). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by <E T="03">July 28, 2025.</E> </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to <E T="03">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.</E> Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address into your web browser: <E T="03">https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.</E> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> William Parham at (410) 786-4669. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The term “collection of information” is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for public comment: 1. <E T="03">Type of Information Collection Request:</E> Extension of a currently approved collection; <E T="03">Title of Information Collection:</E> Review Choice Demonstration for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Services; <E T="03">Use:</E> Section 402(a)(1)(J) of the Social Security Amendments of 1967 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-1(a)(1)(J)) authorizes the Secretary to “develop or demonstrate improved methods for the investigation and prosecution of fraud in the provision of care or services under the health programs established by the Social Security Act (the Act).” Pursuant to this authority, the CMS will continue the implementation of a Medicare demonstration project, which CMS believes will help assist in developing improved procedures for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of Medicare fraud occurring among IRFs providing services to Medicare beneficiaries. This demonstration will assist in developing improved procedures for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of potential Medicare fraud. The demonstration will ensure that payments for IRF services are appropriate through either pre-claim or postpayment review, thereby working towards the prevention and identification of potential fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as protecting the Medicare Trust Funds from improper payments while reducing Medicare appeals. CMS plans to continue the demonstration in Alabama and Pennsylvania, then expand to Texas, and California. After the initial four states, CMS will expand the demonstration to include the IRFs in any state that bill to Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) jurisdictions JJ, JL, JH, and JE. <E T="03">Form Number:</E> CMS-10765 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1420); <E T="03">Frequency:</E> Occasionally; <E T="03">Affected Public:</E> Private Sector (Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profits); <E T="03">Number of Respondents:</E> 526; <E T="03">Number of Responses:</E> 179,910; <E T="03">Total Annual Hours:</E> 89,955. For questions regarding this collection contact Jaclyn Gray (410) 786-3744. 2. <E T="03">Type of Information Collection Request:</E> Revision of a currently approved collection; <E T="03">Title of Information Collection:</E> Marketplace Quality Standards; <E T="03">Use:</E> The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act establishes requirements to support the delivery of quality health care coverage for health insurance issuers offering QHPs in Exchanges. Section 1311(c)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act directs the Secretary to develop a system to rate QHPs on the basis of quality and price and requires Exchanges to display this quality rating information on their respective websites. Section 1311(c)(4) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary to develop an enrollee satisfaction survey system to assess enrollee experience with each QHP (with more than 500 enrollees in the previous year) offered through an Exchange. Section 1311(h) requires QHPs to contract with certain hospitals that meet specific patient safety and health care quality standards beginning January 1, 2015. This collection of information is necessary to provide adequate and timely health care quality information for consumers, regulators, and Exchanges in the initial years of Exchange implementation. It is also necessary to collect information to appropriately monitor and provide a process for a survey vendor to appeal HHS' decision to not approve a QHP Enrollee Survey vendor application. <E T="03">Form Number:</E> CMS-10114 (OMB control number: 0938-1249); <E T="03">Frequency:</E> Annually; <E T="03">Affected Public:</E> Public sector (Individuals and Households), Private sector (Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); <E T="03">Number of Respondents:</E> 380; <E T="03">Total Annual Responses:</E> 380; <E T="03">Total Annual Hours:</E> 138,112. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Preeti Hans at 301-492-5144.) <SIG> <NAME>William N. Parham, III,</NAME> Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-11900 Filed 6-26-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>