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OMB Control No: 0938-1158	ICR Reference No: 201309-0938-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-0938-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: 20520
Title: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/21/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/13/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2015	6 Months From Approved
Responses	4,495,264	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,792,112	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Recovery Act expands the use of health information technology (HIT) and certified electronic health records (EHRs) to improve the quality and value of health care. The Recovery Act establishes incentive payments to Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage Organization (MAO)-affiliated eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to promote the adoption and meaningful use (MU) of interoperable HIT and EHRs. These provisions, together with Title XIII of Division A of the Recovery Act, may be cited as the "Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act" or "HITECH Act" which authorizes CMS to develop the incentive programs, key to enticing providers to use HIT. All proposed information collection requirements are necessary to implement the HITECH Act. With this submission, we are creating a new PRA package for Medicare and Medicaid eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals and CAHs. The functionality of certified EHR technology facilitates the implementation of meaningful use.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 Title XIII:130001-13424 Name of Law: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 Subtitle A - Section 3006 Name of Law: Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 4101 Name of Law: Incentives for Eligible Professionals
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 4103 Name of Law: Treatment of payments and savings; impelmentation funding
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 4201 Name of Law: Medicaid Provider HIT adoption and operation payemtns; implementation funding
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 4102 Name of Law: Incentives for Hospitals

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 Title XIII:130001-13424 Name of Law: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 Subtitle A - Section 3006 Name of Law: Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 4101 Name of Law: Incentives for Eligible Professionals
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 4103 Name of Law: Treatment of payments and savings; impelmentation funding
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 4201 Name of Law: Medicaid Provider HIT adoption and operation payemtns; implementation funding
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 4102 Name of Law: Incentives for Hospitals

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 34387	06/07/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 53766	08/30/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,495,264	643,970	3,851,294
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,792,112	682,665	4,109,447
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: The information collection has been revised to include the burden associated with Phase II of the program.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $21,666,666

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]? 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)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: William Parham 4107864669

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