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OMB Control No: 0938-0679	ICR Reference No: 199703-0938-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199602-0938-003
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier, Certificates of Medical Necessity
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/06/1997
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/07/1997
Terms of Clearance: Approved for use through 5/2000 with the exception of the HCFA- 484 which has been resubmitted separately for OMB review under OMB No. 0938-0534. Public comments pertaining to this draft Oxygen CMN must forwarded and considered in this separate review. In addition, OMB's comments dated 4/15/96 regarding private sector automation remain binding, and in the next three years, HCFA must commence dialogue on the acceptance of electronic signatures on CMNs (consistent with the development of such standards pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.)

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2000	05/31/2000	05/31/1997
Responses	68,000,000	0	6,800,000
Time Burden (Hours)	1,130,000	0	1,130,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information is needed to correctly process claims and ensure that claims are properly paid. These forms contain medical information necessary to make an appropriate claims determination. Suppliers and physicians will complete these forms.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier, Certificates of Medical Necessity	841-853

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	68,000,000	6,800,000	61,200,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,130,000	1,130,000	0
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:

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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