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OMB Control No: 0938-1146	ICR Reference No: 201208-0938-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201208-0938-006
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/16/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/14/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2015	02/28/2015	02/28/2015
Responses	13,058,000	0	13,058,000
Time Burden (Hours)	300,220	0	300,220
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,300,000	0	1,300,000

Abstract: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148, was signed into law on March 23, 2010, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-152, was signed into law on March 30, 2010 (these are collectively known as the "Affordable Care Act"). The Affordable Care Act amends the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) by adding section 2715 "Development and Utilization of Uniform Explanation of Coverage Documents and Standardized Definitions." Section 2715 directs the Secretary, in consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and a working group comprised of stakeholders, to develop standards for use by a group health plan and a health insurance issuer in compiling and providing to applicants, enrollees, and policyholders and certificate holders a summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) that accurately describes the benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or coverage. Section 2715 also directs the Secretary to provide for the development of standards for the defintions of terms used in health insuance. Finally, section 2715 requires 60-days advance notice of any material modification in any of the terms of the plan or coverage that is not reflected in the most recently provided SBC. To implement these disclosure requirements, the final rule would require a collection of information by health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets and third-party administrators. Collection of information requirements relate to the provision of the following: 1. Summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) 2. Coverage examples (as a component of each SBC) 3. A uniform glossary of health coverage and medical terms (uniform glossary) 4. Notice of modifications Keywords: Health care, Health insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and State regulation of health insurance.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC Sec 300gg-21 Name of Law: Development and Utilization of Uniform Explanation of Coverage Documents & Standardized Definitions
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 Title 1, Subtitle A, Sec. 1001 Name of Law: Amendments to the Public Health Service Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0938-AQ73	Final or interim final rulemaking	45 FR 77	02/14/2012

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Deemed Compliance Reporting	CMS-10407
SBC disclosure	CMS-10407, CMS-10407, CMS-10407, CMS-10407, CMS-10407, CMS-10407, CMS-10407, CMS-10407, CMS-10407, CMS-10407	, , , , , , , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	13,058,000	13,058,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	300,220	300,220
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,300,000	1,300,000

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: $44,539

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

Agency Contact: William Parham 4107864669

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