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OMB Control No:
0938-1135
ICR Reference No:
201612-0938-025
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201206-0938-005
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/CMS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Medicare Registration Application (CMS-855O)
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 with change
Conclusion Date:
01/10/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/30/2016
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2020
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2015
Responses
515,200
0
48,000
Time Burden (Hours)
243,600
0
46,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The publication of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), section 6405 - "Physicians Who Order Items or Services Required to be Medicare Enrolled Physicians or Eligible Professionals" (regulation CMS 6010-F), contains a requirement for certain physicians and non-physician practitioners to enroll in the Medicare program for the sole purpose of ordering or referring items or services for Medicare beneficiaries. The PPACA has an effective date applicable to written orders and certifications made on or after July 1, 2010. The CMS 855O allows a physician to receive a Medicare identification number (without being approved for billing privileges) for the sole purpose of ordering and referring Medicare beneficiaries to Medicare approved providers and suppliers. This new Medicare application form allows physicians who do not provide services to Medicare beneficiaries to be given a Medicare identification number without having to supply all the data required for the submission of Medicare claims. It also allows the Medicare program to identify ordering and referring physicians without having to validate the amount of data necessary to determine claims payment eligibility (such as banking information), while continuing to identify the physician's credentials as valid for ordering and referring purposes.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 148 6405
Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
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:
80 FR 76994
12/11/2015
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 16184
03/25/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Change of Registration Information
CMS-855O
Enrollment Application
Initial Application
CMS-855O
Enrollment Application
Reporting Voluntary Withdrawal of Registration Information
CMS-855O
Enrollment Application
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
515,200
48,000
0
0
467,200
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
243,600
46,000
0
0
197,600
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
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 burden increase is based the new burden amounts of data compiled from PECOS. The new estimates for completing the CMS-855O Medicare enrollment application form for initial enrollment, reporting changes in enrollment information, and voluntarily withdrawal of enrollment information are taken directly from the actual applications processed for calendar year 2014 in PECOS. These numbers are for estimated providers completing the CMS-855O solely for the purpose of ordering and/or referring Medicare beneficiaries to Medicare enrolled providers/suppliers. The new figures are from PECOS and therefore more accurate than the prior estimates. In addition, CMS assessed (via PECOS) how many providers are currently prescribing based on their NPI and PDE data but are not currently enrolled in PECOS and therefore will complete and submit the revised CMS-855O as new providers enrolling solely for the purpose of prescribing Part D drugs. Those assessed new providers were added to the burden estimates. Furthermore, according to the most recent wage data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for May 2014 (see http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#43-0000), the mean hourly wage for the general categories of "Office and Administrative Support Occupations" and "Physicians and Surgeons" and has greatly increased since the last revision of this form in 2012. Overall the burden hours and costs have increased. Combined, the increase in burden hours is 219,475 and the increase in cost is $6,494,160. The increase in the number of respondents is 408,000 (from 40,000 to 448,000). The burden has increased for two reasons. The first is we are using more accurate data from PECOS to estimate enrollees who use the CMS-855O to enroll in Medicare to solely to order and refer Medicare beneficiaries to Medicare enrolled providers and suppliers. By doing so, we have decreased the first part of our estimate by 12,000, from 40,000 respondents to 28,000. This means our burden cost is now $458,010 for these respondents. The second is we are now requiring providers who are prescribing Part D drugs to enroll as providers/suppliers. This increases the number of applications by 420,000 and increases our burden cost by $6,870,150. Combined, the changes are 243,600 hours and $7,328,160.
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]?
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:
Jamaa Hill 301 492-4190
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
12/30/2016
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