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OMB Control No: 0938-1083	ICR Reference No: 201703-0938-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201703-0938-015
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CMS-10311
Title: Medicare Program/Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for CY2010: Physician Narrative Requirement, CY2011 Final Physician Face-to-Face Encounter
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/15/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/24/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2017
Responses	3,938,294	0	3,281,452
Time Burden (Hours)	225,996	0	277,384
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,938,294	3,281,452	656,842
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	225,996	277,384	-51,388
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The CY 2015 HH PPS final rule implemented policy changes to the face-to-face encounter requirements at §424.22(1)(1)(v) that result in an estimated net reduction in burden of 207,315 hours or $33,972,401 for certifying physicians (see Tables 3 and 4). The finalized policy changes to the face-to-face encounter requirements at §424.22(a)(1)(v) will result in a one-time burden of 5,664 hours or $388,969 for HHAs to revise the certification form (see Table 2).

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