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OMB Control No:
0938-1135
ICR Reference No:
202201-0938-006
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201804-0938-024
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/CMS
Agency Tracking No:
CPI
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 without change
Conclusion Date:
07/21/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/10/2022
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2025
36 Months From Approved
Responses
60,209
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
30,105
0
0
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:
PL: Pub.L. 116 - 136 3708 Name of Law: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
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:
86 FR 18536
04/09/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 74415
12/30/2021
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
60,209
0
-34,991
0
0
95,200
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
30,105
0
-3,495
0
0
33,600
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:
As previously explained, section 3708 of the CARES Act expands § 424.507(b)(1) to allow NPs, CNSs, and PAs to certify the need for home health services. This will require the completion of the CMS-855O application. This burden is reflected in the burden estimate. With the use of the PECOS system, updated information technology allows CMS to accurately count the hours per submittal reason and consequently, total annual hours. There are three submission reasons for completion of the CMS-855O enrollment application (initial enrollment, reporting a change of Medicare enrollment information, and voluntary termination of Medicare enrollment). Currently, the burden hours for the entirety of all submission reasons and respondents is 30,105 hours annually (over a three-year period 90,314 hours) with approximately 60,209 respondents. Both the burden hour per submission reason as well as the respondents are valued and calculated in this burden estimate.? It’s all
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
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?
No
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:
01/10/2022
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