Home Health Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) and Supporting Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
HHA PRA Supporting Statement 2013 for existing regs v 2 - 508 compliant.pdf Supporting Statement A	2013-11-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
8006	Home Health Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) Information Collection Requirements as outlined in Regulations -- 42 CFR 484.10, 484.12, 484.14, 484.16,....	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0365	ICR Reference No: 201311-0938-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200710-0938-007
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: 20916
Title: Home Health Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) and Supporting Regulations
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: 02/14/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/12/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	13,577	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	6,422,694	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 42 CFR 484 outlines Home Health Agency Medicare CoP to ensure HHAs meet the Federal patient health and safety regulations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1395x Name of Law: Definitions
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 41931	07/12/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 63983	10/25/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Home Health Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) Information Collection Requirements as outlined in Regulations -- 42 CFR 484.10, 484.12, 484.14, 484.16,....

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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	13,577	0	0	4,223	0	9,354
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,422,694	0	0	5,374,211	0	1,048,483
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total annual hourly burden for the information collection requirements under the existing HHA conditions of participation is estimated to be 5,644,430 - 6,422,694 hours. The differences in the estimates (1,048,483.5 hours in the previous estimate and 5,644,430 - 6,422,694 hours in the current estimate) are due to three main factors. First, the number of Medicare-certified HHAs increased from 9,354 to 11,930. Second, we expect a larger volume of HHA's to become certified in each of the next three years. And third, an improvement in our data has allowed us to improve our estimate of the total number of HHA admissions rather than being limited to only estimating the number of Medicare HHA admissions.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $131,153,820

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]? No

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 11/12/2013

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