Medicare Registration Application (CMS-855O)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CMS-855O Reporting Voluntary Withdrawal of Registration Information Form and Instruction	Modified
Form CMS-855O Change of Registration Information Form and Instruction	Modified
Form CMS-855O Initial Application Form and Instruction	Modified
CMS 855O - Revisons Spreadsheet - 01042012.xlsx Supplementary Document	2012-06-22
CMS-855O Supporting Statement - u.pdf Supporting Statement A	2016-03-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
202856	Reporting Voluntary Withdrawal of Registration Information Form and Instruction	Modified
197862	Change of Registration Information Form and Instruction	Modified
197861	Initial Application Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1135	ICR Reference No: 201603-0938-020
Status: Historical Inactive	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 without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted	Conclusion Date: 12/29/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/29/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 6405 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
  

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:
	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

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Change of Registration Information	CMS-855O	Medicare Registration Application
Initial Application	CMS-855O	Medicare Registration Application
Reporting Voluntary Withdrawal of Registration Information	CMS-855O	Medicare Registration Application

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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-8550 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. The new figures are exact 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-8550 as Part D drug prescribers. Those assessed providers were added to the burden estimates. CMS estimates the new total annual burden associated with this information collection is approximately 243,600 hours.

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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]? 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: 03/29/2016

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