This collection requires physicians or treating practitioners to provide a written prescription and supporting documentation, including pertinent parts of the beneficiary's medical record to suppliers. This collection also requires the supplier to maintain the prescription and the supporting documentation provided by the physician or treating practitioners and makes them available to CMS and its agents upon request.
Estimates of burden presented in this PRA package differ from those of previous PRA packages due to differences in the estimated total number claims submitted for payment as well as changes in reimbursement rates. For example, the previous CMS calculation estimated 173,810 submitted claims in 2012. For this package, CMS estimates that 72,500 claims will be submitted for payment in 2016, which translates into a reduction of 20,262 hours from the prior estimates.
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No
No
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No
No
Uncollected
Denise King 410 786-1013 Denise.King@cms.hhs.gov
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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:
(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;
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.