Clincal Laboratory Certification - The application must be completed by entities performing laboratory's testing specimens for diagnostic or treatment purposes. This information is vital to the certification process.
There are minor revisions to the form that serve to shorten forms completion for the laboratory community and to enhance the data reporting of laboratory demographics and trends. Also, we added the collection of identifying the non-waived testing to be performed to section VIII of the CMS-116 form. We anticipate that the change to section VIII will take an average of 15 additional minutes to complete. The burden increase is also due to new laboratories participating in the CLIA program. The number of of laboratories using the form has increased from 34,200 to 51,000. The burden hours have increased from 25,650 to 51,000.
$484,655
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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.