OMB approves this package for three years consistent with the understanding the CMS will collect more data on the burden of audits for PACE organizations to inform future packages.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2023
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2020
35
0
72
21,000
0
17,280
0
0
0
42 CFR 460.190 and 460.192 described CMS’s regulatory authority to monitor, through audit or other means, the Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE). This monitoring includes review of books, contracts, medical records, patient care documentation and any other records that pertain to any aspect of services performed, reconciliation of benefit liabilities, and determination of amounts payable. CMS developed a strategy to address our oversight and audit responsibilities. We have combined both the trial year and ongoing audit protocols into one universal audit protocol that is streamlined and outcomes based to reduce the financial and administrative burdens for both CMS and PACE organizations.
Collection documents have increased from 18 documents in the 2017 audit protocol to 22 documents. The total burden per audit for each PACE organization has increased from of 240 hours to 600 hours due to assuming that all four PACE organization individuals identified will work simultaneously during the audit and each person will work 150 hours. This burden estimates for 2020 will accurately reflect the burden for PACE organizations and the government when undergoing an audit. New regulation has gone into effect which allows CMS to conduct ongoing audits using a risk assessment. This new regulation allows CMS to reduce the number of audits conducted annually from approximately 70 audits a year to approximately 35 audits a year.
$5,247,020
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Stephan McKenzie 410 786-1943 stephan.mckenzie@cms.hhs.gov
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:
(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.