Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions (CMS-10198)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CMS-10198 Private Sector - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions Form and Instruction	Modified
Form CMS-10198 Federal - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions Form and Instruction	Modified
CMS-10198 Creditable Coverage Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-03-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
46153	State, Local, or Tribal Governments - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions	Modified
46152	Private Sector - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions Form and Instruction	Modified
46151	Federal - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1013	ICR Reference No: 202103-0938-013
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201702-0938-018
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CM-CPC
Title: Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions (CMS-10198)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/01/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	103,056	0
Time Burden (Hours)	8,588	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Information collection requirements will ensure that entities that currently provide prescription drug benefits to any Medicare Part D eligible individual disclose to CMS whether the prescription drug benefit that they offer is creditable coverage. The disclosure is required to be provide annually and upon any change that affects whether the coverage is creditable prescription drug coverage. This collection also provides creditable coverage disclosure instructions for entities complying with these infromation collection request.

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Authorizing Statute(s): Statute at Large: 1 Stat. 1860
  

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:
	86 FR 1503	01/08/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 14753	03/18/2021
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
Federal - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions	CMS-10198, CMS-10198	Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS ,   CC Form (screen shot)
Private Sector - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions	CMS-10198, CMS-10198	Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS ,   CC Form (screen shot)
State, Local, or Tribal Governments - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	103,056	0	0	0	15,791	87,265
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,588	0	0	0	1,316	7,272
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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 key revisions have been to update our estimates using the most recent data available. For instance, the estimate for the number of expected forms is based on actual data of the number of forms we received last year. At five minutes a form, this totals 8,588 hours. Three years ago, the estimate for the number of forms was slightly lower, at 97,000, which at five minutes a form totaled about $7,000.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,693

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 04/01/2021

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