Medicare Fee-for-Service Early Review of Medical Records (CMS-10417)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
CMS-10417 Supporting StatementOMB.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-10-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
231846	Prior Authorization	Removed
201492	Attestation Instruction	Removed
201491	Prepayment Review of Medical Records	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0969	ICR Reference No: 202110-0938-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-0938-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CPI-CMS-10417
Title: Medicare Fee-for-Service Early Review of Medical Records (CMS-10417)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/13/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	485,632	2,410,278
Time Burden (Hours)	242,816	1,197,189
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The information required under this collection is requested by Medicare contractors to determine proper payment or if there is a suspicion of fraud. Medicare contractors request the information form providers or suppliers submitting claims for payment from the Medicare program when data analysis indicates aberrant billing patterns or other information which may present a vulnerability to the Medicare program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1862
   Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1833
   Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1893
  

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 26921	05/18/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 54980	10/05/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Attestation
Prepayment Review of Medical Records
Prior Authorization

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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	485,632	2,410,278	0	0	-1,924,646	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	242,816	1,197,189	0	0	-954,373	0
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: Medicare has long had the authority to request and collect medical information to support the medical necessity of services rendered. We continue to estimate the burden will be 30 minutes per claim. However, burden has decreased as a result of the implementation of Medicare’s TPE medical review program, and the transition of prior authorization burden to a separate information collection request (OMB control numbers: 0938-1368, 0938-1293 and pending ICR - Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport (RSNAT) Prior Authorization National Model (CMS-10708) . In addition, we no longer estimate cost and time burdens associated with signature attestations. CMS is decreasing the burden hours by 954,373 hours (from 1,197,189 to 242,816 hours).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $54,000,000

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: 10/13/2021

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