4120-01-U-P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10003, CMS-10146 and CMS-R-240]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an
opportunity for the public to comment on CMS’ intention to collect information from the public.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including
each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or OMB control
number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in any
one of the following ways:

1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for "Comment or Submission" or "More
Search Options" to find the information collection document(s) that are accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following address:
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs
Division of Regulations Development
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB Control Number: 
Room C4-26-05
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed
collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access the CMS PRA web site by copying and
pasting the following web address into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulationsand-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Parham at (410) 786-4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated with the following
information collections. More detailed information can be found in each collection’s supporting
statement and associated materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS-10003

Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment) – NDMCP

CMS-10146

Notice of Denial of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

CMS-R-240

Prospective Payments for Hospital Outpatient Services and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 413.65

Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or

sponsor. The term "collection of information" is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit
reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires federal agencies to publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an
existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision with change of a previously approved
collection; Title of Information Collection: Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment) –
NDMCP; Use: Section 1852(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires Medicare
health plans to provide enrollees with a written notice in understandable language of the reasons
for the denial and a description of the applicable appeals processes. Regulatory authority for this
notice is set forth in Subpart M of Part 422 at 42 CFR 422.568, 422.572, 417.600(b), and
417.840.
Medicare health plans, including Medicare Advantage plans, cost plans, and Health Care
Prepayment Plans (HCPPs), are required to issue form CMS-10003 to Medicare Advantage plan
enrollees when a request for either a medical service or payment is denied in whole or in part.
The notice explains to the enrollee why the plan denied the service or payment and informs
Medicare enrollees of their appeal rights. Form Number: CMS-10003 (OMB control number:
0938-0829); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector; Business or other for-profits,
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 970; Total Annual Responses: 18,232,560;
Total Annual Hours: 3,037,544. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Sabrina
Edmonston at (410) 786–3209.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision with change of a previously approved
collection; Title of Information Collection: Notice of Denial of Medicare Prescription Drug

Coverage; Use: Part D plan sponsors are required to issue the Notice of Denial of Medicare
Prescription Drug Coverage notice when a request for a prescription drug or payment is denied,
in whole or in part. The written notice must include a statement, in understandable language, the
reasons for the denial and a description of the appeals process.
The purpose of this notice is to provide information to enrollees when prescription drug
coverage has been denied, in whole or in part, by their Part D plans. The notice must be readable,
understandable, and state the specific reasons for the denial. The notice must also remind
enrollees about their rights and protections related to requests for prescription drug coverage and
include an explanation of both the standard and expedited redetermination processes and the rest
of the appeal process. Form Number: CMS-10146 (OMB control number: 0938-0976);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector; Business or other for-profits, Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 772; Total Annual Responses: 2,962,857; Total Annual
Hours: 740,714. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Coretta Edmonston at
(410) 786–0512.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved
collection; Title of Information Collection: Prospective Payments for Hospital Outpatient
Services and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.65; Use: Section 1833(t) of the Act, as
added by section 4523 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the BBA) requires the Secretary to
establish a prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient services. Successful
implementation of an outpatient PPS requires that CMS distinguish facilities or organizations
that function as departments of hospitals from those that are freestanding, so that CMS can
determine which services should be paid under the OPPS, the clinical laboratory fee schedule, or
other payment provisions applicable to services furnished to hospital outpatients. Information
from the reports required under sections 413.65(b)(3) and (c) is needed to make these
determinations. In addition, section 1866(b)(2) of the Act authorizes hospitals and other
providers to impose deductible and coinsurance charges for facility services but does not allow

such charges by facilities or organizations which are not provider-based. Implementation of this
provision requires that CMS have information from the required reports, so it can determine
which facilities are provider-based. Form Number: CMS-R-240 (OMB control number: 09380798); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-profits,
Not-for-Profit Institutions); Number of Respondents: 2032; Total Annual Responses: 15,138,400;
Total Annual Hours: 683,670. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Emily
Lipkin at 410-786-3633.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director,
Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-12583 Filed: 6/7/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/10/2024]