Approved for use
through 6/93 under the following conditions: HCFA provides an
analysis of the cost of revising the form to display OMB numbers
for HCFA, Labor and Defense for immediate use. If the cost analysis
demonstrates extreme hardship for HCFA and the regulated industry
the next HCFA-1500 submission will: 1) Incorporate OMB Nos. for the
Department of Labor and the Department of Defense. These OMB Nos.
will be displayed in the top right hand corner of the Form, below
the HCFA OMB Control No.; and 2) Amend the burden disclosure
statement on the back of the Form so that it only states the
average burden per response for all agencie and directs public
comments to an agency address contained in agency- specific
instructions. Most important, the primary purpose of the standard
HCFA-1500 is to reduce administrative burden on providers,
suppliers, et.al.. It may become apparent in implementation,
however, that the costs of standardizing the systems of States,
contractors, and private insurers may exceed these provider
administrative savings. OMB encourages participating agencies to
closely monitor implementation of the Form and public comment over
the next year and to critically reevaluate the cost effectiveness
of this standardization approach prior to resubmission for OMB
review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/1993
06/30/1993
12/31/1991
455,826,100
0
455,826,100
74,497,169
0
74,497,169
0
0
0
THIS FORM WILL BECOME A STANDARDIZED
FORM FOR USE IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS TO APPLY FOR
REIMBURSEMENT FOR COVERED SERVICES. IN ADDITION, IT WILL REDUCE
COSTS AND ADMINISTRATION BURDENS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAIMS SINCE ONLY
ONE CODING SYSTEM WOULD BE USED AND MAINTAINED.
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.