Ambulatory Surgical Center
Quality Reporting Program (CMS-10530)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/13/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2024
1,189,376
672,246
303,538
176,096
0
0
Sections 109(b) of the Tax Relief and
Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109-432) amended section
1833(i) of the Social Security Act by re-designating clause (iv) as
clause (v) and adding new clause (iv) to paragraph (2)(D) and
adding new paragraph (7). Section 1833(i)(2)(D)(iv) of the Act
authorizes, but does not require, the Secretary to implement the
revised ASC payment system “in a manner so as to provide for a
reduction in any annual update for failure to report on quality
measures in accordance with paragraph (7).” Section 1833(i)(7)(B)
of the Social Security Act provides that, except as the Secretary
may otherwise provide, the hospital outpatient quality data
provisions of subparagraphs (B) through (E) of section 1833(t)(17)
of the Act shall apply to ASCs in a similar manner to the manner in
which they apply under these paragraphs to hospitals under the
Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program. Importantly, section
1833(t)(17)(B) of the Act requires that hospitals (or in this
instance, ambulatory surgical centers) submit quality data in a
form and manner, and at a time, that the Secretary specifies, or
incur a reduction in their annual payment update by 2.0 percentage
points.
Accounting for the increase of
1,152 in ASCs from 3,494 to 4646, the proposal to resume and
require data collection for the ASC-1, ASC-2, ASC-3, and ASC-4
measures increases burden from 176,096 hours to 179,194 hours; an
increase of 3,098 hours (0.1667 hours/measure x 4 measures x 4,646
ASCs) at a cost of $131,355 (3,098 hours x $42.40). Also, the
proposal to require data collection for the ASC-11 measure will
result in the remaining 80% of ASCs we previously assumed were not
reporting voluntarily to report beginning with the CY 2025 payment
determination. Therefore, this proposal increases burden by 60,088
hours (75,110 hours x 80%) at a cost of $2,547,731 ($3,184,664 x
80%). The total number of responses for ASC-1 to 4, ASC-9, ASC-11,
ASC-13, and 14 will be (From Tables 2 and 3) 1,189,376 (18,584 +
1,170,792).
$12,685,835
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Denise King 410 786-1013
Denise.King@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.