Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
08/28/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
9,209,893
0
4,032,329
0
0
0
The CoPs and accompanying requirements
specified in the regulations are used by Federal or State surveyors
as a basis for determining whether a hospice qualifies for approval
or re-approval under Medicare. CMS and the healthcare industry
believe that the availability to the hospice of the type of records
and general content of records, which this regulation specifies, is
standard medical practice, and is necessary in order to ensure the
well-being and safety of patients and professional treatment
accountability.
This package has been updated
to reflect changes in information collection requirements related
to new or revised Conditions of Participation. For this
reinstatement, the total annual burden hours for industry are
4,032,329 hours and the annual burden costs are $350,449,922. The
annual burden hours to industry increased 10.8% from 3,639,215 to
4,032,329. The reasons for the change in annual burden hours are
due to the following: • The overall number of newly certified
hospices per year continues to increase. The prior version
estimated that 280 hospices per year would be newly certified while
current estimates expect more than 540 newly certified hospices per
year. • The current number of certified hospices is in the range of
6,400 - 7,300 while the prior reinstatement estimate less than
5,000 certified hospices were operating and billing Medicare. •
Given the increase in hospice facilities, the number of hospice
patients and staff subject to the CoPs has increased, thereby
increasing burden hours across the industry.
$13,233,956
No
No
No
Yes
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.
CMS-10277 Supporting Statement Final 8.13.25.docx
Hospice Conditions of Participation 418.22(b) Certification Form Development