{"description":"Documents matching '\"section 1115\"' and from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","count":193,"total_pages":10,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bagencies%5D%5B%5D=centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services&conditions%5Bterm%5D=%22section+1115%22&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the \"generic\" clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited process by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of information requests that are \"usually voluntary, low-burden, and uncontroversial collections,\" do not raise any substantive or policy issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope of the individual collections that would fall under its umbrella. This Federal Register notice seeks public comment on one or more of our collection of information requests that we believe are generic and fall within the scope of the umbrella. Interested persons are invited to submit 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.","document_number":"2025-16343","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/26/2025-16343/medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-program-chip-generic-information-collection-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-26/pdf/2025-16343.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16343.pdf?1756125929","publication_date":"2025-08-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Collection: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Federal Meta Analysis Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Demonstrations; \n Type of Information Collection Request: \n Revision of an existing generic information collection request; \n Use: \n Starting in 2015, in response to the opioid epidemic, CMS offered states the flexibility to test Medicaid coverage of a full SUD treatment service array in the context of overall SUD service delivery transformation through the authority of <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstrations, provided states met specific requirements. A key component of the <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration"},{"title":"Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule with comment period (IFC) interprets and implements the community engagement requirement in Medicaid under section 1902(xx) of the Social Security Act. States are required to implement the new requirement no later than January 1, 2027. This IFC specifies the requirements and expectations for States, including the Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries who must demonstrate community engagement as a condition of their eligibility, the types of qualifying activities that satisfy the community engagement requirement, the criteria to meet an exception from the requirement (that is, be deemed compliant), and the criteria to meet a specified exclusion from the requirement. It also specifies requirements for verification of qualifying activities, outreach to affected populations, steps States must take if they determine individuals are noncompliant, and additional operational considerations for States. Finally, this IFC specifies implementation timing and establishes new State reporting requirements.","document_number":"2026-11094","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11094/medicaid-program-community-engagement-requirement-for-certain-individuals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11094.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf?1780346707","publication_date":"2026-06-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Arkansas Works demonstration. \n https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/<span class=\"match\">section-1115</span>-demonstrations/downloads/ar-works-ca2.pdf. \n \n \n 25 \n  Georgia Department of Community Health. (2025, April 28). Georgia <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration waiver extension request. \n https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/<span class=\"match\">section-1115</span>-demonstrations/downloads/ga-pathway-pa-04282025.pdf. \n \n \n In this IFC, we implement section 1902(xx) of the Act premised on what we learned from the previously approved <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration projects, permitting States to retain flexibility for"},{"title":"Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the \"generic\" clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited process by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of information requests that are \"usually voluntary, low-burden, and uncontroversial collections,\" do not raise any substantive or policy issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope of the individual collections that would fall under its umbrella. This Federal Register notice seeks public comment on one or more of our collection of information requests that we believe are generic and fall within the scope of the umbrella. Interested persons are invited to submit 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.","document_number":"2025-17121","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/08/2025-17121/medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-program-chip-generic-information-collection-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-08/pdf/2025-17121.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17121.pdf?1757076312","publication_date":"2025-09-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"information can be found in the collection's supporting statement and associated materials (see \n ADDRESSES \n ).\n \n Generic Information Collection \n \n 1. \n Type of Information Collection Request: \n Revision of a currently approved collection\n ; Title of Information Collection: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstration: Budget Neutrality Monitoring Workbook; \n Use: \n To help CMS track if a state's demonstration is budget neutral, the state must submit the Budget Neutrality Monitoring Workbook with their expenditure data (at least annually) that compares their actual and"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"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 a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate 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.","document_number":"2025-02168","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/03/2025-02168/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-02-03/pdf/2025-02168.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-02168.pdf?1738253710","publication_date":"2025-02-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Collection Request: \n Extension of a currently approved collection; \n Title of Information Collection: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstration Projects Regulations at 42 CFR 431.408, 431.412, 431.420, 431.424, and 431.428; \n Use: \n This collection is necessary to ensure that states comply with regulatory and statutory requirements related to the development, implementation and evaluation of demonstration projects. States seeking waiver authority under <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> are required to meet certain requirements for public notice, the evaluation of demonstration projects"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"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.","document_number":"2025-14524","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/01/2025-14524/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-01/pdf/2025-14524.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14524.pdf?1753965908","publication_date":"2025-08-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"territories. States will be required to complete the survey in order to demonstrate that they are complaint with Section 1903(l) of the Act by reporting on their EVV implementation status for PCS provided under sections 1905(a)(24), 1915(c), 1915(i), 1915(j), 1915(k), and <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> of the Act; and HHCS provided under 1905(a)(7) of the Act or under a demonstration project or waiver (\n e.g., \n 1915(c) or 1115 of the Act).\n \n \n The survey will be a live form, meaning states will have the ability to update their 1903(l) compliance status on a continuous"},{"title":"Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the \"generic\" clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited process by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of information requests that are \"usually voluntary, low-burden, and uncontroversial collections,\" do not raise any substantive or policy issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope of the individual collections that would fall under its umbrella. This Federal Register notice seeks public comment on one or more of our collection of information requests that we believe are generic and fall within the scope of the umbrella. Interested persons are invited to submit 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.","document_number":"2024-25503","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/01/2024-25503/medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-program-chip-generic-information-collection-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-01/pdf/2024-25503.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25503.pdf?1730378735","publication_date":"2024-11-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Collection \n \n 1. Title of Information Collection: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Reentry Demonstration Initiative; \n Type of Information Collection Request: \n New information collection request; \n Use: \n On April 17, 2023, CMS released a State Medicaid Directors Letter (SMDL #23-003) announcing a demonstration opportunity to support community reentry and improve care transitions for individuals who are incarcerated and who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid to receive medical assistance under title XIX. The <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Reentry Demonstration Opportunity (hereinafter"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"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.","document_number":"2024-25148","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/30/2024-25148/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-30/pdf/2024-25148.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25148.pdf?1730205926","publication_date":"2024-10-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Collection Request: \n Extension of a currently approved collection; \n Title of Information Collection: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstration Projects Regulations at 42 CFR 431.408, 431.412, 431.420, 431.424, and 431.428; \n Use: \n This collection is necessary to ensure that states comply with regulatory and statutory requirements related to the development, implementation and evaluation of demonstration projects. States seeking waiver authority under <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> are required to meet certain requirements for public notice, the evaluation of demonstration projects"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the \"generic\" clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited clearance process by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of information requests that are \"usually voluntary, low- burden, and uncontroversial,\" do not raise any substantive or policy issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope of the individual collections that may be submitted under that umbrella. This notice is intended to advise the public of our intent to reinstate OMB's approval of our generic umbrella (CMS-10398, OMB control number 0938-1148) and all of the individual generic collection of information requests that fall under that umbrella. This notice also provides the public with general instructions for obtaining documents that are associated with such collections and for submitting comments.","document_number":"2024-19228","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/27/2024-19228/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-27/pdf/2024-19228.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19228.pdf?1724676330","publication_date":"2024-08-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Contact: \n Richard Kimball at 410-786-2278.\n \n 33. Title: <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstration: Budget Neutrality Workbook \n \n Type of Request: \n Reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.\n \n \n CMS ID Number: \n CMS-10398 #56.\n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 0938-1148.\n \n \n eRulemaking Docket ID Number: \n CMS-2024-0068.\n \n \n Docket Web Address: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CMS-2024-0068. \n \n \n For Policy Related Questions Contact: \n Theresa DeCaro at 202-384-6309.\n \n 34. Title: <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Demonstration: Monitoring"},{"title":"Emergency Reinstatement: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting that this information collection request (ICR), for the reinstatement of certain generic information collection requests (GenICs) be processed under the emergency Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) clearance process. Such GenICs are without change. We seek emergency reinstatement since we believe that public harm is reasonably likely to ensue if the normal, non-emergency clearance procedures are followed.","document_number":"2024-15185","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/11/2024-15185/emergency-reinstatement-public-information-collection-requirements-submitted-to-the-office-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-11/pdf/2024-15185.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15185.pdf?1720615524","publication_date":"2024-07-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Richard Kimball at 410-786-2278.\n \n \n 33. \n Title: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstration: Budget Neutrality Workbook.\n \n \n Type of Request: \n Reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.\n \n \n CMS ID Number: \n CMS-10398 #56.\n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 0938-1148.\n \n \n eRulemaking Docket ID Number: \n CMS-2024-0233.\n \n \n Docket Web Address: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CMS-2024-0233 \n .\n \n \n For Policy Related Questions Contact: \n Teresa DeCaro at 202-384-6309.\n \n \n 34. \n Title: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Demonstration: Monitoring"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the \"generic\" clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited clearance process by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of information requests that are \"usually voluntary, low- burden, and uncontroversial,\" do not raise any substantive or policy issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope of the individual collections that may be submitted under that umbrella. This notice is intended to advise the public of our intent to reinstate OMB's approval of our generic umbrella (CMS-10398, OMB control number 0938-1148) and all of the individual generic collection of information requests that fall under that umbrella. This notice also provides the public with general instructions for obtaining documents that are associated with such collections and for submitting comments.","document_number":"2024-13127","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/13/2024-13127/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-13/pdf/2024-13127.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-13127.pdf?1718118916","publication_date":"2024-06-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Kimball at 410-786-2278.\n \n \n 33. \n Title: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstration: Budget Neutrality Workbook.\n \n \n Type of Request: \n Reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.\n \n \n CMS ID Number: \n CMS-10398 #56.\n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 0938-1148.\n \n \n eRulemaking Docket ID Number: \n CMS-2024-0068.\n \n \n Docket Web Address: \n \n https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CMS-2024-0068 \n .\n \n \n For Policy Related Questions Contact: \n Theresa DeCaro at 202-384-6309.\n \n \n 34. \n Title: \n <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Demonstration: Monitoring"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"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 a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate 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.","document_number":"2025-18979","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/30/2025-18979/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-30/pdf/2025-18979.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18979.pdf?1759149918","publication_date":"2025-09-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"territories. States will be required to complete the survey in order to demonstrate that they are complaint with section 1903(l) of the Act by reporting on their EVV implementation status for PCS provided under sections 1905(a)(24), 1915(c), 1915(i), 1915(j), 1915(k), and <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> of the Act; and HHCS provided under section 1905(a)(7) of the Act or under a demonstration project or waiver (\n e.g., \n section 1915(c) or 1115 of the Act).\n \n \n The survey will be a live form, meaning states will have the ability to update their section 1903(l) compliance"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated With Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction; Correction","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 28, 2023 Federal Register titled \"Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated with Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction\" (referred to hereafter as the \"FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule\").","document_number":"2023-24670","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/09/2023-24670/medicare-program-hospital-inpatient-prospective-payment-systems-for-acute-care-hospitals-and-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-09/pdf/2023-24670.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-24670.pdf?1699451145","publication_date":"2023-11-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated with <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction” (referred to hereafter as the “FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule”).\n \n \n \n DATES: \n \n \n Effective date: \n This correcting document is effective November 9, 2023.\n \n \n Applicability date: \n This correcting document is applicable for"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated With Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction; Correction","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 28, 2023 Federal Register titled \"Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated with Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction\" (referred to hereafter as the \"FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule\").","document_number":"2023-22060","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/04/2023-22060/medicare-program-hospital-inpatient-prospective-payment-systems-for-acute-care-hospitals-and-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-04/pdf/2023-22060.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-22060.pdf?1696018792","publication_date":"2023-10-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated with <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction” (referred to hereafter as the “FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule”).\n \n \n \n DATES: \n This correcting document is effective October 1, 2023. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Mady Hue, (410) 786-4510, and Andrea Hazeley, (410)"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated With Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule will: revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals; make changes relating to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; update the payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs); and make other policy- related changes. This final rule also revises our regulations on the counting of days associated with individuals eligible for certain benefits provided by section 1115 demonstrations in the Medicaid fraction of a hospital's disproportionate patient percentage (DPP) used in the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) calculation.","document_number":"2023-16252","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/28/2023-16252/medicare-program-hospital-inpatient-prospective-payment-systems-for-acute-care-hospitals-and-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-28/pdf/2023-16252.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-16252.pdf?1690920924","publication_date":"2023-08-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"cost report does not collect the number of <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration days separately from Medicaid State plan days, and we do not have a mechanism to disaggregate <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration days from the Medicaid days reported by hospitals on the cost report, we do not currently possess data to estimate an impact of this aspect of our policy. \n For States that have <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstrations that include uncompensated/undercompensated care pools, the patients whose care is subsidized by these <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration funding pools will not be “regarded"},{"title":"Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Third-Party Payer Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule primarily addresses recent legislative changes to the Social Security Act as a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 changes to the hospital-specific limit on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. This final rule affords States and hospitals more clarity on how the limit, the changes that took effect on October 1, 2021, will be calculated. Additionally, this final rule enhances administrative efficiency by making technical changes and clarifications to the DSH program.","document_number":"2024-03542","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/23/2024-03542/medicaid-program-disproportionate-share-hospital-third-party-payer-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-23/pdf/2024-03542.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-03542.pdf?1708463714","publication_date":"2024-02-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"allotment for a State was included in the budget neutrality calculation for a coverage expansion approved under <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> (that is, a <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration to provide coverage to individuals not otherwise eligible for Medicaid) as of July 31, 2009. In the 2019 final rule, we finalized a policy to exclude from DSH allotment reductions the amount of DSH allotment States had approved as of July 31, 2009, under a coverage expansion <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration. Any DSH allotment amounts included in budget neutrality calculations for non-coverage expansion"},{"title":"Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set is a set of nationally standardized quality measures for Medicaid- funded HCBS that is intended to promote more common and consistent use within and across States of nationally standardized quality measures in HCBS programs, create opportunities for CMS and States to have comparative quality data on HCBS programs, and drive improvement in quality of care and outcomes for people receiving HCBS. The purpose of this notice with comment period is to solicit public comment on the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set. Specifically, it is intended to solicit public comment on: proposed mandatory and voluntary measures for the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set; how States collect, calculate, and report data on the measures in the proposed 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set; the proposed measures in the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set for which States are required to report stratified data, including rural/ urban status; the proposed stratification factors for each of the measures in the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set for which States are required to report stratified data; the populations for which States are proposed to report the measures in the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set; and the proposed reporting schedule.","document_number":"2026-08190","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/28/2026-08190/medicaid-program-2028-medicaid-home-and-community-based-services-quality-measure-set","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-28/pdf/2026-08190.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08190.pdf?1777293909","publication_date":"2026-04-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"services included in the rule would apply to such services included in approved <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration projects, unless we explicitly waive one or more of the requirements as part of the approval of the demonstration project.\n 55 \n \n Based on the requirements finalized at § 441.311(c), States must report on the mandatory measures in the HCBS Quality Measure Set for all Medicaid-funded HCBS under section 1915(c), (i), (j), and (k) authorities, as well as <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstrations that include HCBS. Reporting must include all eligible individuals"},{"title":"Request for Information (RFI) Related to Comprehensive Regulations To Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This request for information (RFI) solicits stakeholder feedback on potential regulatory changes that might be included in a potential upcoming CRUSH proposed rule, as well as other programmatic changes that could be implemented to make CMS more effective in crushing fraud to protect taxpayer dollars and the Americans we serve.","document_number":"2026-03968","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/27/2026-03968/request-for-information-rfi-related-to-comprehensive-regulations-to-uncover-suspicious-healthcare","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-27/pdf/2026-03968.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03968.pdf?1772054108","publication_date":"2026-02-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"fraud, waste, and abuse related to supplemental payments (for example, disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments) or state directed payments? \n • How can CMS help states better prevent, identify, and address fraud, waste, and abuse in section 1915 waiver programs or <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration programs? \n \n • What incentives could be put in place for states to proactively engage in program integrity efforts, and what new penalties might be necessary to address non-compliance by states?\n \n \n M. Federally Facilitated Exchange (FFE) and State-Based"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated With Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise our regulations on the counting of days associated with individuals eligible for certain benefits provided by section 1115 demonstrations in the Medicaid fraction of a hospital's disproportionate patient percentage.","document_number":"2023-03770","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/28/2023-03770/medicare-program-medicare-disproportionate-share-hospital-dsh-payments-counting-certain-days","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-28/pdf/2023-03770.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-03770.pdf?1677273323","publication_date":"2023-02-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"regulations to limit the types of <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstrations for which patient days could be counted in the DPP Medicaid fraction numerator. We explained that in allowing hospitals to include patient days of <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstration expansion groups, our intention was to include patient days of those groups who under a demonstration receive benefits, including inpatient hospital benefits, that are similar to the benefits provided to Medicaid beneficiaries under a State plan. However, we had become aware that certain <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstrations provided"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program; Correction","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 2, 2023 Federal Register entitled \"Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program\" (referred to hereafter as the \"FY 2024 IRF final rule\"). The effective date of the FY 2024 IRF final rule is October 1, 2023.","document_number":"2023-22051","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/04/2023-22051/medicare-program-inpatient-rehabilitation-facility-prospective-payment-system-for-federal-fiscal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-04/pdf/2023-22051.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-22051.pdf?1696018786","publication_date":"2023-10-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated with <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction” (88 FR 58640) (hereinafter referred to as the FY 2024 IPPS final rule). In calculating the wage index under the FY 2024 IPPS final rule, we made an inadvertent error related to the calculation of the wage index. This error is identified"},{"title":"Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the \"generic\" clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited process by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of information requests that are \"usually voluntary, low-burden, and uncontroversial collections,\" do not raise any substantive or policy issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope of the individual collections that would fall under its umbrella. On October 23, 2011, OMB approved our initial request to use the generic clearance process under control number 0938-1148 (CMS-10398). It was last approved on April 26, 2021, via the standard PRA process which included the publication of 60- and 30-day Federal Register notices. The scope of the April 2021 umbrella accounts for Medicaid and CHIP State plan amendments, waivers, demonstrations, and reporting. This Federal Register notice seeks public comment on one or more of our collection of information requests that we believe are generic and fall within the scope of the umbrella. Interested persons are invited to submit 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.","document_number":"2023-13063","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/20/2023-13063/medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-program-chip-generic-information-collection-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-20/pdf/2023-13063.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-13063.pdf?1686919527","publication_date":"2023-06-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Medicaid <span class=\"match\">Section 1115</span> Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Demonstration: Federal Meta-Analysis Support; \n Type of Information Collection Request: \n Revision of a currently approved collection; \n Use: \n Starting in 2015, in response to the opioid epidemic, CMS offered states the flexibility to test Medicaid coverage of a full substance use disorder (SUD) treatment service array in the context of overall SUD service delivery transformation through the authority of <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstrations. In 2017, CMS modified the requirements for SUD <span class=\"match\">section 1115</span> demonstrations"}]}