Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Published Date: 2/6/2026
Notice
Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to collect some info from the public. This helps them make sure the questions they ask aren’t too much work and actually useful. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until March 9, 2026, to speak up—no money changes, just a chance to improve how info is gathered.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Emergency Preparedness Rules for Providers
If you run a Medicare or Medicaid certified provider or supplier, you must develop, maintain, and annually update emergency preparedness programs that cover four core elements (risk assessment and emergency plan; policies and procedures; communication plan; training and testing). CMS estimates 180,915 respondents, 180,915 total annual responses, and 1,251,158 total annual hours, and the reinstatement adds Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) as a covered facility type.
New QIN-QIO AIAN Measure Data Collection
CMS will start a new quarterly data collection for the 13th Statement of Work Quality Innovation Network--Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) programs to gather measure data (derived from MIPS, HIQR, HOQR, and NHSN) to quantify performance and improvement. CMS estimates 16,735 respondents, 66,940 total annual responses, and 1,471,284 total annual hours for this new collection.
PRTF Oversight of Restraint and Seclusion
CMS will continue collecting information to oversee use of involuntary restraint and seclusion in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) that serve individuals under age 21 to monitor compliance and determine Medicare certification eligibility; PRTFs are typically surveyed at least once every six years. The reinstated collection lists 366 respondents, 1,376,621 total annual responses, and 439,623 total annual hours.
Personalized for You
How does this regulation affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this federal register document means for your household, plus every other regulation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Key Dates
Department and Agencies
Related Federal Register Documents
2026-20281, Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model
Starting November 30, 2026, Medicare will use the new GLOBE Model to help lower the cost of certain drugs for people on Original Medicare. This model changes how drug price increases are calculated, aiming to save money for both patients and the Medicare program without cutting care quality. If you’re on Medicare Part B, expect smarter drug pricing that helps keep your healthcare affordable.
2026-20131, Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program; Correction
This correction fixes some technical mistakes in the Medicare payment rules for inpatient rehab facilities starting October 1, 2026. It mainly affects hospitals and rehab centers by clarifying how wage data and payments are calculated, ensuring fairer payment rates for fiscal year 2027. No big changes in money, but it keeps everything accurate and on track.
2026-19959, Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027; Correction
This correction fixes some technical mistakes in Medicare payment rules for skilled nursing facilities starting October 1, 2026. It mainly affects how hospital data is used to calculate payments, making sure no current hospitals are wrongly excluded. These tweaks help keep Medicare payments fair and accurate for providers and patients.
2026-20067, Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements; Correction
This correction fixes some technical mistakes in the FY 2027 hospice payment and wage index rules that were first published in August 2026. It mainly affects hospice providers by updating how their payments are calculated, making sure the numbers are accurate starting October 1, 2026. These changes help ensure hospices get the right payment amounts based on the latest hospital wage data.
2026-19946, Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards; Correction
This update fixes some typos and technical mistakes in the Medicare payment rules for hospitals starting October 1, 2026. It affects hospitals getting paid for patient care, making sure the payment system and quality programs run smoothly. These corrections help hospitals get the right payments and follow updated health tech standards without delays or confusion.
2026-15686, Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
This final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for fiscal year 2027. This final rule also includes an analysis of Medicare non-hospice spending, including details regarding a hospice service and spending variation index, and finalizes the requirement that hospices provide the hospice election statement addendum to all Medicare beneficiaries at the time of hospice election. Additionally, this rule finalizes conforming changes to discharge from hospice care regulations and changes to the face-to-face encounter regulations. This final rule also includes a summary of comments received on our requests for information regarding community- based palliative care; the construction of a hospice specific wage index; and the overlap between hospice and medical aid in dying laws. Finally, this rule finalizes changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program.
Previous / Next Documents
Previous: 2026-02369, Qualification of Drivers; Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; Application for Exemption
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance asked for a break to let truck drivers and companies use paper medical certificates until a new digital system is ready everywhere. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for your thoughts on this idea before March 9, 2026. This change helps drivers keep rolling smoothly without extra costs while the new system gets set up nationwide.
Next: 2026-02374, Norwest Strategic Capital, L.P.; Surrender of License of Small Business Investment Company
Norwest Strategic Capital, L.P. has officially given up its license to operate as a Small Business Investment Company. This means they won’t be making new investments under this program anymore. The change is effective immediately, so small businesses looking for funding through them will need to look elsewhere.