# 2026-11643: CMS Again Asks Public for Paperwork Feedback

2026-11643, Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published 2026-06-10, effective Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by July 10, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-17).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11643
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Citation: 91 FR 35214
- Published: 2026-06-10
- Effective: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by July 10, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-10
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-17

## In one line

CMS Again Asks Public for Paperwork Feedback

## Summary

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to collect some information from the public. This is a routine step to make sure the questions they ask are useful and not too much work. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until July 10, 2026, to share them—helping keep things clear and easy for everyone!

## 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Physician Certification Required for SNF Payment: benefit, medium. If you have Medicare Part A and need post-hospital skilled nursing facility (SNF) care, a physician or other authorized practitioner must certify and periodically recertify that you require an SNF level of care. That certification and recertification is a condition for Medicare Part A payment for p…
- Paperwork Burden on Providers for SNF Certifications: cost, medium. CMS is seeking OMB approval to continue collecting physician certifications/recertifications (Form CMS-R-5, OMB control number 0938-0454). The notice reports 3,882,413 respondents/responses and a total annual burden of 480,957 hours for this collection.

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## Sources
- [2026-11643 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/10/2026-11643/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request)
- [2026-11643 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-10/pdf/2026-11643.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11643 (as of 2026-06-17).