This collection should be reported in the Information collection budget.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2018
6 Months From Approved
5,488
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1,175
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Section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148, as amended by the Health Care Education Reconciliation Act, Pub. L. 111-152 (together, "Affordable Care Act"), directed OPM to enter into contracts with health insurance issuers to offer coverage on Exchanges (also called "Health Insurance Marketplaces") throughout the 50 States and the District of Columbia. OPM issued final regulations for the establishment of the Multi-State Plan (MSP) Program on March 11, 2013, 78 Fed. Reg. 15560, which outlined an external review process that would be available to MSP enrollees.
The regulations state that "OPM will conduct external review of adverse benefit determinations using a process similar to OPM review of disputed claims under [the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program] . . . ." 45 C.F.R. 800.503(a). A necessary part of conducting external review of adverse benefit determinations is accepting requests for external review from MSP enrollees.
OPM is submitting to OMB a request for review and clearance of a new information collection, Request for External Review, comprising three forms: (1) Model Notice of Final Internal Adverse Benefit Determination ("Model Notice"), (2) External Review Intake Form ("Intake Form"), and (3) External Review Authorized Representative Form ("Authorized Representative Form").
This is the first renewal for this program office and form is required for "Open Season" for external review of a disputed adverse benefit decision.
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.