[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71954-71956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28105]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB# 0985-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; State Health Insurance Assistance Program
(SHIP) Data Performance Reports and Information Collection Tools
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed revision of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice.
This is a revision request for the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the modification and use of the Data Performance
Reports and Information Collection tools for the State Health Insurance
Assistance Program (SHIP) under OMB 0985-0040 that expires March 31,
2020.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by February 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, [email protected],
the collection of information to Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Rebecca Kinney.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Kinney, Office of Healthcare
Information and Counseling (OHIC), Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Phone: 202-795-7397, E-Mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of
information'' is defined as and includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records,
or provide information to a third party. The PRA requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning
each proposed collection of information, including each proposed
revision of an existing collection of information, before submitting
the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement,
ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection of information
set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, ACL
invites comments on our burden estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of ACL's functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of ACL's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used to determine burden estimates;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
The purpose of this data collection is to collect performance data
from grantees, grantee team members, and partners. Congress requires
this data collection for program monitoring and Government Performance
Results Act (GPRA) purposes. This data collection allows the
Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Center for Innovation
and Partnership (CIP) to communicate with Congress and the public on
the State Health Insurance
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Assistance Program (SHIP), the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program,
the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) program,
and Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) activities. In
addition to the SHIP Data Performance Reports and Information
Collection (OMB #0985-0040), this revision incorporates the expired SMP
Report collection (OMB #0985-0024) and the ADRC collection (OMB #0985-
0062) into one tool.
The SHIP, SMP, MIPPA, and ADRC programs are located in each of the
50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. In order to ensure that grantees' report activity
accurately and consistently it is imperative that these data collection
tools remain active. The respondents for this data collection are
grantees, grantee team members, and partners who meet with Medicare
beneficiaries and older adults' in-group settings and in one-on-one
sessions to educate them on the importance of being aware of Medicare
fraud, error and abuse, and having the knowledge to protect the
Medicare system.
ACL is proposing to combine these three collection tools to reduce
burden on the grantees, grantee team members, and partners as many of
the individuals working on these programs, collecting information, and
reporting results are the same at the local level. Combining these
tools will reduce the need for duplicate or triplicate reporting of
activities in separate tools further reducing the time and effort in
reporting outcomes and activities. In addition, this combination will
allow for further clarification on when, where, and how activities are
being conducted across these ACL programs further informing performance
outcomes.
SHIP and MIPPA Data Collection (OMB #0985-0040)
Section 4360(f) of OBRA 1990 created the State Health Insurance
Assistance Program (SHIP) and requires the Secretary to provide a
series of reports to the U.S. Congress on the performance of the SHIP
program annually. The law also requires ACL to report on the program's
impact on beneficiaries and to obtain important feedback from
beneficiaries.
This tool captures the information and data necessary for ACL to
meet these Congressional requirements, as well as, capturing
performance data on individual grantees providing ACL essential insight
for monitoring and technical assistance purposes.
In addition, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers
Act (MIPPA), initially passed in 2008, provided targeted funding for
the SHIPs, area agencies on aging (AAAs), and Aging and Disability
Resource Centers (ADRC) to conduct enrollment assistance to Medicare
beneficiaries for the Low Income Subsidy (LIS) and Medicare Savings
Program (MSP). These activities, collectively known as the MIPPA
Program, have been funded nearly annually through a series of funding
or extenders bills. Most recently, the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2018 extended funding for MIPPA to FY 2018 and FY 2019. This tool also
collects performance and outcome data on the MIPPA Program providing
ACL necessary information for monitoring and oversight.
SMP Data Collection (OMB #0985-0024)
Under Public Law 104-208, the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 1997, Congress established the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects
in order to further curb losses to the Medicare program. The Senate
Committee noted that retired professionals, with appropriate training,
could serve as educators and resources to assist Medicare beneficiaries
and others to detect and report error, fraud and abuse. Among other
requirements, it directed the Administration for Community Living to
work with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Government
Accountability Office (GAO), to assess the performance of the program.
The Administration for Community Living has worked with HHS/OIG to
develop project-level performance measures.
The HHS/OIG has collected SMP performance data and issued SMP
performance reports since 1997. The information from the current
collection is reported by the OIG to Congress and the public. This
information is also used by ACL as the primary method for monitoring
the SMP Projects.
ADRC Data Collection (OMB #0985-0062)
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) collects data for
the No Wrong Door (NWD) System initiative. This tool is tethered to the
ADRC program and seeks to connect fragmentation in the network and
furthermore supports the need for early community-based interventions.
ACL uses this collection to support states in better coordinating
and integrating their existing long-term services and supports (LTSS)
access functions to develop a new interface that would make it easier
for people to learn about and quickly access options that meet their
needs. These programs operate throughout the United States and
represent a nationally recognized network.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows: The burden hours are based on the number of
projects for ACL grantees.
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Average
Form/report Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent name respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent minutes)
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SMP Grantees.................. Media Outreach & 216 46 15 2,484
Education.
SMP Grantees.................. Group Outreach & 6,935 4 4 1,849.33
Education.
SMP Grantees.................. Individual 6,935 41 5 23,694.58
Interaction.
SMP Grantees.................. Team Member..... 216 31 5 558
SMP Grantees.................. OIG Report...... 0 0 0 0
SMP Grantees.................. Time Spent 0 0 0 0
Report.
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... Media Outreach & 3,750 15 15 14,062.5
Education.
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... Group Outreach & 3,750 15 4 3,750
Education.
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... SHIP Team Member 216 75 5 1,350
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... Beneficiary 15,000 233 5 291,250
Contact.
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... Training........ 216 75 15 1,620
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... SHIP Performance 0 0 0 0
Report.
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... Resource Report. 0 0 0 0
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... MIPPA 0 0 0 0
Performance
Report.
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ADRC/NWD...................... NWD Management 556 2 60 112
Tool data
collection and
entry--Local
Level.
ADRC/NWD...................... NWD Management 996 2 240 7,968
Tool data
collection and
entry--State
Level.
ADRC/NWD...................... NWD Management 400 12 30 2,400
Tool data
collection and
entry--Local
Level.
SHIP/SMP/MIPPA................ Summary Reports. 0 0 0 0
SHIP/MIPPA Grantees........... Part D 0 0 0 0
Enrollment
outcomes Report.
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Totals.................... ................ 39,186 551 403 351,098
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Dated: December 19, 2019.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-28105 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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