Privacy Act of 1974; CMS Computer Match No. 2013-12; HHS Computer Match No. 1307; SSA Computer Match No. 1097-1899, 48170-48171 [2013-19014]
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Dated: July 31, 2013.
Michelle Snyder,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
CMS Computer Match No. 2013–02
HHS Computer Match No. 1306
DoD–DMDC Match No. 12
NAME:
‘‘Disclosure of Enrollment and
Eligibility Information for Military
Health System Beneficiaries Who are
Medicare Eligible’’
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Level Three Privacy Act Sensitive
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS); and Department of
Defense (DoD), Defense Manpower Data
Center (DMDC) and the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs)/TRICARE Management Activity
(TMA)
Prior to 1991, Civilian Health and
Medical Program of the Uniformed
Services (CHAMPUS) entitlement
terminated when any individual became
eligible for Medicare Part A on a nonpremium basis. The National Defense
Authorization Act(s) (NDAA) for Fiscal
Years (FYs) 1992 and 1993 (Pub. L. 102–
190) Section 704, provide for
reinstatement of CHAMPUS as second
payer for beneficiaries entitled to
Medicare on the basis of disability/End
Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) only if they
also enroll in Part B.
This CMP implements the
information matching provisions of the
NDAA, FY 2001 (Pub. L. 106–398)
Sections 711 and 712; the NDAA, FY
1993 (Pub. L. 102–484) Section 705; and
the NDAA, FYs 1992 and 1993 (Pub. L.
102–190) Sections 704 and 713.
Section 732 of the FY 1996 NDAA
(Pub. L. 104–106), directed the
administering Secretaries to develop a
mechanism for notifying beneficiaries of
their ineligibility for CHAMPUS when
loss of eligibility is due to Medicare
status (Part A only).
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PURPOSE(S) OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The purpose of the Computer
Matching Agreement is to establish the
conditions, safeguards and procedures
under which CMS will disclose
Medicare enrollment information to the
DoD, DMDC, and Health Affairs/TMA.
The disclosure by CMS will provide
TMA with the information necessary to
determine if Military Health System
(MHS) beneficiaries (other than
dependents of active duty personnel),
who are Medicare eligible, are eligible to
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Privacy Act of 1974; CMS Computer
Match No. 2013–12; HHS Computer
Match No. 1307; SSA Computer Match
No. 1097–1899
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching
Program (CMP).
AGENCY:
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In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended, this notice announces the
establishment of a CMP that CMS plans
to conduct with the Social Security
Administration (SSA).
DATES: Effective Dates: Comments are
invited on all portions of this notice.
Public comments are due 30 days after
publication. The matching program will
become effective no sooner than 40 days
after the report of the matching program
is sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and Congress, or 30 days
after publication in the Federal
Register, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: The public should send
comments to: CMS Privacy Officer,
Division of Privacy Policy, Privacy
Policy and Compliance Group, Office of
E-Health Standards & Services, Offices
of Enterprise Management, CMS, Room
S2–24–25, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Comments received will be available for
review at this location, by appointment,
during regular business hours, Monday
through Friday from 9:00 a.m.–3:00
p.m., Eastern Time zone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Wesolowski, Director,
Verifications Policy & Operations
Branch, Division of Eligibility and
Enrollment Policy and Operations,
Center for Consumer Information and
Insurance Oversight, CMS, 7501
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD
20814, Office Phone: (301) 492–4416,
Facsimile: (443) 380–5531, email:
Aaron.Wesolowski@cms.hhs.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE
MATCHING PROGRAM:
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING MATCHING
PROGRAM:
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receive continued military health care
benefits. This disclosure will provide
TMA with the information necessary to
meet the Congressional mandate
outlined in legislative provisions in the
NDAA listed above.
Current law requires TMA to
discontinue military health care benefits
to MHS beneficiaries who are Medicare
eligible when they become eligible for
Medicare Part A unless they are
enrolled in Medicare Part B. In order for
TMA to meet the requirements of
current law, CMS agrees to disclose
certain Part A and Part B enrollment
data on this dual eligible population,
which will be used to determine a
beneficiary’s eligibility for care under
CHAMPUS/TRICARE. DMDC will
receive the results of the computer
match and provide the information to
TMA for use in its matching program.
The matching program will be
conducted with data maintained in the
DoD System of Records (SOR) identified
as DMDC 02 DoD, entitled ‘‘Defense
Enrollment Eligibility Reporting
System,’’ at 77 FR 69807 (November 21,
2012) and the SOR identified as DHA
07, entitled ‘‘Military Health
Information System (MHIS),’’ at 71 FR
16127 (March 30, 2006). The release of
the data for CMS is covered under the
‘‘Enrollment Database,’’ System No. 09–
70–0502 published at 73 FR 10249
(February 26, 2008).
INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCH:
The matching program will become
effective no sooner than 40 days after
the report of the matching program is
sent to OMB and Congress, or 30 days
after publication in the Federal
Register, whichever is later. The
matching program will continue for 18
months from the effective date and may
be renewed for an additional 12 month
period as long as the statutory language
for the match exists and other
conditions are met.
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SUMMARY:
The
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law
(Pub. L. 100–503), amended the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the
manner in which computer matching
involving Federal agencies could be
performed and adding certain
protections for individuals applying for
and receiving Federal benefits. Section
7201 of the Omnibus Budget
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Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–
508) further amended the Privacy Act
regarding protections for such
individuals. The Privacy Act, as
amended, regulates the use of computer
matching by Federal agencies when
records in a system of records (SOR) are
matched with other Federal, state, or
local government records. It requires
Federal agencies involved in computer
matching programs to:
1. Negotiate written agreements with
the other agencies participating in the
matching programs;
2. Obtain the Data Integrity Board
approval of the match agreements;
3. Furnish detailed reports about
matching programs to Congress and
OMB;
4. Notify applicants and beneficiaries
that the records are subject to matching;
and,
5. Verify match findings before
reducing, suspending, terminating, or
denying an individual’s benefits or
payments.
This matching program meets the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended.
Dated: July 31, 2013.
Michelle Snyder,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
CMS Computer Match No. 2013–12
HHS Computer Match No. 1307
SSA Computer Match No. 1097–1899
NAME:
‘‘Computer Matching Agreement
between the Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services and the Social
Security Administration for
Determining Enrollment or Eligibility
for Insurance Affordability Programs
under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act’’.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), and the
Social Security Administration (SSA).
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AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING MATCHING
PROGRAM:
Sections 1411 and 1413 of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111–148), as amended by
the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
152) (collectively, the ACA) require the
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PURPOSE(S) OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The purpose of the Computer
Matching Agreement (CMA) is to
establish the terms, conditions,
safeguards, and procedures under which
SSA will disclose information to CMS
in connection with the administration of
Insurance Affordability Programs under
the ACA and its implementing
regulations. SSA will provide data to
CMS and CMS will use SSA data
needed to make initial Eligibility
Determinations, eligibility
Redeterminations and Renewal
decisions, including appeal
determinations, for Insurance
Affordability Programs and
certifications of Exemption. Insurance
Affordability Programs include:
1. Qualified Health Plan through an
Exchange established under the ACA,
2. Advance payments of the premium
tax credit and cost sharing reductions,
3. Medicaid,
4. Children’s Health Insurance
Program, and
5. Basic Health Program.
As set forth in the CMA, SSA will
provide CMS the following information
when relevant: (1) Social Security
number (SSN) verifications, (2) a death
indicator, (3) an indicator of a finding of
disability by SSA under title II of the
Social Security Act, (4) prisoner data,
(5) monthly and annual Social Security
benefit information under title II of the
Social Security Act, (6) quarters of
coverage, and (7) confirmation that an
allegation of citizenship is consistent
with SSA records.
DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE
MATCHING PROGRAM:
Unclassified.
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Secretary of HHS to establish a program
for determining eligibility for certain
Insurance Affordability Programs,
certifications of Exemption, and
authorize use of secure, electronic
interfaces and an on-line system for the
verification of eligibility.
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The matching program will be
conducted with data maintained by
CMS in the Health Insurance Exchanges
System (HIX), CMS System No. 09–70–
0560, as amended, published at 78 FR
8538 (Feb. 6, 2013) and 78 FR 32256
(May 29, 2013).
The matching program will also be
conducted with data maintained by SSA
in the following SORs:
• Master Files of SSN Holders and
SSN Applications, SSA/OEEAS, 60–
0058, 75 FR 82121 (December 29, 2010),
as amended 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013);
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• Prisoner Update Processing System
(PUPS), SSA/OPB, 60–0269, 64 FR
11076 (March 8, 1999), as amended 72
FR 69723 (December 10, 2007) and 78
FR 40542 (July 5 2013);
• Master Beneficiary Record, SSA/
ORSIS, 60–0090, 71 FR 1826 (January
11, 2006), as amended 72 FR 69723
(December 10, 2007) and 78 FR 40542
(July 5, 2013);
• Earnings Recording and SelfEmployment Income System, SSA/
OEEAS, 60–0059, 71 FR 1819 (January
11, 2006), as amended 78 FR 40542 (July
5, 2013).
INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCH:
The CMP will become effective no
sooner than 40 days after the report of
the matching program is sent to OMB
and Congress, or 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register,
whichever is later. The matching
program will continue for 18 months
from the effective date and may be
extended for an additional 12 months
thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Required Data Elements for
Paternity Establishment Affidavits.
OMB No.: 0970–0171.
Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C)(iv) of
the Social Security Act (the Act)
requires States to develop and use an
affidavit for the voluntary
acknowledgement of paternity. The
affidavit for the voluntary
acknowledgement of paternity must
include the minimum requirements
specified by the Secretary under section
452(a)(7) of the Act. The affidavits will
be used by hospitals, birth record
agencies, and other entities participating
in the voluntary paternity establishment
program.
Respondents: State and Tribal IV–D
agencies, hospitals, birth record
agencies and other entities participating
in the voluntary paternity establishment
program.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Privacy Act of 1974; CMS Computer Match No. 2013-12; HHS Computer
Match No. 1307; SSA Computer Match No. 1097-1899
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching Program (CMP).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, this notice announces the establishment of a CMP that
CMS plans to conduct with the Social Security Administration (SSA).
DATES: Effective Dates: Comments are invited on all portions of this
notice. Public comments are due 30 days after publication. The matching
program will become effective no sooner than 40 days after the report
of the matching program is sent to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and Congress, or 30 days after publication in the Federal
Register, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: The public should send comments to: CMS Privacy Officer,
Division of Privacy Policy, Privacy Policy and Compliance Group, Office
of E-Health Standards & Services, Offices of Enterprise Management,
CMS, Room S2-24-25, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-
1850. Comments received will be available for review at this location,
by appointment, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday
from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Eastern Time zone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Wesolowski, Director,
Verifications Policy & Operations Branch, Division of Eligibility and
Enrollment Policy and Operations, Center for Consumer Information and
Insurance Oversight, CMS, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814,
Office Phone: (301) 492-4416, Facsimile: (443) 380-5531, email:
Aaron.Wesolowski@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection
Act of 1988 (Public Law (Pub. L. 100-503), amended the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) by describing the manner in which computer matching
involving Federal agencies could be performed and adding certain
protections for individuals applying for and receiving Federal
benefits. Section 7201 of the Omnibus Budget
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Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508) further amended the
Privacy Act regarding protections for such individuals. The Privacy
Act, as amended, regulates the use of computer matching by Federal
agencies when records in a system of records (SOR) are matched with
other Federal, state, or local government records. It requires Federal
agencies involved in computer matching programs to:
1. Negotiate written agreements with the other agencies
participating in the matching programs;
2. Obtain the Data Integrity Board approval of the match
agreements;
3. Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress and
OMB;
4. Notify applicants and beneficiaries that the records are subject
to matching; and,
5. Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating,
or denying an individual's benefits or payments.
This matching program meets the requirements of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended.
Dated: July 31, 2013.
Michelle Snyder,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CMS Computer Match No. 2013-12
HHS Computer Match No. 1307
SSA Computer Match No. 1097-1899
NAME:
``Computer Matching Agreement between the Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social
Security Administration for Determining Enrollment or Eligibility for
Insurance Affordability Programs under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act''.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Social Security Administration
(SSA).
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING MATCHING PROGRAM:
Sections 1411 and 1413 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152) (collectively,
the ACA) require the Secretary of HHS to establish a program for
determining eligibility for certain Insurance Affordability Programs,
certifications of Exemption, and authorize use of secure, electronic
interfaces and an on-line system for the verification of eligibility.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The purpose of the Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) is to
establish the terms, conditions, safeguards, and procedures under which
SSA will disclose information to CMS in connection with the
administration of Insurance Affordability Programs under the ACA and
its implementing regulations. SSA will provide data to CMS and CMS will
use SSA data needed to make initial Eligibility Determinations,
eligibility Redeterminations and Renewal decisions, including appeal
determinations, for Insurance Affordability Programs and certifications
of Exemption. Insurance Affordability Programs include:
1. Qualified Health Plan through an Exchange established under the
ACA,
2. Advance payments of the premium tax credit and cost sharing
reductions,
3. Medicaid,
4. Children's Health Insurance Program, and
5. Basic Health Program.
As set forth in the CMA, SSA will provide CMS the following
information when relevant: (1) Social Security number (SSN)
verifications, (2) a death indicator, (3) an indicator of a finding of
disability by SSA under title II of the Social Security Act, (4)
prisoner data, (5) monthly and annual Social Security benefit
information under title II of the Social Security Act, (6) quarters of
coverage, and (7) confirmation that an allegation of citizenship is
consistent with SSA records.
DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The matching program will be conducted with data maintained by CMS
in the Health Insurance Exchanges System (HIX), CMS System No. 09-70-
0560, as amended, published at 78 FR 8538 (Feb. 6, 2013) and 78 FR
32256 (May 29, 2013).
The matching program will also be conducted with data maintained by
SSA in the following SORs:
Master Files of SSN Holders and SSN Applications, SSA/
OEEAS, 60-0058, 75 FR 82121 (December 29, 2010), as amended 78 FR 40542
(July 5, 2013);
Prisoner Update Processing System (PUPS), SSA/OPB, 60-
0269, 64 FR 11076 (March 8, 1999), as amended 72 FR 69723 (December 10,
2007) and 78 FR 40542 (July 5 2013);
Master Beneficiary Record, SSA/ORSIS, 60-0090, 71 FR 1826
(January 11, 2006), as amended 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007) and 78
FR 40542 (July 5, 2013);
Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System, SSA/
OEEAS, 60-0059, 71 FR 1819 (January 11, 2006), as amended 78 FR 40542
(July 5, 2013).
INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCH:
The CMP will become effective no sooner than 40 days after the
report of the matching program is sent to OMB and Congress, or 30 days
after publication in the Federal Register, whichever is later. The
matching program will continue for 18 months from the effective date
and may be extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain
conditions are met.
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