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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
Program director recruitment call protocol (Instrument 1) ...............................
Program staff interview protocol: Program director (Instrument 2) a ...............
Program staff interview protocol ERSEA staff (Instrument 2) a .......................
Head Start enrolled families focus group guide (Instrument 3) ......................
Community partner recruitment call protocol (Instrument 4) ...........................
Community partner staff interview protocol (Instrument 5) .............................
Community partner focus group coordination b ...............................................
Families not enrolled in Head Start focus group guide (Instrument 6) ...........
a There
b There
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
6
6
24
60
24
24
6
60
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total/annual
burden
(in hours)
0.50
1.0
1.5
1.5
0.17
0.75
2.0
1.5
3.0
6.0
36
90
4.0
18
12
90
is one interview protocol for both the program director and the ERSEA staff and the interviewer will tailor it to the respondent(s).
is no instrument, only a document of duties associated with this activity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 259
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Head Start Act Section 640 [42
U.S.C. 9835].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award 54 Single-Source
Supplements for Current Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Grantee
Notice of single-source
supplements.
ACTION:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award 54 administrative
supplements in the form of cooperative
agreements to existing SMP project
grantees to further support SMP
activities in each state, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose of
existing grantees’ work is to empower
and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their
families, and caregivers to prevent,
detect, and report health care fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education with an
emphasis on reaching Medicare
beneficiaries with limited income and
those residing in rural areas. The
administrative supplements for FY 2021
SUMMARY:
will be distributed via formula to the
existing 54 SMP state grantees, bringing
the total for the supplement awards to
$2,002,468. These current SMP grantees
will use this funding to further enhance
or expand existing and prior established
plans to empower and assist Medicare
beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers to prevent, detect, and report
health care fraud, errors, and abuse
through outreach, counseling, and
education. This additional funding will
be targeted to reach Medicare
beneficiaries with limited income, and/
or those residing in rural areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or comments
regarding this program supplement,
contact Marissa Whitehouse, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for
Community Living, Center for Integrated
Programs, Office of Healthcare
Information and Counseling; telephone
(202) 795–7425; email
Marissa.Whitehouse@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: Senior Medicare
Patrol (SMP).
Recipient: 54 current SMP grantees.
Current grantee
State
Alabama Dept of Senior Services ...........................................................................................................
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services .................................................................................
Arizona Department of Economic Security .............................................................................................
Arkansas Department of Human Services ..............................................................................................
California Health Advocates ....................................................................................................................
Colorado Division of Insurance ...............................................................................................................
The Department of Rehabilitation Services ............................................................................................
Delaware Division of Social Services .....................................................................................................
Legal Counsel For The Elderly ...............................................................................................................
Florida Department of Elder Affairs ........................................................................................................
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc ...........................................................................................................................
Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services ..........................................................................
Hawaii Department of Health ..................................................................................................................
Idaho Commission on Aging ...................................................................................................................
AgeOptions, Inc .......................................................................................................................................
Alabama .........................
Alaska ............................
Arizona ...........................
Arkansas ........................
California ........................
Colorado ........................
Connecticut ....................
Delaware ........................
District of Columbia .......
Florida ............................
Georgia ..........................
Guam .............................
Hawaii ............................
Idaho ..............................
Illinois .............................
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FY21 ACL
recommended
supplement
amount
$41,488
4,408
32,105
36,963
170,823
22,047
16,044
4,199
2,658
116,372
59,236
1,318
10,665
12,481
65,894
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Current grantee
State
IAAAA Education Institute, Inc ................................................................................................................
Iowa Department of Commerce ..............................................................................................................
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services ...........................................................................
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government ......................................................................................
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc ...........................................................................................................................
Maine Department of Health and Human Services ................................................................................
Aging, Maryland Department of ..............................................................................................................
Elder Services of The Merrimack Valley Inc ...........................................................................................
MMAP Inc ................................................................................................................................................
Minnesota Department of Human Services ............................................................................................
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc ...........................................................................................................................
District III Area Agency on Aging ............................................................................................................
Missoula Aging Services .........................................................................................................................
Insurance, Nebraska Department of .......................................................................................................
State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division ........................................................................
New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human Services ...........................................................................
Jewish Family & Vocational Service of Middlesex County, Inc ..............................................................
Aging & Long-Term Services Department, New Mexico ........................................................................
NY Statewide Senior Action Council, Inc ................................................................................................
North Carolina Department of Insurance ................................................................................................
Minot State University .............................................................................................................................
Pro Seniors Inc ........................................................................................................................................
Oklahoma State Insurance Department ..................................................................................................
DHS Office of Financial Services ............................................................................................................
Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly ............................................................
Hispanic-American Institute, Inc ..............................................................................................................
Rhode Island Dept of Elderly Affairs .......................................................................................................
South Carolina Department on Aging .....................................................................................................
South Dakota Department of Human Services .......................................................................................
Upper Cumberland Development District ...............................................................................................
Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation ...................................................................................
Legal Services of Virgin Islands Inc ........................................................................................................
Human Services, Utah Department of ....................................................................................................
Community of Vermont Elders ................................................................................................................
Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging ....................................................................................
Washington State Insurance Commissioner ...........................................................................................
Senior Services West Virginia Bureau ....................................................................................................
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc .............................................................................
Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc .................................................................................................................
Indiana ...........................
Iowa ...............................
Kansas ...........................
Kentucky ........................
Louisiana ........................
Maine .............................
Maryland ........................
Massachusetts ...............
Michigan .........................
Minnesota ......................
Mississippi ......................
Missouri ..........................
Montana .........................
Nebraska ........................
Nevada ...........................
New Hampshire .............
New Jersey ....................
New Mexico ...................
New York .......................
North Carolina ................
North Dakota ..................
Ohio ...............................
Oklahoma .......................
Oregon ...........................
Pennsylvania ..................
Puerto Rico ....................
Rhode Island ..................
South Carolina ...............
South Dakota .................
Tennessee .....................
Texas .............................
U.S. Virgin Islands .........
Utah ...............................
Vermont .........................
Virginia ...........................
Washington ....................
West Virginia ..................
Wisconsin .......................
Wyoming ........................
Period of Performance: The award
will be issued for the Fiscal Year 2021
project period of June 1, 2021 through
May 31, 2022.
Total Award Amount: $2,002,468
total in FY 2021.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: The statutory
authority is contained in the HIPAA of
1996 (Pub. L. 104–191).
Basis for Award: With the final FY
2021 appropriation, Congress
established the new baseline for the
SMP program, setting the minimum
ACL will receive to support this
program to $20 million annually. This is
an increase of $2 million over the
amount ACL received for SMP
historically. The additional funding is
intended to expand and enhance current
SMP activities with the purpose of
reaching more Medicare beneficiaries.
As such, OHIC is proposing to distribute
the additional funding to the existing
SMP state grantees to establish new
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baseline funding amounts for each of
the state projects.
The current SMP state grantees are
funded to carry out the SMP Project
mission for the period of June 1, 2018
through May 31, 2023. Much work has
already been completed and further
tasks are currently being accomplished.
It would be unnecessarily time
consuming and disruptive to the SMP
program, and the beneficiaries being
served, for ACL to establish new
grantees at this time. The current
grantees are providing critical services
in an efficient and successful manner.
These administrative supplements will
allow the SMP state grantees to expand
their current work in empowering
Medicare beneficiaries, their families,
and caregivers to prevent, detect, and
report health care fraud, errors, and
abuse through outreach, counseling, and
education with a particular emphasis on
reaching Medicare beneficiaries with
limited income and those residing in
rural areas. The existing SMP state
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recommended
supplement
amount
45,349
26,115
18,494
46,755
34,011
13,962
21,364
32,656
63,145
33,924
34,405
45,870
12,067
13,080
14,798
10,893
34,929
16,806
122,593
78,824
5,558
76,984
29,996
23,257
80,868
69,909
5,334
38,362
7,419
54,777
134,139
1,980
10,035
7,973
45,083
30,651
20,356
37,286
5,760
grantees are uniquely placed to continue
and expand this work. Since 2018, and
for years before for many repeat
grantees, current grantees have been the
proven state and community presence
for preventing, detecting, and reporting
Medicare fraud. There is one SMP state
grantee project in each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In
2019, the most up-to-date complete year
of data, the 54 SMP projects had a total
of 6,875 active team members who
conducted a total of 28,146 group
outreach and education events, reaching
an estimated 1.6 million people. In
addition, the projects had 320,590
individual interactions with, or on
behalf of, a Medicare beneficiary. For
2019, the SMP projects reported $2.4
million in expected Medicare
recoveries. This program has
successfully operated since its inception
23 years ago. Current grantees are
closely monitored and are successfully
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meeting all programmatic goals under
the current SMP grant.
Dated: May 26, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award 54 Single-Source Supplements for Current Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Grantee
ACTION: Notice of single-source supplements.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award 54 administrative supplements in the form of
cooperative agreements to existing SMP project grantees to further
support SMP activities in each state, the District of Columbia, Guam,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose of existing
grantees' work is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their
families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care
fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education
with an emphasis on reaching Medicare beneficiaries with limited income
and those residing in rural areas. The administrative supplements for
FY 2021 will be distributed via formula to the existing 54 SMP state
grantees, bringing the total for the supplement awards to $2,002,468.
These current SMP grantees will use this funding to further enhance or
expand existing and prior established plans to empower and assist
Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent,
detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through
outreach, counseling, and education. This additional funding will be
targeted to reach Medicare beneficiaries with limited income, and/or
those residing in rural areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments
regarding this program supplement, contact Marissa Whitehouse, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community
Living, Center for Integrated Programs, Office of Healthcare
Information and Counseling; telephone (202) 795-7425; email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP).
Recipient: 54 current SMP grantees.
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FY21 ACL
recommended
Current grantee State supplement
amount
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Alabama Dept of Senior Services............... Alabama......................................... $41,488
Alaska Department of Health and Social Alaska.......................................... 4,408
Services.
Arizona Department of Economic Security....... Arizona......................................... 32,105
Arkansas Department of Human Services......... Arkansas........................................ 36,963
California Health Advocates................... California...................................... 170,823
Colorado Division of Insurance................ Colorado........................................ 22,047
The Department of Rehabilitation Services..... Connecticut..................................... 16,044
Delaware Division of Social Services.......... Delaware........................................ 4,199
Legal Counsel For The Elderly................. District of Columbia............................ 2,658
Florida Department of Elder Affairs........... Florida......................................... 116,372
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc....................... Georgia......................................... 59,236
Guam Department of Public Health & Social Guam............................................ 1,318
Services.
Hawaii Department of Health................... Hawaii.......................................... 10,665
Idaho Commission on Aging..................... Idaho........................................... 12,481
AgeOptions, Inc............................... Illinois........................................ 65,894
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IAAAA Education Institute, Inc................ Indiana......................................... 45,349
Iowa Department of Commerce................... Iowa............................................ 26,115
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Kansas.......................................... 18,494
Services.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government.. Kentucky........................................ 46,755
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc....................... Louisiana....................................... 34,011
Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Maine........................................... 13,962
Aging, Maryland Department of................. Maryland........................................ 21,364
Elder Services of The Merrimack Valley Inc.... Massachusetts................................... 32,656
MMAP Inc...................................... Michigan........................................ 63,145
Minnesota Department of Human Services........ Minnesota....................................... 33,924
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc....................... Mississippi..................................... 34,405
District III Area Agency on Aging............. Missouri........................................ 45,870
Missoula Aging Services....................... Montana......................................... 12,067
Insurance, Nebraska Department of............. Nebraska........................................ 13,080
State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Nevada.......................................... 14,798
Division.
New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human New Hampshire................................... 10,893
Services.
Jewish Family & Vocational Service of New Jersey...................................... 34,929
Middlesex County, Inc.
Aging & Long-Term Services Department, New New Mexico...................................... 16,806
Mexico.
NY Statewide Senior Action Council, Inc....... New York........................................ 122,593
North Carolina Department of Insurance........ North Carolina.................................. 78,824
Minot State University........................ North Dakota.................................... 5,558
Pro Seniors Inc............................... Ohio............................................ 76,984
Oklahoma State Insurance Department........... Oklahoma........................................ 29,996
DHS Office of Financial Services.............. Oregon.......................................... 23,257
Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Pennsylvania.................................... 80,868
Interests of the Elderly.
Hispanic-American Institute, Inc.............. Puerto Rico..................................... 69,909
Rhode Island Dept of Elderly Affairs.......... Rhode Island.................................... 5,334
South Carolina Department on Aging............ South Carolina.................................. 38,362
South Dakota Department of Human Services..... South Dakota.................................... 7,419
Upper Cumberland Development District......... Tennessee....................................... 54,777
Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation. Texas........................................... 134,139
Legal Services of Virgin Islands Inc.......... U.S. Virgin Islands............................. 1,980
Human Services, Utah Department of............ Utah............................................ 10,035
Community of Vermont Elders................... Vermont......................................... 7,973
Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging Virginia........................................ 45,083
Washington State Insurance Commissioner....... Washington...................................... 30,651
Senior Services West Virginia Bureau.......... West Virginia................................... 20,356
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Wisconsin....................................... 37,286
Inc.
Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc.................. Wyoming......................................... 5,760
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Period of Performance: The award will be issued for the Fiscal Year
2021 project period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022.
Total Award Amount: $2,002,468 total in FY 2021.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: The statutory authority is contained in the
HIPAA of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191).
Basis for Award: With the final FY 2021 appropriation, Congress
established the new baseline for the SMP program, setting the minimum
ACL will receive to support this program to $20 million annually. This
is an increase of $2 million over the amount ACL received for SMP
historically. The additional funding is intended to expand and enhance
current SMP activities with the purpose of reaching more Medicare
beneficiaries. As such, OHIC is proposing to distribute the additional
funding to the existing SMP state grantees to establish new baseline
funding amounts for each of the state projects.
The current SMP state grantees are funded to carry out the SMP
Project mission for the period of June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2023.
Much work has already been completed and further tasks are currently
being accomplished. It would be unnecessarily time consuming and
disruptive to the SMP program, and the beneficiaries being served, for
ACL to establish new grantees at this time. The current grantees are
providing critical services in an efficient and successful manner.
These administrative supplements will allow the SMP state grantees to
expand their current work in empowering Medicare beneficiaries, their
families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care
fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education
with a particular emphasis on reaching Medicare beneficiaries with
limited income and those residing in rural areas. The existing SMP
state grantees are uniquely placed to continue and expand this work.
Since 2018, and for years before for many repeat grantees, current
grantees have been the proven state and community presence for
preventing, detecting, and reporting Medicare fraud. There is one SMP
state grantee project in each of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2019, the
most up-to-date complete year of data, the 54 SMP projects had a total
of 6,875 active team members who conducted a total of 28,146 group
outreach and education events, reaching an estimated 1.6 million
people. In addition, the projects had 320,590 individual interactions
with, or on behalf of, a Medicare beneficiary. For 2019, the SMP
projects reported $2.4 million in expected Medicare recoveries. This
program has successfully operated since its inception 23 years ago.
Current grantees are closely monitored and are successfully
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meeting all programmatic goals under the current SMP grant.
Dated: May 26, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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