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abuse through outreach, counseling, and
education in the virtual space.
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.
The current grantees are closely
monitored and are successfully meeting
all programmatic goals under the
current SMP state grants.
Dated: July 12, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging, Administration for Community
Living.
families, and caregivers to prevent,
detect, and report health care fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education. As a result
of the COVID–19 pandemic and related
travel and congregation limitations and
public health concerns, it has been
identified that focus on expansion of
virtual capacity is crucial at this time.
The administrative supplement to the
SMNPRC for FY 2021 will be
distributed according to identified need
and will total $405,312.
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 National Resource Center.
Recipient: One current grantee.
[FR Doc. 2021–15022 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Northeast Iowa Area Agency
on Aging ............................
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award One Single-Source
Supplement for Current Senior
Medicare Patrol National Resource
Center (SMPNRC) Grantee
Announcing the intent to award
one single-source supplement for
current Senior Medicare Patrol National
Resource Center (SMPNRC) grantee.
ACTION:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award one administrative
supplement in the form of cooperative
agreement to existing SMP National
Resource Center (SMPNRC) grantee to
support the expansion and
enhancement of virtual capacity for the
SMP program. This effort will benefit
the SMPNRC, and the 54 SMP project
grantees which are located in each state,
the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The
purpose of the existing SMPNRC
grantee’s work is to support SMP
projects nationally in empowering and
assisting Medicare beneficiaries, their
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FY21 ACL
recommended
supplement
amount
Current grantee
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$405,312.00
Period of Performance: The award
will be issued for the Fiscal Year 2021
project period of September 1, 2021
through August 31, 2022.
Total Award Amount: $405,312 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: Upon request for
access to FY 2021 HCFAC Wedge
funding, the Department granted
approval for ACL’s Office of Healthcare
Information & Counseling to access $2
million in additional, one-time funding.
This funding is intended to expand and
enhance the virtual capacity of the
existing SMP program and will be used
in a number of ways to support the
virtual expansion and capabilities of the
SMP program efforts nationally. As a
result of the COVID–19 pandemic and
related travel and congregation
limitations and public health concerns,
it has been identified that focus on
expansion of virtual capacity is crucial
at this time.
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The current SMPNRC is funded to
support the SMP project mission for the
period of September 1, 2020 through
August 31, 2025. 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 a new
grantee to focus on this intended virtual
expansion of the program since the
intent of this funding is to expand the
current program’s efforts. This
administrative supplement will allow
the SMPNRC grantee to expand their
current capacity to work virtually at the
national level to empower Medicare
beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers to prevent, detect, and report
health care fraud, errors, and abuse
through outreach, counseling, and
education. The existing SMPNRC is
uniquely placed to continue and expand
this work. Efforts supported through
this funding will include development
of marketing and outreach materials,
targeted SMP project grantee resources,
and continued progress toward a new
public-facing program-specific phone
application.
The SMPNRC was created in 2003 to
provide training, support, and technical
assistance to SMP projects nationwide.
The goal of this Center is to provide
professional expertise, training, and
technical support to maximize the
effectiveness of the SMP projects in
Medicare fraud prevention outreach and
education. The SMPNRC ensures a fully
consolidated, national approach to
reaching Medicare beneficiaries with
the SMP message and forges national
visibility for the program. The SMPNRC
provides technical assistance through
online training (webinars), workshops,
and the SMP networking opportunities.
The current grantee is closely monitored
and is successfully meeting all
programmatic goals under the existing
grant.
The current grantee is closely
monitored and is successfully meeting
all programmatic goals under the
current SMPNRC grant.
Dated: July 12, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging, Administration for Community
Living.
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BILLING CODE 4154–01–P
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award One Single-Source Supplement for Current Senior
Medicare Patrol National Resource Center (SMPNRC) Grantee
ACTION: Announcing the intent to award one single-source supplement for
current Senior Medicare Patrol National Resource Center (SMPNRC)
grantee.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award one administrative supplement in the form of
cooperative agreement to existing SMP National Resource Center (SMPNRC)
grantee to support the expansion and enhancement of virtual capacity
for the SMP program. This effort will benefit the SMPNRC, and the 54
SMP project grantees which are located in each state, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose
of the existing SMPNRC grantee's work is to support SMP projects
nationally in empowering and assisting Medicare beneficiaries, their
families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care
fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel and
congregation limitations and public health concerns, it has been
identified that focus on expansion of virtual capacity is crucial at
this time. The administrative supplement to the SMNPRC for FY 2021 will
be distributed according to identified need and will total $405,312.
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 National Resource Center.
Recipient: One current grantee.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY21 ACL
recommended
Current grantee supplement
amount
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Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging.................... $405,312.00
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Period of Performance: The award will be issued for the Fiscal Year
2021 project period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.
Total Award Amount: $405,312 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: Upon request for access to FY 2021 HCFAC Wedge
funding, the Department granted approval for ACL's Office of Healthcare
Information & Counseling to access $2 million in additional, one-time
funding. This funding is intended to expand and enhance the virtual
capacity of the existing SMP program and will be used in a number of
ways to support the virtual expansion and capabilities of the SMP
program efforts nationally. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and
related travel and congregation limitations and public health concerns,
it has been identified that focus on expansion of virtual capacity is
crucial at this time.
The current SMPNRC is funded to support the SMP project mission for
the period of September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2025. 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 a new grantee to focus on this intended virtual expansion of
the program since the intent of this funding is to expand the current
program's efforts. This administrative supplement will allow the SMPNRC
grantee to expand their current capacity to work virtually at the
national level to empower Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors,
and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. The existing
SMPNRC is uniquely placed to continue and expand this work. Efforts
supported through this funding will include development of marketing
and outreach materials, targeted SMP project grantee resources, and
continued progress toward a new public-facing program-specific phone
application.
The SMPNRC was created in 2003 to provide training, support, and
technical assistance to SMP projects nationwide. The goal of this
Center is to provide professional expertise, training, and technical
support to maximize the effectiveness of the SMP projects in Medicare
fraud prevention outreach and education. The SMPNRC ensures a fully
consolidated, national approach to reaching Medicare beneficiaries with
the SMP message and forges national visibility for the program. The
SMPNRC provides technical assistance through online training
(webinars), workshops, and the SMP networking opportunities. The
current grantee is closely monitored and is successfully meeting all
programmatic goals under the existing grant.
The current grantee is closely monitored and is successfully
meeting all programmatic goals under the current SMPNRC grant.
Dated: July 12, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration
for Community Living.
[FR Doc. 2021-15023 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
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