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provide comprehensive health care
services to frail, older adults in the
community who are eligible for nursing
home care according to state standards.
PACE organizations (PO) must provide
all Medicare and Medicaid covered
services; financing of this model is
accomplished through prospective
capitation of both Medicare and
Medicaid payments. Upon approval of a
PACE application, CMS executes a 3way program agreement with the
applicant entity and the applicable State
Administering Agency (SAA). CMS
regulations at 42 CFR 460.98(b)(2)
require a PO to provide PACE services
in at least the PACE center, the home,
and inpatient facilities. The PACE
center is the focal point for the delivery
of PACE services; the center is where
the interdisciplinary team (IDT) is
located, services are provided, and
socialization occurs with staff that is
consistent and familiar to participants.
Collection of this information is
mandated by statute under sections
1894(f) and 1934(f) of the Act and at 42
CFR part 460, subpart B, which
addresses the PO application and
waiver process. In general, PACE
services are provided through a PO. An
entity wishing to become a PO must
submit an application to CMS that
describes how the entity meets all the
requirements in the PACE program. An
entity’s application must be
accompanied by an assurance from the
SAA of the State in which the PO
wishes to operate its PACE program.
CMS accepts applications on a
designated date four times per year (i.e.,
on a quarterly basis, generally the last
Friday of March, June, September and
December). Form Number: CMS–10631
(OMB control number: 0938–1326);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private Sector, Business or other
for-profits, Not for-profits and Federal
Government State, Local; Number of
Respondents: 72; Number of Responses:
109; Total Annual Hours: 7,271. (For
policy questions regarding this
collection contact Jacqueline Ford at
410–786–7767 or Jacqueline.Ford@
cms.hhs.gov).
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections
and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; for the State
Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Report (OMB Control Number 0985–
0005)
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
(PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish a notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This IC extension solicits
comments on the information collection
requirements relating to the State
Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Report (OMB Control Number 0985–
0005).
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by October 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: Beverley Laubert
Beverley.Laubert@acl.hhs.gov. Submit
written comments on the collection of
information to Administration for
Community Living, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Beverley Laubert.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverley.Laubert@acl.hhs.gov, (202)
740–0801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), 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
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) 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 extension of an existing
DATES:
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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 using automated
collection techniques when appropriate,
and other forms of information
technology.
The State Annual Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Report is needed to
comply with Administration for
Community Living/Administration on
Aging reporting requirements in the
Older Americans Act (OAA); and 45
CFR 1324.21(b)(1) and (b)(2)(v). The
long-term care ombudsman report is
used to measure the services and
strategies that are provided to assist
residents in the protection of their
health, safety, welfare, or rights;
advocate at the state and federal levels
for changes needed to improve the
quality of life and care in long-term care
facilities; and effectively manage the
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
at the state and federal level.
The National Ombudsman Reporting
System (NORS) was developed in
response to these needs and directives.
Section 712(c) of the OAA requires the
state agency to establish a statewide
uniform reporting system to:
(1) Collect and analyze data relating to
resident complaints and conditions in
long-term care facilities for the purpose
of identifying and resolving significant
problems.
and
(2) Submit the data on a regular basis
to the state licensing/certifying agency,
other state and federal entities that the
Ombudsman determines to be
appropriate, the Assistant Secretary for
Aging, and the National Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Resource Center.
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
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review at: https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL
estimates the burden of this collection
of information as follows:
Fifty-two grantees report to ACL using
NORS.
a. Number of respondents: 52.
b. Frequency of response: 1.
c. Total annual responses: 52.
d. Hours per response: 214.
e. Total burden hours: 11,153.
Dated: August 1, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the
Administration for Community Living,
performing the delegable duties of the
Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Announcing the Intent To Award a
Single-Source Supplement for the
National Center for Benefits Outreach
and Enrollment (NCBOE)
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
SUMMARY: The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award a single-source
supplement to the current cooperative
agreement held by the National Council
on Aging (NCOA) for the National
Center for Benefits Outreach and
Enrollment (NCBOE). The purpose of
the NCBOE is to provide technical
assistance to states, Area Agencies on
Aging, Aging and Disability Resource
Centers and community-based
organizations who conduct outreach
and low-income benefits enrollment
assistance, particularly to older
individuals with greatest economic need
for federal and state programs. The
administrative supplement for FY 2024
will be for $3,207,650, bringing the total
award for FY 2024 to $14,707,650.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or comments
regarding this program supplement,
contact Margaret Flowers, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for
Community Living, Center for
Innovation and Partnership, Office of
Healthcare Information and Counseling;
telephone (202) 795–7315; email
Margaret.flowers@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
supplemental funding will expand the
NCBOE’s outreach and education efforts
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targeting older adults with the greatest
economic need, especially people from
underserved communities. The NCBOE
will build on current efforts to reach
and assist beneficiaries, including
expanding the work of the Benefits
Enrollment Centers, making
enhancements to the benefits eligibility
and screening tool, and expanding the
capacity of the benefits call center. With
this supplemental funding, the NCBOE
will focus on retirement security,
Medicaid and Medicare integration, and
streamlining benefits access.
The NCBOE will expand the pilot
work on retirement security for older
adults with low and moderate incomes.
This may include but is not limited to
activities such as developing materials,
providing technical assistance and
training, and conducting and evaluating
a pilot with select community-based
organizations. The NCBOE should
collaborate with ACL to coordinate
planned and emerging efforts to help
older adults with low and moderate
incomes with retirement planning.
The NCBOE should also build on the
work done to date to educate
individuals who are dually eligible by
maintaining the My Care, My Choice
decision support tool. The NCBOE
should develop plans to support the
usage of the tool such as counselor
training or piloting with local
community based organizations.
Additionally, the NCBOE should build
leadership among state grantees to
educate state Medicaid agencies on
Medicare to improve the experience of
people who are dually eligible for
Medicaid and Medicare.
Additionally, the NCBOE should
build on work done to date to explore
the approaches to streamlining benefits
applications in coordination with
federal and state government efforts to
modernize access to public benefits.
This could include research into the
consumer experience and/or convening
key stakeholders to discuss
opportunities and challenges.
The NCBOE will continue, expand,
and complete the work they are
currently undertaking with the NCBOE
award without disrupting services.
Program Name: The National Center
for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment
(NCBOE).
Recipient: National Council on Aging
(NCOA).
Period of Performance: The award
will be issued for the current project
period of September 1, 2024 through
August 31, 2025.
Total Award Amount: $14,707,650 in
FY 2024.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Supplement.
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Statutory Authority: The statutory
authority is contained in the 2006
Reauthorization of the Older Americans
Act and the Medicare Improvements for
Patients and Providers Act of 2008, as
amended by the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010 and most
recently reauthorized by the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2024.
Basis for Award: The National
Council on Aging (NCOA) is currently
funded to carry out the NCBOE Project
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 timeconsuming and disruptive to the
NCBOE project, and the beneficiaries
being served for ACL to establish a new
grantee at this time when critical
services are presently being provided in
an efficient manner.
NCOA is uniquely placed to complete
the work under the NCBOE grant. Since
2001, NCOA has been the national
leader in improving benefits access to
vulnerable older adults. They have an
unparalleled history of working with
community-based organizations to
develop and replicate outreach and
enrollment solutions while maintaining
and enhancing technology to make it
easier and more efficient to find
benefits. NCOA through NCBOE
accomplishes its mission by developing
and sharing tools, resources, best
practices, and strategies for benefits
outreach and enrollment via its online
clearinghouse, electronic and print
publications, webinars, and training and
technical assistance.
In addition, NCOA has
BenefitsCheckUp which is, by far, the
nation’s most comprehensive and
widely-used web-based service that
screens older and disabled adults with
limited incomes and resources and
informs them about public and private
benefits for which they are very likely
to be eligible. BenefitsCheckUp includes
more than 2,500 benefits programs from
all 50 states and DC, including over
50,000 local offices for people to apply
for benefits; and more than 1,500
application forms in every language in
which they are available. NCOA is
successfully meeting all programmatic
goals under the current NCBOE grant.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; for the State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Report (OMB Control Number 0985-0005)
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
(PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This IC
extension solicits comments on the information collection requirements
relating to the State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report (OMB
Control Number 0985-0005).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by October 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Beverley Laubert [email protected]. Submit written
comments on the collection of information to Administration for
Community Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Beverley Laubert.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected], (202)
740-0801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 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 in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) 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 extension 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 using automated collection techniques when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
The State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report is needed to
comply with Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging
reporting requirements in the Older Americans Act (OAA); and 45 CFR
1324.21(b)(1) and (b)(2)(v). The long-term care ombudsman report is
used to measure the services and strategies that are provided to assist
residents in the protection of their health, safety, welfare, or
rights; advocate at the state and federal levels for changes needed to
improve the quality of life and care in long-term care facilities; and
effectively manage the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at the state
and federal level.
The National Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS) was developed in
response to these needs and directives. Section 712(c) of the OAA
requires the state agency to establish a statewide uniform reporting
system to:
(1) Collect and analyze data relating to resident complaints and
conditions in long-term care facilities for the purpose of identifying
and resolving significant problems.
and
(2) Submit the data on a regular basis to the state licensing/
certifying agency, other state and federal entities that the Ombudsman
determines to be appropriate, the Assistant Secretary for Aging, and
the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for
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review at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
Fifty-two grantees report to ACL using NORS.
a. Number of respondents: 52.
b. Frequency of response: 1.
c. Total annual responses: 52.
d. Hours per response: 214.
e. Total burden hours: 11,153.
Dated: August 1, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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