Intent To Award 54 Single-Source Supplements for Current Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Grantee
Published date | 04 June 2021 |
Citation | 86 FR 30051 |
Record Number | 2021-11779 |
Section | Notices |
Court | Community Living Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)] [Notices] [Pages 30051-30053] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2021-11779] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY21 ACL recommended Current grantee State supplement amount ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 30052]] 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 30053]] meeting all programmatic goals under the current SMP grant. Dated: May 26, 2021. Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2021-11779 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154-01-P