Notice2021-15022
Intent To Award 54 Single-Source Supplements for Current Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Grantees
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July 15, 2021
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Abstract
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 support the expansion and enhancement of virtual capacity of the program. This effort will benefit the SMP programs 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. 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 supplements for FY 2021 will be distributed at a flat rate of $18,000 to each of the existing 54 state grantees, bringing the total for the supplement awards to $972,000.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37334-37336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15022]
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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 Grantees
ACTION: Announcing the intent to award 54 single-source supplements for
current Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) state grantees.
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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 support the
expansion and enhancement of virtual capacity of the program. This
effort will benefit the SMP programs 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. 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 supplements for FY 2021 will be distributed at a flat
rate of $18,000 to each of the existing 54 state grantees, bringing the
total for the supplement awards to $972,000.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#de93bfacb7adadbff089b6b7aabbb6b1abadbb9ebfbdb2f0b6b6adf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="024f63706b7171632c556a6b76676a6d7771674263616e2c6a6a712c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>.
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............ $18,000
Alaska Department of Health and Alaska............. 18,000
Social Services.
Arizona Department of Economic Arizona............ 18,000
Security.
Arkansas Department of Human Arkansas........... 18,000
Services.
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California Health Advocates........ California......... 18,000
Colorado Division of Insurance..... Colorado........... 18,000
The Department of Rehabilitation Connecticut........ 18,000
Services.
Delaware Division of Social Delaware........... 18,000
Services.
Legal Counsel For The Elderly...... District of 18,000
Columbia.
Florida Department of Elder Affairs Florida............ 18,000
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc............ Georgia............ 18,000
Guam Department of Public Health & Guam............... 18,000
Social Services.
Hawaii Department of Health........ Hawaii............. 18,000
Idaho Commission on Aging.......... Idaho.............. 18,000
AgeOptions, Inc.................... Illinois........... 18,000
IAAAA Education Institute, Inc..... Indiana............ 18,000
Iowa Department of Commerce........ Iowa............... 18,000
Kansas Department for Aging and Kansas............. 18,000
Disability Services.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Kentucky........... 18,000
Government.
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc............ Louisiana.......... 18,000
Maine Department of Health and Maine.............. 18,000
Human Services.
Aging, Maryland department of...... Maryland........... 18,000
Elder Services Of The Merrimack Massachusetts...... 18,000
Valley Inc.
MMAP Inc........................... Michigan........... 18,000
Minnesota Department of Human Minnesota.......... 18,000
Services.
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc............ Mississippi........ 18,000
District III Area Agency on Aging.. Missouri........... 18,000
Missoula Aging Services............ Montana............ 18,000
Insurance, Nebraska Department of.. Nebraska........... 18,000
State of Nevada Aging and Nevada............. 18,000
Disability Services Division.
New Hampshire Dept of Health and New Hampshire...... 18,000
Human Services.
Jewish Family & Vocational Service New Jersey......... 18,000
of Middlesex County, Inc.
Aging & Long-Term Services New Mexico......... 18,000
Department, New Mexico.
NY Statewide Senior Action Council, New York........... 18,000
Inc.
North Carolina Department of North Carolina..... 18,000
Insurance.
Minot State University............. North Dakota....... 18,000
Pro Seniors Inc.................... Ohio............... 18,000
Oklahoma State Insurance Department Oklahoma........... 18,000
DHS Office of Financial Services... Oregon............. 18,000
Center For Advocacy For The Rights Pennsylvania....... 18,000
And Interests Of The Elderly.
Hispanic-American Institute, Inc... Puerto Rico........ 18,000
Rhode Island Dept of Elderly Rhode Island....... 18,000
Affairs.
South Carolina Department on Aging. South Carolina..... 18,000
South Dakota Department of Human South Dakota....... 18,000
Services.
Upper Cumberland Development Tennessee.......... 18,000
District.
Better Business Bureau Educational Texas.............. 18,000
Foundation.
Legal Services of Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 18,000
Inc.
Human Services, Utah Department of. Utah............... 18,000
Community of Vermont Elders........ Vermont............ 18,000
Virginia Association Of Area Virginia........... 18,000
Agencies On Aging.
Washington State Insurance Washington......... 18,000
Commissioner.
Senior Services West Virginia West Virginia...... 18,000
Bureau.
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Wisconsin.......... 18,000
Resources, Inc.
Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc....... Wyoming............ 18,000
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Period of Performance: The awards will be issued for the Fiscal
Year 2021 project period of July 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022.
Total Award Amount: $972,000 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 virtual expansion and capabilities for current SMP
grantees' efforts. 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 SMP 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 to focus on this intended virtual expansion of
the program since the intent of this funding is to expand the current
program and grantees' efforts. These administrative supplements will
allow the SMP grantees to expand their current capacity to work
virtually to empower Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors,
and
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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.
[FR Doc. 2021-15022 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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