Notice2021-15023
Intent To Award One Single-Source Supplement for Current Senior Medicare Patrol National Resource Center (SMPNRC) Grantee
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July 15, 2021
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Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 37336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15023]
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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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d103c2f342e2e3c730a353429383532282e381d3c3e317335352e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d39eb2a1baa0a0b2fd84bbbaa7b6bbbca6a0b693b2b0bffdbbbba0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: Senior Medicare Patrol National Resource Center.
Recipient: One current grantee.
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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]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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