[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6645-6648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3827]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Care
Financing Administration (HCFA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed new routine use for existing and future
systems of records.
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SUMMARY: HCFA proposes revising the systems notices for all of its
existing and future systems of records to include a routine use to
allow for the disclosure of information, without the individual's
consent, to the Social Security Administration (SSA) in order to enable
SSA to assist HCFA in the implementation and maintenance of the
Medicare and Medicaid programs.
This new routine use is necessary due to the establishment of SSA
as a separate agency which is not a part of HHS. Prior to March 31,
1995, SSA and HCFA were components within HHS and, as such, enjoyed the
benefits of the special relationship afforded members of the same
Department. One of these benefits was the ability to disclose and
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exchange data under Section (b)(1) of the Privacy Act as amended.
With the enactment of Pub. L. 103-296 on March 31, 1995, SSA became
an independent agency. This has caused SSA and HCFA to examine their
relationship under the law. This law allowed the two agencies to
continue to disclose information under Section (b)(1) of the Privacy
Act as amended for 1 year after enactment.
As a result of the change in SSA's status, HCFA is proposing the
addition of a global routine use to all of its current and future
Privacy Act systems of records listed in Attachment 1. This routine use
will permit the disclosure of information to SSA under Section (b)(3)
of the Privacy Act as amended.
EFFECTIVE DATES: HCFA filed an altered system report with the Chairman
of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of
Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs
of the Senate, and the Administrator, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on February
14, 1996. To ensure that all parties have adequate time in which to
comment, the new system of records, including routine uses, will become
effective 40 days from the publication of this notice or from the date
the report was submitted to OMB and the Congress, whichever is later,
unless HCFA receives comments which require alterations to this notice.
ADDRESSES: The public should address comments to Mr. Richard DeMeo,
HCFA Privacy Act Officer, Associate Administrator for External Affairs,
C2-01-20, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Comments received will be available at this location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Nelson Berry, Director, Information Liaison Branch, Office of
Health Care Information Systems, Bureau of Data Management and
Strategy, HCFA, N3-13-15, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland
21244-1850, Telephone (410) 786-0182.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are publishing this notice to inform the
public of our intent to continue sharing data with SSA but to do so
under Section (b)(3) of the Privacy Act which allows for disclosure of
information for a routine use. This new routine use is required by
SSA's change in status to an independent agency. This routine use will
read as follows:
To the Social Security Administration for their assistance in
the implementation of HCFA's administration of the Medicare and
Medicaid programs.
This proposed new routine use is consistent with the relevant
provisions of the Privacy Act, namely, 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(7), 552a(b)(3),
and 522a(e)(4)(D). Legal authority to release these data under this
routine use and others previously published is the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. Section 552a), section 1106(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1306(a)), and 42 CFR part 401, subpart B. Because this proposed
change will significantly alter the system, we are preparing a report
of altered system of records under 5 U.S.C. 552a(r).
Dated: February 9, 1996.
Bruce C. Vladeck,
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.
Attachment 1
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Number Title
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09-70-0005 National Claims History (NCH), HHS/HCFA/BDMS.
09-70-0019 Actuarial Sample Hospital Stay Record Study, HHS/HCFA/BDMS.
09-70-0020 Acturial Sample of Supplementary Medical Insurance Payments, HHS/HCFA/OACT.
09-70-0022 Municipal Health Services Program, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0029 Evaluation of Medicare Competition Demonstrations, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0030 National Long-Term Care Survey Followup, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0033 Person Level Medicaid Data System (aka tape-to-tape), HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0034 Evaluation of Social/Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Demonstrations, HHS/
HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0035 Aftercare Evaluation System (AES), HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0036 Evaluation of Competitive Bidding for Durable Medical Equipment Demonstration,
HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0038 Evaluation of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA)
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Competitive Medical Plan (CMP)
Program, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0039 Evaluation of Medicare Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0040 Health Care Financing Administration Organ Transplant Data File, HHS/HCFA/BDMS.
09-70-0041 Evaluation of the OBRA 87 Medicare Payment of Influenza Vaccination
Demonstration, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0042 Medicare Cancer Registry Record System (SEER), HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0044 Demonstration and Evaluation of the Medicare Insured Group (MIG) Model, HHS/HCFA/
ORD.
09-70-0045 Evaluation of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment And Long Term Care
Systems Demonstration, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0046 Home Health Quality Indicator System (HHQUIS), HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0047 HCFA Medicare Mortality Predictor Data File, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
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09-70-0048 Monitoring of Home Health Agency Prospective Payment Demonstration, HHS/HCFA/
ORD.
09-70-0049 Evaluation of the Home Health Agency (HHA), Prospective Payment Demonstration,
HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0050 The Medicare/Medicaid Multi-State Case-Mix And Quality Data Base for Nursing
Home Residents, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0051 Monitoring of the Home Health Agency Prospective Payment Demonstration, HHS/HCFA/
ORD.
09-70-0052 Post-Hospitalization Outcomes Studies, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0053 The Medicare Beneficiary Health Status Registry Pilot, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0054 Evaluation of the United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds
Medicare Part B Capitation Demonstration, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0055 Implementation and Evaluation of the Staff-Assisted Home Dialysis Demonstration,
HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0056 Evaluation of the Medicaid Expansion Demonstrations, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0057 Evaluation of the Medicaid Extension of Eligibility To Certain Low Income
Families Not Otherwise Qualified to Receive Medicaid Benefits Demonstration,
HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0058 Evaluation of the Medicare SELECT Program, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0059 The Medicaid Necessity, Appropriateness, and Outcomes of Care Study, HHS/HCFA/
ORD.
09-70-0061 Evaluation of the Medicare Case management Demonstration, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0062 Medicare Cataract Surgery Alternate Payment Demonstration Data Base, HHS/HCFA/
ORD.
09-70-0063 Evaluation of the Medicaid Demonstration for Improving Access to Care for
Substance Abusing Pregnant Women, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0064 Individuals Authorized Access to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
Data Center, HHS/HCFA/BDMS.
09-70-0066 Evaluation of, and External Quality Assurance for, The Community Nursing
Organization (CNO) Demonstration, HHS/HCFA/ORD.
09-70-0501 Carrier Medicare Claims Records, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0502 Health Insurance Master Record (Revision Pending), HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0503 Intermediary Medicare Claims Records, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0504 Beneficiary Part A and B Uncollectible Overpayment File, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0505 Supplemental Medical Insurance (SMI) Accounting Collection and Enrollment System
(SPACE), HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0507 Health Insurance Utilization Microfilm, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0508 Reconsideration and Hearing Case Files (Part A) Hospital Insurance Program HHS/
HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0509 Medicare Beneficiary Correspondence Files, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0512 Review and Fair Hearing Case Files--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program, HHS/
HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0513 Explanation of Medicare Benefit Records, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0515 (Incorrectly Resident Assessment System and Data Base for Nursing Home Residents, HHS/HCFA/
published 09-07-0515) HSQB.
09-70-0516 Medicare Physician Supplier Master File, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0517 Physician/Supplier 1099 File (Statement for Recipients of Medical and Health
Care Payments), HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0518 Medicare Clinic Physician Supplier Master File, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
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09-70-0520 End State Renal Disease (ESRD) Program Management and Medical Information System
(PMMIS), HHS/HCFA/BDMS.
09-70-0522 Billing and Collection Master Record System, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0524 Intern and Resident Information System, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0525 Medicare Physician Identification and Eligibility System (MPIES), HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0526 Commong Working File (CWF), HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0527 HCFA Utilization Review Investigatory Files, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-0529 Medicare Supplier Identification File, HHS/HCFA/BPO.
09-70-1511 Physical Therapists in Independent Practice (Individuals), HHS/HCFA/HSQB.
09-70-1512 Peer Review Organization (PRO) Data Management Information System (PDMIS), HHS/
HCFA/HSQB.
09-70-1514 HCFA Medicare Severity of Illness Data File, HHS/HCFA/HSQB.
09-70-1515 Resident Assessment System and Data Base for Nursing Home Residents, HHS/HCFA/
HSQB.
09-70-2003 Completion of State Medicaid Quality Control (MQC) Reviews, HHS/HCFA/MB.
09-70-2006 Income and Eligibility Verification for Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control
(MEQC) Reviews, HHS/HCFA/MB.
09-70-3001 Record of Individuals Authorized Entry to HCFA Buildings via A Card Key Access
System, HHS/HCFA/OFHR.
09-70-3002 Health Care financing Administration (HCFA) Employee Building Pass Files, HHS/
HCFA/OFHR.
09-70-3003 Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Correspondence Handling and
Processing System, HHS/HCFA/OFHR.
09-70-4001 Group Health Plan (GHP) System, HHS/HCFA/OPHC.
09-70-4002 Beneficiary Inquiry Tracking System, HHS/HCFA/OPHC.
09-70-4003 Medicare HMO/CMP Beneficiary Reconsideration System (MBRS), HHS/HCFA/OPHC.
09-70-5001 Medicare Hearings and Appeals System (MHAS), HHS/HCFA/AAO.
09-70-6001 Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS), HHS/HCFA/BDMS.
09-70-6002 Current Beneficiary Survey (CBS), HHS/HCFA/OACT.
09-70-9001 Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Correspondence and Assignment
Tracking and Control System (CATCS), HHS/HCFA/OEO.
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[FR Doc. 96-3827 Filed 2-20-96; 8:45 am]
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