[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39730-39731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15819]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services


Privacy Act of 1974; CMS Computer Match No. 2013-11; HHS Computer 
Match No. 1302

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching Program (CMP).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended, this notice announces the establishment of a CMP that 
CMS intends to conduct with State-based Administering Entities (AEs). 
Under this CMP CMS will disclose certain information to the State-based 
AEs within the Health Insurance Exchanges Program.
    Although the Privacy Act requires only that CMS provide an 
opportunity for interested persons to comment on the proposed matching 
program, CMS invites comments on all portions of this notice. See 
``Effective Dates'' section below for comment period.

DATES: Effective Dates: Public comments are due 30 days after 
publication. The matching program shall become effective no sooner than 
40 days after the report of the Matching Program is sent to OMB and 
Congress, or 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, 
whichever is later.

ADDRESSES: The public should send comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, 
Division of Privacy Policy, Privacy Policy and Compliance Group, Office 
of E-Health Standards & Services, Office of Enterprise Management, CMS, 
Room S2-24-25, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. 
Comments received will be available for review at this location, by 
appointment, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Eastern Time zone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Wesolowski, Director, 
Verifications Policy & Operations Branch, Division of Eligibility and 
Enrollment Policy and Operations, Center for Consumer Information and 
Insurance Oversight, CMS, 200 Independence Ave. SW.--Mailstop 733H.02, 
Washington, DC 20201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection 
Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 101-503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 
by describing the manner in which computer matching involving Federal 
agencies could be performed and adding certain protections for 
individuals applying for and receiving Federal benefits.
    Section 7201 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. 
L. 101-508) further amended the Privacy Act regarding protections for 
such individuals. The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates the use of 
computer matching by Federal agencies when records in a system of 
records (SOR) are matched with other Federal, state, or local 
government records. It requires Federal agencies involved in computer 
matching programs to:
    1. Negotiate written agreements with the other agencies 
participating in the matching programs;
    2. Obtain the Data Integrity Board approval of the match 
agreements;
    3. Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress and 
OMB;
    4. Notify applicants and beneficiaries that the records are subject 
to matching; and,
    5. Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating, 
or denying an individual's benefits or payments.
    CMS has taken action to ensure that all CMPs that this Agency 
participates in comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended.


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    Dated: June 25, 2013.
Michelle Snyder,
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services.

CMS Computer Match No. 2013-11; HHS Computer Match No. 1302

    Name: ``Computer Matching Agreement between the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services and State-based Administering Entities for 
the Disclosure of Health Insurance Affordability Programs Information 
under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.''
    Security Classification: Unclassified.
    Participating Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and State-based 
Administering Entities (AEs).
    Authority For Conducting Matching Program: This Computer Matching 
Program (CMP) is executed to comply with the provisions of the Privacy 
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) Circular A-130 entitled, Management of Federal Information 
Resources, at 61 FR 6428-6435 (February 20, 1996), and OMB guidelines 
pertaining to computer matching at 54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989) and 56 
FR 18599 (April 23, 1991); and the computer matching portions of 
Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130 as amended at 61 FR 6428 (February 
20, 1996).
    Purpose(s) of the Matching Program: This Computer Matching 
Agreement (CMA) establishes the terms, conditions, safeguards, and 
procedures under which CMS will share certain information with the AEs 
in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 
2010 (Pub. L. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152), which are referred to 
collectively as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as the 
implementing regulations. Under this CMA the State-based AEs will use 
the data, accessed through the CMS Data Services Hub, to make 
Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and 
certificates of exemption. State-based AEs are state entities 
administering Insurance Affordability Programs and may include a State 
agency, a State Children's Health Insurance Program, a State basic 
health program or a Marketplace (Exchange).
    Description of Records to be Used In the Matching Program:

System of Records Maintained by CMS

    The matching program will be conducted with data maintained by CMS 
in the ``Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX) Program,'' System No. 09-70-
0560 established at 78 FR 8538 on February 6, 2013, and amended at 78 
FR 32256 on May 29, 2013.
    Inclusive Dates of the Match: The CMP shall become effective no 
sooner than 40 days after the report of the Matching Program is sent to 
OMB and Congress, or 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, 
whichever is later. The matching program will continue for 18 months 
from the effective date and may be extended for an additional 12 months 
thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
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