[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71953-71954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28104]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; SHIP-SMP Survey of Group Outreach and Education
Events, Formerly the ``Senior Medicare Program National Beneficiary
Survey'', OMB #0985-0056
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice.
This notice solicits comments on the Proposed Revision and solicits
comments on the information collection requirements related to the
``National SHIP-SMP Beneficiary Survey of Group Outreach and Education
Events''.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by February 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Sara Vogler. Submit written comments on the collection of
information to Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, Attention: Sara Vogler.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Vogler, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202-795-7461,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party.
The PRA requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the
proposed collection of information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, ACL
invites comments on our burden estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
ACL's functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of ACL's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to determine burden estimates; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.
The SHIP-SMP Survey of Group Outreach and Education Events is a
survey of individuals who attend outreach and education events provided
by the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) or Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP). These events help Medicare beneficiaries
understand their Medicare benefits and options. These events also
increase the ability of beneficiaries to identify fraud, waste, and
abuse within health care programs generally, and Medicare/Medicaid
specifically.
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) was created
under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. This section of
the law authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to
make grants to states to establish and maintain health insurance
advisory service programs for Medicare beneficiaries. Grant funds were
made available to support information, counseling, and assistance
activities related to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurance
options.
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program was authorized in 1997
under Titles II and IV of the Older Americans Act, the Omnibus
Consolidated Appropriation Act of 1997 and the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The SMP mission is to
empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers, to prevent, detect, and report suspected healthcare fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education.
SMP grantees support ACL's goals of promoting increased choice and
greater independence among older adults and individuals with
disabilities. SMP activities enhance the financial, emotional,
physical, and mental well-being of older adults, thereby increasing
their capacity to maintain security in retirement and make better
financial and healthcare choices.
SHIP-SMP grantees provide group outreach and education through
presentation events, and this collection will survey the attendees of
those events. The SHIP-SMP Survey of Group Outreach and Education
Events will focus on group outreach and education events and the
individuals who attend them, to determine if the target audience is
satisfied with the information they are receiving. This is a renewal of
the existing Senior Medicare Program National Beneficiary Survey, which
received clearance on August 28, 2017, with ICR Reference Number
201702-0985-003 and OMB Control Number 0985-0056. That survey was
conducted over a three-year period beginning on October 1, 2017, and
will conclude on March 30, 2020. To date, the Senior Medicare Program
National Beneficiary Survey has generated over 5000 responses, all of
which were submitted anonymously and voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to continue the collection
performed in Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Reports developed for
FY18 and FY19 participants have provided an overall measure of
presentation attendee satisfaction and have provided insight into the
relationship between presentation inputs (information provided, access
to presentations) and overall satisfaction. The renewed survey will
include both SHIP and SMP presentations and will survey every
participating state and territory at least once each year.
To generate a sample with a 95% confidence level at the national
level
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400 responses will be required, which is based on over 500,000 group
outreach and education event attendees in 2018. ACL will draw a
representative sample of event attendees by surveying each of the 54
participating states and territories at least once. An average event
surveyed in FY18 or FY19 generated 11 completed surveys, resulting in
an estimated minimal collection of 600 responses.
In the first three years of the existing survey states and
territories had the opportunity to exceed the minimum requirements, in
order to collect a larger overall dataset for their state or territory.
This opportunity will continue with the renewed survey. Assuming that
an average state or territory collects 100 surveys per year, the
maximum burden estimate is 5400 responses per year.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows:
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Number of
Respondent/data collection activity respondents Responses per Hours per Annual burden
(minimum) respondent response hours
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Survey, Stratified Random Sample................ 600 1 5/60 50
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Total....................................... 600 1 5/60 50
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Number of
Respondent/data collection activity respondents Responses per Hours per Annual burden
(maximum) respondent response hours
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Survey, Stratified Random Sample................ 5400 1 5/60 450
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Total....................................... 5400 1 5/60 450
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Dated: December 19, 2019.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-28104 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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