[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 76 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21430-21431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08352]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA 2020-0031]


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as 
amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Centers 
for Medciare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in which CMS will disclose to 
the Security Administration (SSA) certain individuals' admission and 
discharge information for care received in a nursing care facility. 
Nursing care facility, for purposes of this agreement, means certain 
facilities referenced in CMS' Long Term Care-Minimum Data Set System 
Number 09-70-0528 (LTC/MDS), as defined below. SSA will use this 
information to administer the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
program efficiently and to identify Special Veterans' Benefits (SVB) 
beneficiaries who are no longer residing outside of the United States.

DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program 
is May 24, 2021. The matching program will be applicable on June, 20, 
2021, or once a minimum of 30 days

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after publication of this notice has elapsed, whichever is later. The 
matching program will be in effect for a period of 18 months.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of three methods--
internet, fax, or mail. Do not submit the same comments multiple times 
or by more than one method. Regardless of which method you choose, 
please state that your comments refer to Docket No. SSA-2020-0031 so 
that we may associate your comments with the correct regulation. 
CAUTION: You should be careful to include in your comments only 
information that you wish to make publicly available. We strongly urge 
you not to include in your comments any personal information, such as 
Social Security numbers or medical information.
    1. internet: We strongly recommend that you submit your comments 
via the internet. Please visit the Federal eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function to find docket number 
SSA-2020-0031 and then submit your comments. The system will issue you 
a tracking number to confirm your submission. You will not be able to 
view your comment immediately because we must post each submission 
manually. It may take up to a week for your comments to be viewable.
    2. Fax: Fax comments to (410) 966-0869.
    3. Mail: Matthew Ramsey, Executive Director, Office of Privacy and 
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security 
Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 
21235-6401, or emailing [email protected]. Comments are also 
available for public viewing on the Federal eRulemaking portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov or in person, during regular business hours, 
by arranging with the contact person identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties may submit general 
questions about the matching program to Andrea Huseth, Division 
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General 
Counsel, Social Security Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235-6401, at telephone: (410) 966-5855, or 
send an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 
General Counsel.

Participating Agencies

    SSA and CMS.

Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    The legal authority for the SSI portion of the matching program is 
sections 1611(e)(1) and 1631(f) of the Social Security Act (Act) (42 
U.S.C. 1382(e)(1) and 1383(f)), and 20 CFR 416.211. The legal 
authorities for the SVB portion of the matching program are sections 
801 and 806(a) and (b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1001 and 1006(a) and (b)). 
Legal authority for CMS' disclosures under this matching program is 
section 1631(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(f)) and 45 CFR 164.512(a) 
Standard: Uses and disclosures required by law (Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule). The 
legal authority for the agencies to enter into this interagency 
transaction is the Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535.

Purpose(s)

    This matching program establishes the conditions under which CMS 
will disclose to SSA certain individuals' admission and discharge 
information for care received in a nursing care facility. Nursing care 
facility, for purposes of this agreement, means certain facilities 
referenced in CMS' Long Term Care-Minimum Data Set System Number 09-70-
0528 (LTC/MDS). SSA will use this information to administer the SSI 
program efficiently and to identify SVB beneficiaries who are no longer 
residing outside of the United States.

Categories of Individuals

    The category of indivduals involved in this matching agreement are 
invidudals who have been admitted or discharged for care received in a 
nursing care facility.

Categories of Records

    SSA will provide CMS with a monthly finder file, which will be 
extracted from SSA's SSI and SVB's records. The finder file will 
consist of data elements related to an individual's SSI/SVB 
eligibility. CMS will match the SSA finder file against data maintained 
pursuant to the LTC/MDS system of records (SOR).

System(s) of Records

    SSA will provide CMS with a finder file on a monthly basis, which 
will be extracted from Supplemental Security Income Record and Special 
Veterans Benefits, SOR 60-0103, last fully published on January 11, 
2006 (71 FR 1830), as amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723), July 
3, 2018 (83 FR 31250-31251), and November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54969).
    CMS will match the SSA finder file against data maintained pursuant 
to the Long Term Care-Minimum Data Set (LTC/MDS) (System Number 09 70 
0528) SOR, last fully published on March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12801), 
amended on April 23, 2013 (78 FR 23938), May 29, 2013 (78 FR 32257), 
and February 14, 2018 (83 FR 6591); and submit its response file to 
SSA.

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