[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 129 (Friday, July 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36261-36262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14646]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0060]


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.

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SUMMARY: This Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) verifies the 
eligibility of Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries who are 
Medicare eligible to receive TRICARE Benefits.

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before August 9, 2021. This 
proposed action will be effective the day following the end of the 
comment period unless comments are received which result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    * Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    * Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Director of 
Administration and Management, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general 
policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is 
to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cheryl D. Jenkins, Management 
Analyst, Defense Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency Division at 
(703) 571-0070.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoD, Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) 
will provide the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) a list of specific data 
elements for all DoD eligible beneficiaries both over and under the age 
of 65. CMS will: (1) Match the Social Security Numbers (SSNs) of 
beneficiaries provided by DMDC against the information found in CMS's 
``Enrollment Database (EDB)'' system of records; (2) validate the 
identification of the beneficiary and provide the Health Insurance 
Claim Number (HICN) to match against the SSN and date of birth provided 
by DMDC; (3) also provide the Medicare enrollment status and address of 
the beneficiary in the response file to DMDC. After receipt of the 
response file from CMS, DMDC will update the Defense Enrollment 
Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) with appropriate Medicare 
information provided in the response file. The verified identification 
of eligible beneficiaries and their current Medicare enrollment status 
is maintained in DEERS for use by the Defense Health Agency in the 
management of its programs.
    Participating Agencies: The Department of Defense, Defense Manpower 
Data Center, and the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: 10 U.S.C. 1086(d).
    Purpose(s): This matching program verifies the eligibility of MHS 
beneficiaries who are Medicare eligible to receive TRICARE benefits.
    Categories of Individuals: The categories of individuals whose 
information is involved in the matching program is all members and 
retirees of the DoD and all of the Uniformed Services, and DoD 
beneficiaries (e.g., dependent family members, legal guardians and 
other protectors and prior military members eligible for Department of 
Veterans Affairs benefits).
    Categories of Records: The categories of records involved in the 
matching program are SSN, date of birth, gender, DEERs Benefits Number, 
and Medicare eligibility and enrollment data. DMDC will provide CMS 
with a finder file for the Under and Over 65 Populations to match 
against an assigned CMS HICN or Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) 
which are contained within EDB. The finder file sent from DoD will 
contain SSN, date of birth, sex code, and first and last name. The 
finder file will be used for SSN matching against an assigned HICN or 
MBI number. CMS will provide DoD with a reply file which will contain 
SSN, date of birth, sex code, first name, last name, and Medicare data. 
DMDC will provide data for approximately 10 million beneficiaries from 
DEERS to CMS for matching on a weekly basis. CMS will provide a reply 
file containing all appropriate matched and failed responses.
    System of Records: ``Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting 
System (DEERS),'' DMDC 02 DoD, published in full at 84 FR 55293 
(October 16, 2019), and updated at 84 FR 65975 (December 2, 2019). 
``Military Health Information System (MHIS),'' EDHA 07, published at 85 
FR 36190 (June 15, 2020). ``Enrollment Database (EDB),'' 09-70-0502, 
published in full at 73 FR 10249 (February 26, 2008), updated at 78 FR 
23938 (April 23, 2013), 81 FR 8204 (February 18, 2016), and 83 FR 6591 
(February 14, 2018).


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    Dated: July 6, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-14646 Filed 7-8-21; 8:45 am]
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