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 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living
 ACTION: Announcing the intent to award 54 single-source supplements for current Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) state grantees.
 SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award 54 administrative supplements in the form of cooperative agreements to existing SMP project grantees to support the expansion and enhancement of virtual capacity of the program. This effort will benefit the SMP programs in each state, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose of existing grantees' work is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education with an emphasis on reaching Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and those residing in rural areas. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel and congregation limitations and public health concerns, it has been identified that focus on expansion of virtual capacity is crucial at this time. The administrative supplements for FY 2021 will be distributed at a flat rate of $18,000 to each of the existing 54 state grantees, bringing the total for the supplement awards to $972,000.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments regarding this program supplement, contact Marissa Whitehouse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Center for Integrated Programs, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling; telephone (202) 795-7425; email 
                        *Marissa.Whitehouse@acl.hhs.gov.*


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Program Name:*
                     Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP). *Recipient:*
                     54 current SMP grantees. Current grantee
State
FY21 ACL
                             recommended 
                             supplement 
                             amountAlabama Dept of Senior Services
Alabama
$18,000Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska
18,000Arizona Department of Economic Security
Arizona
18,000Arkansas Department of Human Services
Arkansas
18,000( print page 37335)California Health Advocates
California
18,000Colorado Division of Insurance
Colorado
18,000The Department of Rehabilitation Services
Connecticut
18,000Delaware Division of Social Services
Delaware
18,000Legal Counsel For The Elderly
District of Columbia
18,000Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Florida
18,000Eqhealth Solutions, Inc
Georgia
18,000Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services
Guam
18,000Hawaii Department of Health
Hawaii
18,000Idaho Commission on Aging
Idaho
18,000AgeOptions, Inc
Illinois
18,000IAAAA Education Institute, Inc
Indiana
18,000Iowa Department of Commerce
Iowa
18,000Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Kansas
18,000Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
Kentucky
18,000Eqhealth Solutions, Inc
Louisiana
18,000Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maine
18,000Aging, Maryland department of
Maryland
18,000Elder Services Of The Merrimack Valley Inc
Massachusetts
18,000MMAP Inc
Michigan
18,000Minnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota
18,000Eqhealth Solutions, Inc
Mississippi
18,000District III Area Agency on Aging
Missouri
18,000Missoula Aging Services
Montana
18,000Insurance, Nebraska Department of
Nebraska
18,000State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division
Nevada
18,000New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire
18,000Jewish Family & Vocational Service of Middlesex County, Inc
New Jersey
18,000Aging & Long-Term Services Department, New Mexico
New Mexico
18,000NY Statewide Senior Action Council, Inc
New York
18,000North Carolina Department of Insurance
North Carolina
18,000Minot State University
North Dakota
18,000Pro Seniors Inc
Ohio
18,000Oklahoma State Insurance Department
Oklahoma
18,000DHS Office of Financial Services
Oregon
18,000Center For Advocacy For The Rights And Interests Of The Elderly
Pennsylvania
18,000Hispanic-American Institute, Inc
Puerto Rico
18,000Rhode Island Dept of Elderly Affairs
Rhode Island
18,000South Carolina Department on Aging
South Carolina
18,000South Dakota Department of Human Services
South Dakota
18,000Upper Cumberland Development District
Tennessee
18,000Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation
Texas
18,000Legal Services of Virgin Islands Inc
U.S. Virgin Islands
18,000Human Services, Utah Department of
Utah
18,000Community of Vermont Elders
Vermont
18,000Virginia Association Of Area Agencies On Aging
Virginia
18,000Washington State Insurance Commissioner
Washington
18,000Senior Services West Virginia Bureau
West Virginia
18,000Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc
Wisconsin
18,000Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc
Wyoming
18,000
 *Period of Performance:*
                     The awards will be issued for the Fiscal Year 2021 project period of July 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022. *Total Award Amount:*
                     $972,000 total in FY 2021. *Award Type:*
                     Cooperative Agreement. *Statutory Authority:*
                     The statutory authority is contained in the HIPAA of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191). *Basis for Award:*
                     Upon request for access to FY 2021 HCFAC Wedge funding, the Department granted approval for ACL's Office of Healthcare Information & Counseling to access $2 million in additional, one-time funding. This funding is intended to expand and enhance the virtual capacity of the existing SMP program and will be used in a number of ways to support virtual expansion and capabilities for current SMP grantees' efforts. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel and congregation limitations and public health concerns, it has been identified that focus on expansion of virtual capacity is crucial at this time. The current SMP grantees are funded to carry out the SMP project mission for the period of June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2023. Much work has already been completed and further tasks are currently being accomplished. It would be unnecessarily time consuming and disruptive to the SMP program, and the beneficiaries being served, for ACL to establish new grantees to focus on this intended virtual expansion of the program since the intent of this funding is to expand the current program and grantees' efforts. These administrative supplements will allow the SMP grantees to expand their current capacity to work virtually to empower Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and 
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                    abuse through outreach, counseling, and education in the virtual space. There is one SMP state grantee project in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2019, the most up-to-date complete year of data, the 54 SMP projects had a total of 6,875 active team members who conducted a total of 28,146 group outreach and education events, reaching an estimated 1.6 million people. In addition, the projects had 320,590 individual interactions with, or on behalf of, a Medicare beneficiary. For 2019, the SMP projects reported $2.4 million in expected Medicare recoveries. This program has successfully operated since its inception 23 years ago. The current grantees are closely monitored and are successfully meeting all programmatic goals under the current SMP state grants. Dated: July 12, 2021. Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration for Community Living.


[FR Doc. 2021-15022 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154-01-P