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 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living
 ACTION: Notice of single-source supplements.
 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 further support SMP activities 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. The administrative supplements for FY 2021 will be distributed via formula to the existing 54 SMP state grantees, bringing the total for the supplement awards to $2,002,468. These current SMP grantees will use this funding to further enhance or expand existing and prior established plans 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. This additional funding will be targeted to reach Medicare beneficiaries with limited income, and/or those residing in rural areas.
 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
$41,488Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska
4,408Arizona Department of Economic Security
Arizona
32,105Arkansas Department of Human Services
Arkansas
36,963California Health Advocates
California
170,823Colorado Division of Insurance
Colorado
22,047The Department of Rehabilitation Services
Connecticut
16,044Delaware Division of Social Services
Delaware
4,199Legal Counsel For The Elderly
District of Columbia
2,658Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Florida
116,372Eqhealth Solutions, Inc
Georgia
59,236Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services
Guam
1,318Hawaii Department of Health
Hawaii
10,665Idaho Commission on Aging
Idaho
12,481AgeOptions, Inc
Illinois
65,894( print page 30052)IAAAA Education Institute, Inc
Indiana
45,349Iowa Department of Commerce
Iowa
26,115Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Kansas
18,494Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
Kentucky
46,755Eqhealth Solutions, Inc
Louisiana
34,011Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maine
13,962Aging, Maryland Department of
Maryland
21,364Elder Services of The Merrimack Valley Inc
Massachusetts
32,656MMAP Inc
Michigan
63,145Minnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota
33,924Eqhealth Solutions, Inc
Mississippi
34,405District III Area Agency on Aging
Missouri
45,870Missoula Aging Services
Montana
12,067Insurance, Nebraska Department of
Nebraska
13,080State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division
Nevada
14,798New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire
10,893Jewish Family & Vocational Service of Middlesex County, Inc
New Jersey
34,929Aging & Long-Term Services Department, New Mexico
New Mexico
16,806NY Statewide Senior Action Council, Inc
New York
122,593North Carolina Department of Insurance
North Carolina
78,824Minot State University
North Dakota
5,558Pro Seniors Inc
Ohio
76,984Oklahoma State Insurance Department
Oklahoma
29,996DHS Office of Financial Services
Oregon
23,257Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly
Pennsylvania
80,868Hispanic-American Institute, Inc
Puerto Rico
69,909Rhode Island Dept of Elderly Affairs
Rhode Island
5,334South Carolina Department on Aging
South Carolina
38,362South Dakota Department of Human Services
South Dakota
7,419Upper Cumberland Development District
Tennessee
54,777Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation
Texas
134,139Legal Services of Virgin Islands Inc
U.S. Virgin Islands
1,980Human Services, Utah Department of
Utah
10,035Community of Vermont Elders
Vermont
7,973Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Virginia
45,083Washington State Insurance Commissioner
Washington
30,651Senior Services West Virginia Bureau
West Virginia
20,356Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc
Wisconsin
37,286Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc
Wyoming
5,760
 *Period of Performance:*
                     The award will be issued for the Fiscal Year 2021 project period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022. *Total Award Amount:*
                     $2,002,468 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:*
                     With the final FY 2021 appropriation, Congress established the new baseline for the SMP program, setting the minimum ACL will receive to support this program to $20 million annually. This is an increase of $2 million over the amount ACL received for SMP historically. The additional funding is intended to expand and enhance current SMP activities with the purpose of reaching more Medicare beneficiaries. As such, OHIC is proposing to distribute the additional funding to the existing SMP state grantees to establish new baseline funding amounts for each of the state projects. The current SMP state 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 at this time. The current grantees are providing critical services in an efficient and successful manner. These administrative supplements will allow the SMP state grantees to expand their current work in empowering Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education with a particular emphasis on reaching Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and those residing in rural areas. The existing SMP state grantees are uniquely placed to continue and expand this work. Since 2018, and for years before for many repeat grantees, current grantees have been the proven state and community presence for preventing, detecting, and reporting Medicare fraud. 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. Current grantees are closely monitored and are successfully 
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                    meeting all programmatic goals under the current SMP grant. Dated: May 26, 2021. Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.


[FR Doc. 2021-11779 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154-01-P