82 FR 27258 - Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 113 (June 14, 2017)
Administration for Community Living
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 113 (June 14, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-12339 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 27258-27259] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12339] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds Title: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: State Plans for Medicare Savings Program, Low Income Subsidy & Prescription Drug Enrollment Outreach and Assistance. Announcement Type: Initial. Funding Opportunity Number: CIP-MI-17-001. Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this program announcement is contained in the 2006 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act--Section 202 and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008--Section 119, Public Law (PL) 110- 275 as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act), reauthorized by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071. Dates: The deadline date for the submission of MIPPA Program State Plans is 11:59PM EST August 14, 2017. I. Funding Opportunity Description The purpose of MIPPA funding is to enhance state efforts to provide assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through statewide and local coalition building focused on intensified outreach activities to beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and to assist those beneficiaries in applying for benefits. ACL will provide MIPPA program funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and Aging and Disability Resource Center programs (ADRCs) to inform Medicare beneficiaries about available Medicare program benefits. ACL seeks plans from states that will describe how the MIPPA program funds will be used for beneficiary outreach, education, and one-on-one application assistance over the next year. ACL requests that states submit a one (1) year state plan with specific project strategies to expand, extend, or enhance their one-on- one assistance, education, and group outreach efforts to Medicare beneficiaries on Medicare and assistance programs for those with limited incomes. States should describe how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC efforts will be coordinated to provide outreach to beneficiaries with limited incomes statewide. States that are eligible to apply are asked to review previous MIPPA plans and update these plans to reflect successes achieved to date and direct their efforts to enhance and expand their MIPPA outreach activities. State agencies may prepare either one statewide plan or separate plans for each eligible State agency. II. Award Information 1. Funding Instrument Type These awards will be made in the form of grants to State Agencies for each MIPPA Priority Area: Priority Area 1--Grants to State Agencies (the State Unit on Aging or the State Department of Insurance) that administer the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their benefits, enhanced outreach and application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for the Medicare Low Income Subsidy (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Priority Area 2--Grants to State Units on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their Medicare benefits, enhanced outreach and one-on-one application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for the LIS or the MSP, and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Priority Area 3--Grants to State Units on Aging that administer the Aging and Disability Resource Centers to provide outreach to individuals regarding Medicare Part D benefits, benefits available under the LIS and MSP, and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. 2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period ACL intends to make available, under this program announcement, grant awards for the three MIPPA priority areas. Funding will be distributed through a formula as identified in statute. The amounts allocated are based upon factors defined in statute and will be distributed to each priority area based on the formula. ACL will fund total project periods of up to one (1) year contingent upon availability of federal funds. Priority Area 1--SHIP: $11.5 million in FY 2017 for state agencies that administer the SHIP Program. Priority Area 2--AAA: $7.9 million in FY 2017 for State Units on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging and for Native American programs. Funding for Native American Programs ($270,000) is deducted from Priority 2 and is being allocated through a separate process. Priority Area 3--ADRC: $6 million in FY 2017 for State Agencies that received an ACL, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to support the development of their ADRC/NWD Systems. III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements 1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA Priority Areas 1, 2 and 3: Awards made under this announcement, by statute, will be made only to agencies of State Governments. Priority Area 1: Only existing SHIP grant recipients are eligible to apply. Priority Area 2: Only State Units on Aging are eligible to apply. Priority Area 3: Only State Agencies that received an ACL, CMS, VHA Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to support the development of their ADRC/NWD Systems are eligible for MIPPA funding in FY 2017. Eligibility may change if future funding is available. 2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not required. 3. DUNS Number. All grant applicants must obtain and keep current a D-U-N-S number from [[Page 27259]] Dun and Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit identification number, which provides unique identifiers of single business entities. The D-U-N-S number can be obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm. 4. Intergovernmental Review Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications. IV. Submission Information 1. Application Kits Application kits/Program Instructions are available at www.grantsolutions.gov. Instructions for completing the application kit will be available on the site. 2. Submission Dates and Times To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on August 14, 2017, through www.GrantSolutions.gov. V. Agency Contacts Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, Washington, DC 20201, attention: Isaac C. Long or by calling 202-795-7315 or by email [email protected]. Dated: June 9, 2017. Daniel P. Berger, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2017-12339 Filed 6-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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also be used to assign a performance Program (MSP), and to assist those Priority Area 3—Grants to State Units
score to each TIN/NPI in the virtual beneficiaries in applying for benefits. on Aging that administer the Aging and
group. Form Number: CMS–10652 ACL will provide MIPPA program Disability Resource Centers to provide
(OMB control number: 0938–NEW); funding to State Health Insurance outreach to individuals regarding
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Medicare Part D benefits, benefits
Private Sector: Business or other for- Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and Aging available under the LIS and MSP, and
profits and Not-for-profit institutions and Disability Resource Center for the purposes of conducting outreach
and Individuals; Number of programs (ADRCs) to inform Medicare activities aimed at preventing disease
Respondents: 16; Total Annual beneficiaries about available Medicare and promoting wellness.
Responses: 16; Total Annual Hours: program benefits. ACL seeks plans from
2. Anticipated Total Priority Area
160. (For policy questions regarding this states that will describe how the MIPPA
Funding per Budget Period
collection contact Michelle Peterman at program funds will be used for
410–786–2591.) beneficiary outreach, education, and ACL intends to make available, under
one-on-one application assistance over this program announcement, grant
Dated: June 8, 2017.
the next year. awards for the three MIPPA priority
William N. Parham, III,
ACL requests that states submit a one areas. Funding will be distributed
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office through a formula as identified in
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory (1) year state plan with specific project
strategies to expand, extend, or enhance statute. The amounts allocated are based
Affairs.
their one-on-one assistance, education, upon factors defined in statute and will
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and group outreach efforts to Medicare be distributed to each priority area
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beneficiaries on Medicare and based on the formula. ACL will fund
assistance programs for those with total project periods of up to one (1)
limited incomes. States should describe year contingent upon availability of
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC efforts federal funds.
HUMAN SERVICES
will be coordinated to provide outreach Priority Area 1—SHIP: $11.5 million
Administration for Community Living to beneficiaries with limited incomes in FY 2017 for state agencies that
statewide. States that are eligible to administer the SHIP Program.
Availability of Program Application Priority Area 2—AAA: $7.9 million in
apply are asked to review previous
Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds FY 2017 for State Units on Aging for
MIPPA plans and update these plans to
Area Agencies on Aging and for Native
Title: Medicare Improvements for reflect successes achieved to date and
American programs. Funding for Native
Patients and Providers Act: State Plans direct their efforts to enhance and
American Programs ($270,000) is
for Medicare Savings Program, Low expand their MIPPA outreach activities.
deducted from Priority 2 and is being
Income Subsidy & Prescription Drug State agencies may prepare either one
allocated through a separate process.
Enrollment Outreach and Assistance. statewide plan or separate plans for
Priority Area 3—ADRC: $6 million in
Announcement Type: Initial. each eligible State agency.
FY 2017 for State Agencies that received
Funding Opportunity Number: CIP– II. Award Information an ACL, Centers for Medicare and
MI–17–001. Medicaid Services (CMS), Veterans
Statutory Authority: The statutory 1. Funding Instrument Type
Health Administration (VHA) Aging and
authority for grants under this program These awards will be made in the Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No
announcement is contained in the 2006 form of grants to State Agencies for each Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to
Reauthorization of the Older Americans MIPPA Priority Area: support the development of their ADRC/
Act—Section 202 and the Medicare NWD Systems.
Improvements for Patients and Priority Area 1—Grants to State
Providers Act of 2008—Section 119, Agencies (the State Unit on Aging or the III. Eligibility Criteria and Other
Public Law (PL) 110–275 as amended by State Department of Insurance) that Requirements
the Patient Protection and Affordable administer the State Health Insurance
1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA
Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act), Assistance Program (SHIP) to provide
Priority Areas 1, 2 and 3: Awards made
reauthorized by the American Taxpayer enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare
under this announcement, by statute,
Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), the beneficiaries regarding their benefits,
will be made only to agencies of State
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of enhanced outreach and application
Governments.
2014, and the Medicare Access and assistance to individuals who may be
Priority Area 1: Only existing SHIP
CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 eligible for the Medicare Low Income
grant recipients are eligible to apply.
(MACRA). Subsidy (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Priority Area 2: Only State Units on
Catalog of Federal Domestic Program (MSP), and for the purposes of Aging are eligible to apply.
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071. conducting outreach activities aimed at Priority Area 3: Only State Agencies
Dates: The deadline date for the preventing disease and promoting that received an ACL, CMS, VHA Aging
submission of MIPPA Program State wellness. and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/
Plans is 11:59PM EST August 14, 2017. Priority Area 2—Grants to State Units No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to
on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging to support the development of their ADRC/
I. Funding Opportunity Description provide enhanced outreach to eligible NWD Systems are eligible for MIPPA
The purpose of MIPPA funding is to Medicare beneficiaries regarding their funding in FY 2017.
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enhance state efforts to provide Medicare benefits, enhanced outreach Eligibility may change if future
assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and one-on-one application assistance funding is available.
through statewide and local coalition to individuals who may be eligible for 2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not
building focused on intensified outreach the LIS or the MSP, and for the purposes required.
activities to beneficiaries likely to be of conducting outreach activities aimed 3. DUNS Number.
eligible for the Low Income Subsidy at preventing disease and promoting All grant applicants must obtain and
program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings wellness. keep current a D–U–N–S number from
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