SSA conducts interviews with Title XVI
recipients age 100 and older, or Title II beneficiaries ages 90 and
above who do not use their Medicare benefits for an extended period
and who lack private insurance, a health maintenance organization
(HMO), or a nursing home (which may indicate the individual is
deceased) to: (1) assess if the beneficiaries are still living; (2)
to prevent fraud, through either identity misrepresentation or
representative payee misuse of funds; and (3) to evaluate the well
being of the beneficiaries. SSA field office personnel obtain the
information through one-time interviews with these individuals. If
the individuals have representatives or caregivers, SSA personnel
invite them to the interviews. During the interview, SSA employees
make overall observations of the individual and their
representative payee (if applicable). The interviewer uses the
appropriate Development Worksheet as a guide for the interview, in
addition to documenting findings during the interview.
Non-completion of the Worksheets, or refusal of the interview, does
not result in the suspension of the individual's payments. SSA
conducts the interview either over the telephone or through a
face-to-face discussion with the individual. This is a national
project for our title II beneficiaries and title XVI recipients.
Respondents are SSI recipients 100 years old or older; and Social
Security beneficiaries ages of 90 and above who are not utilizing
their Medicare benefits and lack private insurance, an HMO, or
nursing home; their representative payees; or their caregivers.
This non-substantive Change Request expands the current program to
replace the current Title II Centenarian Project with the Medicare
Non-Utilization Project (MNUP), and create a Title XVI only
Centenarian Project. See Justification for the Non-Substantive
Changes for further information.
US Code:
42
USC 405 Name of Law: The Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 1383 Name of Law: The Social Security Act
We requesting to replace the
current Title II Centenarian Project with the Medicare
Non-Utilization Project, and make the Centenarian Project Title XVI
only. We intend to implement this change by September 2014. See
Justification for the Non-Substantive Changes for more
information.
$185,573
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Faye Lipsky 410 965-8783
faye.lipsky@ssa.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Justification for a Non-Substantive Changes - 0780.doc
Medicare Non-utilization Project (MNUP)