Supporting Statement for Medicaid Use Report
20 CFR 416.268
OMB 0960-0267
Introduction/Authoring Laws and Regulations
Section 1619 (b) of the Social Security Act (Act) and 20 CFR 416.268 of the Code of Federal Regulations require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to determine eligibility for: (1) special Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and (2) special SSI eligibility status for a person who works despite a disabling condition. It also provides that to qualify for special SSI eligibility status, individuals must establish that termination of eligibility for SSI payments would seriously inhibit their ability to continue employment. This information collection request (ICR) is for the public reporting burdens contained in 20 CFR 416.268.
Description of Collection
During a personal or telephone interview with the SSI recipient, an SSA employee asks the following questions:
Have you used any medical care or services in the past 12 months that were paid for by Medicaid (or Medi-Cal, etc.)?
Do you expect to receive any medical care or services in the next 12 months that will be paid for by Medicaid (or Medi-Cal, etc.)?
Without Medicaid (Medi-Cal, etc.), would you be unable to pay your medical bills if you become ill or injured in the next 12 months?
We use this information to determine if an SSI recipient whose payments have stopped based on earnings, is entitled to special SSI payments and, consequently, to Medicaid benefits under section 1619 (b) of the Act. The respondents are SSI recipients for whom SSA has stopped payments based on earnings.
Use of Information Technology to Collect the Information
Improved information technology that would reduce the burden is not available. The information is collected electronically during a personal or telephone interview using SSA’s Modernized SSI Claims System for 98 percent of the claims. For the remainder, we use Form SSA-795, Statement of Claimant or Other Person (OMB No. 0960-0795).
Why We Cannot Use Duplicate Information
The nature of the information we are collecting and the manner in which we are collecting it preclude duplication. SSA does not use another collection instrument to collect similar data.
Minimizing Burden on Small Respondents
This collection does not affect small businesses or other small entities.
Consequences of Not Collecting Information or Collecting it Less Frequently If SSA did not collect this information, we would be unable to determine an individual’s coverage under section 1619 (b), which could result in termination of their Medicaid assistance. We collect this information on an as-needed basis; therefore, we cannot collect it less frequently. There are no technical or legal obstacles that would prevent burden reduction.
Special Circumstances
There are no special circumstances that would cause us to conduct this information collection in a manner inconsistent with 5 CFR 1320.5.
Solicitation of Public Comment and Other Consultations with the Public
SSA published the 60-day advance Federal Register Notice on August 28, 2014 at 79 FR 51387, and we received no public comments. SSA published the 30-day advance Federal Register Notice on October 31, 2014 at 79 FR 64872 . If we receive any comments regarding the 30-day notice, we will forward them to OMB. SSA had no outside consultations with members of the public.
Payment or Gifts to Respondents
We provide no payment or gifts to the respondents.
Assurances of Confidentiality
We protect and hold confidential the information we request in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1306, 20 CFR 401 and 402, 5 U.S.C. 552 (Freedom of Information Act), 5 U.S.C. 552a (Privacy Act of 1974), and OMB Circular No. A-130
Justification for Sensitive Questions
The information collection does not contain any questions of a sensitive nature.
Estimates of Public Reporting Burden
We will collect information from approximately 60,000 respondents annually. We estimate the average response time is 3 minutes, resulting in 3,000 burden hours. The total burden represents burden hours, and we did not calculate a separate cost burden.
Cost to Respondents
There is no known cost burden to the respondents.
Annual Cost to the Federal Government
The annual cost to the Federal Government is approximately $92,400. This estimate is a projection of the costs for collecting and processing the information.
Program Changes or Adjustments to the Information Collection
There are no changes in the public reporting burden.
Plans for Publication Information Collection Results
We will not publish the results of the information collection.
Displaying the OMB Expiration Date
This information collection does not involve the use of any prescribed printed forms.
Exception to Certification Statement
We are not requesting an exception to the certification requirements at 5 CFR 1320.9 and related provisions at 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
SSA is not using statistical methods for this collection.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | Supporting Statement for Medicaid Use Report |
| Author | CHARTSON |
| Last Modified By | 889123 |
| File Modified | 2014-10-31 |
| File Created | 2014-09-09 |