Redetermination of Eligibility for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form New SSA-1026-OCR-S SSA Review of Your Eligibility for Extra Help Form and Instruction	Modified
Form SSA-1026-SCE SSA - Reporting a Change That May Affect Your Extra Help Form and Instruction	New
0960-0723 supporting statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-12-31
0960-0723 Addendum 2008.doc Supplementary Document	2008-12-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9780	SSA Review of Your Eligibility for Extra Help Form and Instruction	Modified
187637	SSA - Reporting a Change That May Affect Your Extra Help Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0723	ICR Reference No: 200812-0960-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200805-0960-005
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Redetermination of Eligibility for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/12/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/31/2008
Terms of Clearance: The burden accounting has been corrected.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2009
Responses	261,636	0	1,876,000
Time Burden (Hours)	78,491	0	250,333
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: As required by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173), SSA conducts low-income subsidy eligibility redeterminations for Medicare beneficiaries who filed for the subsidy and were determined by SSA to be eligible. SSA will conduct subsidy eligibility redeterminations under two circumstances: 1) When an individual completes Form SSA-1026-OCR-SM-SCE to report a subsidy-changing event (marriage, separation from a spouse, separated spouses resume living together, divorce, annulment, or death); and 2) When SSA uses Form SSA-1026-OCR-SM-REDE to conduct an annual review of individuals who became entitled during the prior 12 months, an annual review of a percentage of individuals who are eligible for more than 12 months, and a review of individuals who report a change in income, resources, or household size that may affect the subsidy amount. In compliance with P.L. 110-275, SSA will use a new version of Form SSA-1026 beginning in January 2010. In this new version, SSA will eliminate questions about the value of life insurance policies and in-kind support and maintenance. The respondents are current recipients of the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy who will undergo an eligibility redetermination for one of the reasons mentioned above.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1395w-101 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 275 100 Name of Law: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 275 100 Name of Law: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 64004	10/28/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 79537	12/29/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
SSA Review of Your Eligibility for Extra Help	New SSA-1026-OCR-SM-REDE	SSA Review of Your Eligibility for Extra Help
SSA - Reporting a Change That May Affect Your Extra Help	SSA-1026-SCE	SSA - Reporting a Change That May Affect Your Extra Help

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	261,636	1,876,000	0	0	-1,614,364	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	78,491	250,333	0	-8,321	-163,521	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: There is no actual burden increase; there only appears to be one because we had previously included two separate forms under one IC, but have now broken them down here into two ICs. ROCIS registers this as an increase. There is a decrease in the number of respondents (adjustment). Because of the provisions of P.L. 110-275, we eliminated certain questions, reducing the total completion time and the burden hours for this collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $30,385

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/31/2008

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