SSA conducts interviews with centenary
title II beneficiaries and title XVI recipients age 100 and older,
or title II beneficiaries ages 90-99 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 or Social Security
beneficiaries 100 years old or older; Social Security beneficiaries
between the ages of 90-99 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 include the Medicare
Non-Utilization Project (MNUP). 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 are increasing the scope of
this project to include the Medicare Non-Utilization Project
(MNUP). For MNUP we will contact beneficiaries ages 90 through 99,
and interview them using the same process as we do for the current
Centenarian Project (see Justification for the Non-Substantive
Changes for more information).
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 Non-Substantive Changes - 0780.doc
Medicare Non-utilization Project (MNUP)