The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded 31 grants to States to participate
in the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration (MFP)
from January 1, 2007 through September 30, 2011. This
demonstration, created by section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act
of 2005 (P.L. 109-171), supports State efforts to "rebalance" their
long-term support systems by offering $1.75 billion over 5 years in
competitive grants to States. Specifically, the demonstration will
support State efforts to: a) Rebalance their long-term support
system so that individuals have a choice of where they live and
receive services; b) Transition individuals from institutions who
want to live in the community; and c) Promote a strategic approach
to implement a system that provides person centered, appropriate,
needs based, quality of care and quality of life services and a
quality management strategy that ensures the provision of, and
improvement of such services in both home and community-based
settings and institutions. The demonstration provides enhanced
federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for 12 months for
qualified home and community-based services for each person
transitioned from an institution to the community during the
demonstration period.
As of December 2014, CMS had
awarded 45 MFP grants. In 2012, CMS awarded 3 MFP Grants, however,
one grantee withdrew in 2013, thus, burden estimates are for 45
states and the District of Columbia instead of 47 states used in
the last submission. Costs have been adjusted to account for the
most recent BLS hourly wage figures. Additional adjustments that
represent increased burden were made from the previous package for
annual financial reporting forms that were inadvertently left out
of the previous calculations and a reduction of burden associated
with reporting multi-year numbers for Quality of Life surveys
instead of annual numbers. There was also a reduction in burden
associated with the reporting of nation evaluation data when
adjustments for one time documents were addressed. There have not
been any program changes. Other than minor adjustments to
calculations financial reporting forms to address the formula
changes, all requirements, forms, instructions, respondent response
times and response frequency, etc. are unchanged from the 2012 PRA
package.
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.
Form CMS-10249 Administrative Requirements for Section 6071 of the DRA (CMS-10249)
2 CMS-10249 - Supporting Statement part B MFP 2014 - 11.26.14.pdf
1. CMS-10249 - Supporting Statement A [rev 04-01-2015 by OSORA PRA].doc
Administrative Requirements for Section 6071 of the DRA (CMS-10249)