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| E6-16329 | Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New System of Records | Notice | In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new SOR titled "Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration (LVRD)," System No. 09-70-0582. The program is mandated by Section 641 of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Public Law (Pub. L.) 108-173), enacted into law on December 8, 2003, and amended Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (the Act). The LVRD program seeks to establish a new demonstration project to examine Medicare beneficiaries who are diagnosed with moderate to severe visual impairment and who may be eligible to receive covered vision rehabilitating services. Rehabilitation may be conducted under general supervision of a qualified physician in an appropriate setting including in the home of the beneficiary receiving the services. Improvements in these areas are expected to generate savings to the Medicare program to offset the costs of the performance payments. The primary purpose of the system is to collect and maintain identifiable information on Medicare beneficiaries who participate in Medicare Part B fee-for-service coverage, qualified physicians, such as ophthalmologists or optometrists, qualified occupational therapists, and vision rehabilitation therapists who are certified by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation Professionals. Information retrieved from this system will also be disclosed to: (1) Support regulatory, reimbursement, and policy functions performed within the agency or by a contractor, consultant, or grantee; (2) assist another Federal or state agency with information to enable such agency to administer a Federal health benefits program, or to enable such agency to fulfill a requirement of Federal statute or regulation that implements a health benefits program funded in whole or in part with Federal funds; (3) assist an individual or organization for a research project or in support of an evaluation project related to the prevention of disease or disability, the restoration or maintenance of health, or payment related projects; (4) support litigation involving the agency; and (5) combat fraud, waste, and abuse in certain health benefits programs. We have provided background information about the new system in the Supplementary Information section below. Although the Privacy Act requires only that CMS provide an opportunity for interested persons to comment on the proposed routine uses, CMS invites comments on all portions of this notice. See Effective Dates section for comment period. | 2006-10-04 | 2006 | 10 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/10/04/E6-16329/privacy-act-of-1974-report-of-a-new-system-of-records | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-10-04/pdf/E6-16329.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 221,45 | In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new SOR titled "Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration (LVRD)," System No. 09-70-0582. The program is mandated by Section 641 of the Medicare Prescription... |