Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a Modified or Altered System of Records

Résumé

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR, "Medicare Supplier Identification File (MSIF)," System No. 09-70-0530, last published at 67 Federal Register 48184 (July 23, 2002). The system will facilitate the identification of business owners who have been sanctioned by the Office of Inspector General and/or have questionable business practices within the Medicare program. The carriers will be able to review questionable claims before payment that has been found to be more effective than post-payment reviews. We propose to modify existing routine use number 1 that permits disclosure to agency contractors and consultants to include disclosure to CMS grantees who perform a task for the agency. CMS grantees, charged with completing projects or activities that require CMS data to carry out that activity, are classified separate from CMS contractors and/or consultants. The modified routine use will remain as routine use number 1. We will delete routine use number 2 authorizing disclosure to support constituent requests made to a congressional representative. If an authorization for the disclosure has been obtained from the data subject,