[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11599-11600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6075]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
32 CFR Part 220
RIN 0790-AG50
Collection From Third Party Payers of Reasonable Costs of
Healthcare Services
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs),
DoD.
ACTION: Final rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This final rule implements, without embellishment or
additional requirement, the recently enacted statutory authority to
collect Social Security account numbers from all DoD beneficiaries as
part of the program to identify third party payer situations.
DATES: This rule is effective April 9, 1998. Comments are requested by
May 11, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Forward comments to: Third Party Collection Program, Office
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Health Services
Operations and Readiness, 1200 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTC Michael Montgomery, 703-681-8910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Final Rule Regarding Collection of Social Security Account Numbers
As part of the program to identify third party payer situations,
Congress authorized DoD to require mandatory disclosure of Social
Security account numbers of all covered beneficiaries. Based on this
statutory revision, we are adding the final rule, Sec. 220.9(d), that
every covered beneficiary eligible for care in facilities of the
Uniformed Services is, as a condition of eligibility, required to
disclose to authorized personnel his or her Social Security account
number. This is essential to the conduct of the program to identify
third party payer situations.
Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review''
It has been determined that this rule is not a significant rule as
defined under section 3(f)(1) through 3(f)(4) of Executive Order 12866.
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Public Law 96-354, ``Regulatory Flexibility Act'' (5 U.S.C. 601)
It has been determined that this rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because it
affects only DoD employees and certain former DoD employees.
Public Law 96-511, ``Paperwork Reduction Act'' (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35)
It has been certified that this rule does not impose any reporting
or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
This rule implements, without embellishment or additional
requirement, the statutory authority to require, as part of the program
for the identification of third party payer situations, the mandatory
disclosure of Social Security account numbers for all covered
beneficiaries. Congress recognized that the information matching
program cannot proceed without Social Security account numbers to
assure correct identification of each individual in the respective
databases.
List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 200
Claims, Health care, Health insurance.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, 32 CFR part 220 is amended
as follows:
PART 220--COLLECTION FROM THIRD PARTY PAYERS OF REASONABLE COSTS OF
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
1. The authority citation for 32 CFR part 220 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 10 U.S.C. 1095.
2. Section 220.9 is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read
as follows:
Sec. 220.9. Rights and obligations of beneficiaries.
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(d) Mandatory disclosure of Social Security account numbers.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1095(k)(2), every covered beneficiary eligible
for care in facilities of the Uniformed Services is, as a condition of
eligibility, required to disclose to authorized personnel his or her
Social Security account number.
Dated: March 4, 1998.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-6075 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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