A Conversation About the Notice of a New System of Records for SHIP Reporting

HAP Conference Call
July 18, 2007
3:00 PM ET

On July 2, 2007, CMS published a Notice of a New System of Records entitled SHIP-NPR in the Federal Register. CMS is accepting comments on this notice through August 4th. During our conference call, HAP will discuss the notice and its potential impact on SHIP programs. The proposed new system of records will collect beneficiary name, counseling zip code, beneficiary zip code, telephone number, date of birth, gender, race/ethnicity, and date of contact, among other elements. CMS also lists potential "routine use" disclosures where individually identifiable information could be released without a beneficiary's consent. HAP has received many questions regarding how this proposal affects current reporting for SHIPs with proprietary data systems, what the parameters are for the proposed routine use disclosures, impacts of these disclosures on statements of "confidential" counseling, and other privacy concerns. We look forward to discussing these questions and others that may arise.