Program: Senior Medicare Patrol Program (SMP)

Agency: DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES, STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Resource Number: 69836601
Description
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) empowers and assists Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and aging service providers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors and abuse through outreach, counseling and education. In Connecticut, SMP is operated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services, State Unit on Aging in cooperation with the regional Area Agencies on Aging and the many volunteers who help power the program in our communities. SMP provides enhanced training on the issues of Medicare fraud and abuse to its network of volunteer and staff counselors. SMP counselors can provide education, assistance and advocacy to residents in order to identify, report and prevent Medicare fraud, waste and abuse.

Program Phones:
800-994-9422		Toll free

		Senior Administrator Amy Porter Commissioner

Website: portal.ct.gov/AgingandDisability/Content-Pages/Programs/Senior-Medicare-Patrol

Location information

Sites offering this program

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DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES, STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Location:

55 Farmington Avenue, 12th Floor
Hartford, CT 06105 (Map)

Site Phones:
860-424-5055		Voice
800-994-9422		Toll free
860-424-4850		Fax
860-247-0775		TTY

Hours of operation

Site Hours:
M-F: 9am-5pm

Site Hours:
Open: Closed:	Mon 09:00am 05:00pm	Tue 09:00am 05:00pm	Wed 09:00am 05:00pm	Thu 09:00am 05:00pm	Fri 09:00am 05:00pm

Program Delivery

Eligibility:	Medicare beneficiaries in need of assistance with fraud prevention, errors, and abuse


Application Process:	Call for more information

Program Fees:	Fee varies
Documents Required:	Call for required documents

Defined coverage area(s), for the Program offered at selected Site:
CT	-Statewide

Custom fields
Fees	Fee varies
Walk Ins Accepted	No

Categorized as:

Fraud Prevention

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Agency Background

Programs at DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES, STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Administrative Entities
Adult Services Case Management and Activities of Daily Living Instruction
Advocacy for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Advocacy for Persons who are Legally Blind or Visually Impaired
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Business Enterprise Program
Children's Education Services Program
Connect to Work Center
Connecticut Statewide Respite Care Program: Alzheimer's or Related Dementias
Connecticut Tech Act Project Assistive Technology Loan Program
CT Tech Act Project Assistive Technology Information
Deaf Blind Community Inclusion Services
Deaf Hard of Hearing Counseling Services
Deaf Hard of Hearing Substance Abuse Services Referrals
Disability Determination Services
Driver Training Program for Persons with Disabilities
Government Complaints Government Ombudsman Offices
Information and Referral Assistance for Older Adults
Information and Referral for Hearing Impairments
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP)
National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP)
Senior Community Service Employment Program Title V - SCSEP
Sign Language Interpreter Registry
Support and Counseling
Support Groups for Deaf Parents
Support Groups for Individuals who are Blind or have significantly Impaired Vision
Technology Lab
Vocational Rehabilitation Advisory Council
Vocational Rehabilitation for Individuals with Significant Disabilities
Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment
Volunteer Services
Workers' Rehabilitation Services

Tax Status:

None or unknown

Legal Status:

Government - State