Privacy Act of 1974--HCFA. Notice of a matching program--between HCFA and the Wisconsin Bureau of Workers' Compensation--HCFA will receive information from the state concerning work-related injuries and diseases.

Section 1862(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(b)(2)) prohibits Medicare payment with respect to any item or service to the extent that payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made promptly, under a workers' compensation law or plan of the United States or a State. HCFA has developed a model agreement to be used in negotiating individual agreements with State Workers' Compensation Boards. The agreement will allow HCFA to seek recovery of identified mistaken payments that are the liability of workers' compensation agencies. The matching report set forth below is in compliance with the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503).