1.  

INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM: COM–21-003

United States Department of Agriculture


Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services


Risk Management Agency


1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC  20250-0801

Date

July 23, 2021

To:

All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties

From:

Heather Manzano, Deputy Administrator for Compliance /s/ Heather Manzano    7/23/2021

Subject:

Quality Control Review Type Codes
Background

Appendix IV, section III(b)(1) of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) requires Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to conduct data mining reviews.

This is clarification on the required Quality Control (QC) Type Codes that shall be submitted by review type.

Action

AIPs shall conduct reviews and submit the appropriate Quality Control Reporting (P57) record and Quality Control Review Correction (P57A) record for the following Review Types. The Overarching QC Type Codes are required as applicable. Multiple overarching QC Type codes may be reported on one P57 and P57A records or on separate P57 and P57A records when the policy is subject to multiple review types. An example of multiple overarching QC Type codes would be when a policy is on the Spot Check List (SCL) and Conflict of Interest (COI). In this case, QC type codes SC and CI should be submitted. Previously submitted P57/P57A records will not be required to be updated with the required overarching QC type code.

Additional optional codes and additional conditional optional codes are included for AIPs with IT systems that are currently programmed to transmit these QC type codes. Additional conditional optional codes may be used to transmit the conditional optional codes for approved production history (APH) and Livestock reviews. The intent is not to reprogram IT systems, but to accommodate what is currently in place.

Livestock excluding Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin is included for any situation not covered under another Overarching QC Type Code. Rainfall Index is included to cover the 3% random sample required by the SRA, not for situations covered under another Overarching QC Type Code.

Table 1. Quality Control Review Type Codes

Review Type Overarching QC Type Code Additional Optional Codes Additional Conditional Optional Codes Conditional Notes
200K Review TK DM, IP, OP, QC, RR AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS – If reviewing Livestock Policy.
ARPA List DM IP, QC, RR AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS – If reviewing Livestock Policy.
Conflict of Interest CI DM, IP, OP, QC, RR AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS – If reviewing Livestock Policy.
Conflict of Interest – Conflict No Longer Exists CR DM, IP, OP, QC, RR    
Consecutive Loss Adjuster CA DM, IP, OP, QC, RR AP AP – If reviewing APH.
Excessive Yields DM AP, IP, QC, RR    
Spot Check List SC DM, IP, QC, RR AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS – If reviewing Livestock Policy.
APH Review AP IP, OP, QC, RR    
Quality Control Reviews QC IP, OP, RR AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS if reviewing Livestock Policy.
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Review FM IP, OP, QC, RR AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS if reviewing Livestock Policy.
Individual Policy Review IP OP, QC, RR AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS if reviewing Livestock Policy.
Livestock Review1 LS IP, OP, QC, RR    
Operational Review1 OP IP, QC, RR AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS if reviewing Livestock Policy.
Rainfall Index2 RV IP, OP    
RMA Required Reviews1 RR DM, IP, OP, QC AP, LS AP – If reviewing APH; LS if reviewing Livestock Policy.
1 Applicable when no other Overarching QC Type Code applies
2 Used for the 3% random sample when no other Overarching QC Type Code applies 

 

 

DISPOSAL DATE:
Effective until superseded or rescinded.

USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider

  Risk Management Agency Office

  • 1400 Independence Ave. SW
    Washington, DC 20250