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Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers identify whether the article affects their Medicare billing operations, contractor workflow, or provider education processes. The guidance addresses how CMS expects paper-claim enforcement activities, notices, and related administrative steps to be carried out.

Article Sections

1. Summary of Changes

   Overview of the transmittal purpose, the manual chapters affected, and the effective and implementation dates for the update.

2. General Information

   Background, policy context, provider education notes, and the broad administrative framework for Medicare claim submission requirements.

3. Business Requirements

   High-level implementation and system requirement information associated with the change request and operational enforcement process.

4. Supporting Information and Possible Design Considerations

   Supplemental implementation notes, dependencies, interfaces, testing considerations, and related administrative details.

5. Schedule, Contacts, and Funding

   Effective and implementation timing, funding references, and CMS contact information for the transmittal.

6. 50.9 - Failure to Furnish Information

   Revised Medicare Claims Processing Manual messaging guidance related to claim handling and provider communications.

7. 90.9 - Falta De Informaci�n Sometida

   Spanish-language version of the revised manual messaging guidance for claim handling and provider communications.

8. 90.5 - Enforcement

   Operational enforcement guidance for reviewing paper claims, contractor reporting, provider notice procedures, beneficiary-related handling, and record maintenance.

9. Exhibit C - Request for documentation from provider selected for review to establish entitlement to submit claims on paper

   Sample contractor letter requesting documentation from providers selected for review regarding paper-claim submission eligibility.

10. Exhibit D - Notice that paper claims will be rejected effective with the 91st calendar day after the original letter as result of non-response to that letter

    Sample contractor notice used when a provider does not respond to the initial request for justification.

11. Exhibit E - Notice that paper claims will be rejected effective with the 91st calendar day after the original letter as result of determination that the provider is not eligible to submit paper claims

    Sample contractor notice used when a provider response does not establish eligibility for paper claims.

12. Exhibit F - Notice that determination reached that the provider is eligible to submit paper claims

    Sample contractor notice used when a provider is determined to qualify for continued paper-claim submission.