04/20/21
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released an updated
PDF version) for RREs to use as part of their efforts to obtain certain data points, including a claimant s social security number or Medicare number, to assist in determining his or her Medicare beneficiary status. While CMS does not require RREs to use this Model Language document, in practice, many RREs utilize this document as part of their Section 111 data collection activities. CMS s revised Model Language document dated March 10, 2021 updates the agency s prior version dated April 30, 2018. Overall, the updated Model Language document make various minor and non-substantive changes to the previous version.