MODEL LANGUAGE
CONSENT TO RELEASE
The language below should be used when you, a Medicare beneficiary, want to authorize someone other than
your attorney or other representative to receive information, including identifiable health information, from the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) related to your liability insurance (including self-insurance),
no-fault insurance or workers’ compensation claim.
I, (print your name exactly as shown on your Medicare card)
hereby authorize the CMS, its agents and/or contractors to release, upon request, information related to my
injury/illness and/or settlement for the specified date of injury/illness to the individual and/or entity listed
below:
CHECK ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TO INDICATE WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION
AND THEN PRINT THE REQUESTED INFORMATION:
(If you intend to have your information released to more than one individual or entity, you must complete a
separate release for each one.)
( ) Insurance Company ( ) Workers’ Compensation Carrier ( ) Other _______________________
(Explain)
Name of entity:
Contact for above entity:
Address:
Address Line 2:
City/State/ZIP:
Telephone:
CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TO INDICATE HOW LONG CMS MAY RELEASE YOUR
INFORMATION
(The period you check will run from when you sign and date below.):
( ) One Year ( ) Two Years ( ) Other ________________________________
(Provide a specific period of time)
I understand that I may revoke this “consent to release information” at any time, in writing.
MEDICARE BENEFICIARY INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE:
Beneficiary Signature: Date signed:
Note: If the beneficiary is incapacitated, the submitter of this document will need to include documentation
establishing the authority of the individual signing on the beneficiary’s behalf. Please visit
https://go.cms.gov/cobro for further instructions.
Medicare ID nu(The mber on your Medicare card.):
Date of Injury/Illness:
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