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written consent, or to bill insurance primary or supplementary to Medicare, or as required by State or Federal law;
3. That it will submit claims only on behalf of those Medicare beneficiaries who have given their written authorization to
do so, and to certify that required beneficiary signatures, or legally authorized signatures on behalf of beneficiaries,
are on file;
4. That it will ensure that every electronic entry can be readily associated and identified with an original source
document. Each source document must reflect the following information: Beneficiary's name, beneficiary's health
insurance claim number, date(s) of service, diagnosis/nature of illness, and procedure/service performed.
5. That the Secretary of Health and Human Services or his/her designee and/or the A/B MAC, DME MAC, CEDI, or
other contractor if designated by CMS has the right to audit and confirm information submitted by the provider and
shall have access to all original source documents and medical records related to the provider’s submissions,
including the beneficiary’s authorization and signature. All incorrect payments that are discovered as a result of such
an audit shall be adjusted according to the applicable provisions of the Social Security Act, Federal regulations, and
CMS guidelines;
6. That it will ensure that all claims for Medicare primary payment have been developed for other insurance involvement
and that Medicare is the primary payer;
7. That it will submit claims that are accurate, complete, and truthful;
8. That it will retain all original source documentation and medical records pertaining to any such particular Medicare
claim for a period of at least 6 years, 3 months after the bill is paid;
9. That it will affix the CMS-assigned unique identifier number (submitter ID) of the provider on each claim electronically
transmitted to the A/B MAC, CEDI, or other contractor if designated by CMS;
10. That the CMS-assigned unique identifier number (submitter identifier) or NPI constitutes the provider’s legal electronic
signature and constitutes an assurance by the provider that services were performed as billed;
11. That it will use sufficient security procedures (including compliance with all provisions of the HIPAA security
regulations) to ensure that all transmissions of documents are authorized and protect all beneficiary-specific data
from improper access;
12. That it will acknowledge that all claims will be paid from Federal funds, that the submission of such claims is a claim
for payment under the Medicare program, and that anyone who misrepresents or falsifies or causes to be
misrepresented or falsified any record or other information relating to that claim that is required pursuant to this
agreement may, upon conviction, be subject to a fine and/or imprisonment under applicable Federal law;
13. That it will establish and maintain procedures and controls so that information concerning Medicare beneficiaries, or
any information obtained from CMS or its A/B MAC, DME MAC, CEDI, or other contractor if designated by CMS shall
not be used by agents, officers, or employees of the billing service except as provided by the A/B MAC, DME MAC or
CEDI (in accordance with §1106(a) of the Social Security Act (the Act);
14. That it will research and correct claim discrepancies;
15. That it will notify the A/B MAC, CEDI, or other contractor if designated by CMS within 2 business days if any
transmitted data are received in an unintelligible or garbled form.
CMS AGREES TO:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will:
1. Transmit to the provider an acknowledgment of claim receipt.
2. Affix the A/B MAC, DME MAC, CEDI or other contractor if designated by CMS number, as its electronic signature, on
each remittance advice sent to the provider;
3. Ensure that payments to providers are timely in accordance with CMS' policies;
4. Ensure that no A/B MAC, CEDI, or other contractor if designated by CMS may require the provider to purchase any
or all electronic services from the A/B MAC, CEDI or from any subsidiary of the A/B MAC, CEDI, other contractor if
designated by CMS, or from any company for which the A/B MAC, CEDI has an interest. The A/B MAC, CEDI, or
other contractor if designated by CMS will make alternative means available to any electronic biller to obtain such
services.