VERIFYING YOUR IDENTITY
In addition to completing this form, the individual appellant’s consent must be notarized by an official notary public
in order to verify the individual appellant and third-party’s identity. Please have the following statement notarized:
I
________________________________________________________, the individual appellant, certify that I am in fact the
individual I claim to be. I understand that the knowing and willful request for or acquisition of a record pertaining to an
individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense under the Privacy Act subject to a $5,000 fine.
I
________________________________________________________, the third-party, certify that I am in fact the individual I
claim to be. I understand that the knowing and willful request for or acquisition of a record pertaining to an individual under
false pretenses is a criminal offense under the Privacy Act subject to a $5,000 fine.
Individual Appellant’s Name
Individual Appellant’s Signature Date
Third-Party’s Name
Third-Party’s Signature Date
Notary Public’s Name
Notary Public’s Signature Date
NOTARY SEAL
Notary’s Expiration Date
The OMHA will make every effort to deliver a copy of the requested records before the date of the hearing.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
The legal authority for the collection of information on this form is authorized by the Social Security Act (section 1155 of Title XI and
sections 1852(g)(5), 1860D-4(h)(1), 1869(h)(I), and 1876 of Title XVIII). The information provided will be used to further document your
appeal. The Social Security Number will be used to verify the identity of the individual appellant. Submission of the information
requested on this form is voluntary, but failure to provide all or any part of the requested information may affect the determination of your
appeal. Information you furnish on this form may be disclosed by the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals to another person or
governmental agency only with respect to the Medicare Program and to comply with Federal laws requiring the disclosure of information
or the exchange of information between the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies.
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