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You Can Ignore These Ownership Questions On New Enrollment Form

Published on Mon Oct 04, 2010

When you're filling out the new 855A form, there are a few sections you can skip. "The July 2011 version of the CMS-855A application contains various new data elements in sections 5 and 6," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in a message to providers. "Providers ... need not complete the following data elements  on either the paper or Internet-Based PECOS versionsof the CMS-855A application." In Section 5, OWNERSHIP INTEREST AND/OR MANAGING CONTROL INFORMATION (ORGANIZATONS), you can skip "Exact percentage of operational/managerial control this organization has in the provider," CMS says. In Section 6, OWNERSHIP INTEREST AND/OR MANAGING CONTROL INFORMATION (INDIVIDUALS), you can skip six "exact percentage of control" items. For a free list of the items, e-mail editor Rebecca Johnson at rebeccaj@eliresearch.com with "855 skips" in the subject line.
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