US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 7, § 30.30.1.2
Disposition Instructions When Medicare Records are Microfilmed
Paper Records
All paper claims that are microfilmed must be retained until CMS notifies you the freeze is
lifted.
Microform Records
The master microform must be retained until CMS notifies you the freeze is lifted.
History
(Rev. 38, Issued: 05-26-06, Effective: 06-26-06, Implementation: 06-26-06)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
820fa7b2c56488acf43b7ac62379e4b411fb9a362a146a59560c75e6ebb4b37c
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