US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 30, § 200.3.8
Notice Retention for the IM
The hospital or CAH must retain the signed IM in the beneficiary’s medical record. The
beneficiary receives a paper copy of the IM that includes all of the required information
described in this section. Electronic notice retention is permitted.
Hospitals must also document delivery of the follow-up copy of the IM in the patient
records, when applicable. For example, hospitals may use the “Additional Information”
section of the IM to document delivery of the follow-up copy by adding a line for the
beneficiary’s or representative’s initials and date.
History
(Rev. 11210; Issued: 01-21-2022; Effective: 04-21-2022; Implementation: 04-21- 2022)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
85f5d7d4692bfd2216897af2ca6f85ea100f771bd93fdff5ef5b762bee0f4765
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