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CMS Pub. 100-06, ch. 5, § 270.19
Line 4, Status of Delinquent Receivables, greater than 180 Days
(Principal & Interest)
(Rev. 111; Issued: 10-27-06; Effective: 04-01-07; Implementation: 04-02-07)
The contractor enters the total number and amount of delinquent receivables 181 days
delinquent and greater, which are in one of the following categories:
(a) Referred to the Department of the Treasury for Cross Servicing. For MSP,
this means debts entered into the DCS. For Non-MSP, this means debts that have
been transmitted to DCC by CMS Central Office and the Medicare contractor has
acknowledged and verified the validity and accuracy of the debts transmitted.
(b) Not Eligible for Referral, the number and dollar amount is equal to the sum of
lines (1) through (12) of this section.
1) Bankruptcy;
2) Appeal;
3) Department of Justice/Litigation;
4) Fraud and Abuse Investigation, if the contractor has received specific
instructions from the investigating unit (i.e., Office of Inspector General or
Office of General Counsel, etc.) not to attempt collection;
5) Deceased Debtor, debts where the debtor is deceased and the estate is
closed;
6) Debts less than $25;
7) Federal Entity Debts, MSP only, where the only entity which received
the last demand letter is the employer and the employer is a Federal
agency;
8) Beneficiary Debts, Non-MSP only;
9) Pending Request for Waiver or Compromise;
10) CMS Identified Exclusions, MSP only, debts where CMS has
identified a specific debt or group of debtors as excluded from DCIA
referral.
11) Other Exclusions, must footnote.
12) In the Process of Internal Offset (Previously Under Medicare
Modernization Act, Section 935 Appeal).
(c) Eligible for Referral, debts that are eligible for referral to the Department of the
Treasury for cross servicing but not yet referred.
270.20 - Line 4c, Collections Deposited at Another Location (Principal
& Interest) - (Rev. 5, 08-30-02)
A1-1923.20, A1-1943.20, B1-4923.20, B1-4943.20
The contractor enters the distribution of collections on receivables, by location, for
amounts offset or received and deposited at another location. The total amounts listed in
this section must equal the amount reflected in Section A, Line 4c of this report.
270.21 - Line 10, Cash/Offsets Received for Receivables at Another
Location (Principal & Interest) - (Rev. 5, 08-30-02)
A1-1923.21, A1-1943.21, B1-4923.21, B1-4943.21
This will not apply to Medicare contractors.
History
(Rev. 111; Issued: 10-27-06; Effective: 04-01-07; Implementation: 04-02-07)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
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