US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-08, ch. 13, § 13.2.2.1
Informal Meetings
The LCD process may begin with informal meetings in which interested parties in the MAC’s
jurisdiction can informally discuss potential LCD requests. These meetings are for educational
purposes only and are not pre-decisional negotiations. MACs should publish on their contractor
websites how an interested party can contact them to set up an informal meeting. These meetings
are permitted but are not required and the process allows requestors to communicate via
conference call or in-person meeting before submitting a formal request. These meetings will
assure that all relevant evidence needed for review for coverage is submitted with the request for
a formal review.
History
(Rev. 863; Issued: 02-12-19; Effective: 10-03-18; Implementation: 01-08-19)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
77dd8940dc9a337311c71236d66777c4b07f0da9008fbd5cca8177c146b1136c
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