US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-09, ch. 6, § 20.7.3
Prohibitions
MACs shall not offer providers light food or refreshments at education or training activities unless the
facility rental includes light food or refreshments. If they’re part of the facility rental, MACs shall not
include the costs of those items in any fees they may charge providers for the education or training
activity. MACs shall not advertise the availability of light food or refreshments.
MACs may request COR approval when they wish to invite CMS employees to participate in or attend
an education or training event.
History
(Rev. 13683; Issued: 04-08-26; Effective: 05-08-26; Implementation: 05-08-26)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
1377872f679313895ab8292c0b7b4d7f5e4b2719532014cdbaa344b01bd6e7fe
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