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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 1, § 30.1
Religious Fraternal Society (RFB) Plans
RFB plans are MA plans that are offered by an RFB society; the RFB society must limit
enrollment exclusively to members of the RFB society (42 CFR 422.57) and may be
approved to offer any MA plan type (e.g., HMO, PPO, PFFS).
An RFB society is an organization that is described in §501(c)(8) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, is exempt from taxation under §501(a) of that code and is
affiliated with, carries out the tenets of, and shares a religious bond with, a church or
convention or association of churches or an affiliated group of churches. See section
1859(e)(3)(A) of the Act; 42 CFR 422.2.
History
(Rev.124, Issued: 11-10-16; Effective: 11-10-16; Implementation: 11-10-16)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
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