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CMS-1403-FC
of filing for individual practitioners submitted through
Internet-based PECOS is the date the Medicare contractor
receives both: (1) an electronic version of the enrollment
application; and (2) a signature page containing an
original signature that the Medicare contractor processes
to approval. The date of filing for organizational
entities submitted through Internet-based PECOS is the date
the Medicare contractor receives all of the following: (1)
an electronic version of the enrollment application; (2) a
signature page containing an original signature that the
Medicare contractor processes to approval.
To address public concerns regarding the burden and
complexity associated with the Medicare enrollment process,
we will implement Internet-based PECOS in three distinct
phases. We will implement Internet-based PECOS for all
individual physicians and NPPs enrolling or making a change
to an existing enrollment record in Phase I. In Phase II,
we will implement Internet-based PECOS for all
organizational providers and suppliers, except DMEPOS
suppliers, enrolling or making a change to an existing
enrollment record. In Phase III, we will implement
Internet-based PECOS for DMEPOS suppliers.
Based on current operating assumptions, we expect to
begin implementation of Phase I by the end of CY 2008, with
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