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PECOS will guide the user through each of these processes. (Internet-based PECOS enables the user toprint a copy of the enrollment application, if desired. We recommend this be done so the provider orsupplier organization has a copy for its records.)As part of the enrollment application submittal process, the AO of the provider or supplier organizationmust sign and date the 2-page Certification Statement that the user will print from Internet-based PECOS.The user must mail the signed and dated Certification Statement, along with any required supporting paperdocumentation, to the designated Medicare contractor. The Medicare contractor will not begin processingthe application that was submitted over the Internet until it has received the signed and dated CertificationStatement.Limitations of Internet-based PECOSAt this time, Internet-based PECOS is unable to handle changes of ownership applications from providerand supplier organizations. Therefore, changes of ownership must be submitted using the paper Medicareenrollment application (CMS-855) process. Internet-based PECOS will be able to accommodate changes ofownership at a future date.Additional InformationSeveral documents about Internet-based PECOS for provider and supplier organizations will soon beavailable in the “Downloads” section of the Medicare provider/supplier enrollment Web page:www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnrollInstructions on Utilizing ANSI X12 837 Institutional CAS segments for MedicareSecondary Payer (MSP) Part A Claims—RescindedThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued notification that the Medicare LearningNetwork (MLN) Matters article entitled, “Instructions on Utilizing ANSI X12 837 Institutional CASsegments for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Part A Claims,” which was published in the March 1, 2009,Home Health & Hospice Medicare A Newsline has been rescinded. This MLN Matters article and otherCMS articles can be found on the CMS Web site at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticlesMLN Matters Number: MM6275 Revised Related Change Request (CR) #: 6275Related CR Release Date: December 19, 2008 Effective Date: July 1, 2009Related CR Transmittal #: R63MSP Implementation Date: July 6, 2009Note: On March 27, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded CR 6275 andreplaced it with CR 6426. As a result, this article is replaced by article MM6426, which is available athttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6426.pdf on the CMS Web site. TheMM6426 article can also be found in this Newsline, immediately following this article.Disclaimer: This article was prepared as a service to the public and is not intended to grant rights or impose obligations. Thisarticle may contain references or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials. The information provided is onlyintended to be a general summary. It is not intended to take the place of either the written law or regulations. We encouragereaders to review the specific statutes, regulations and other interpretive materials for a full and accurate statement of theircontents.Home Health & Hospice May 1, 2009 9Medicare A Newsline Vol. 16, No. 8