42 CFR § 405.818 - Deadline for processing provider enrollment initial determinations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s405.818"
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title: "42 CFR § 405.818 - Deadline for processing provider enrollment initial determinations."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "405.818"
section_name: "Deadline for processing provider enrollment initial determinations."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "405"
part_name: "FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 263a, 405(a), 1302, 1320b-12, 1395x, 1395y(a), 1395ff, 1395hh, 1395kk, 1395rr, and 1395ww(k)."
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# 405.818 Deadline for processing provider enrollment initial determinations.

Contractors approve or deny complete provider or supplier enrollment applications to approval or denial within the following timeframes:

(a) *Initial enrollments.* Contractors process new enrollment applications within 180 days of receipt.

(b) *Revalidation of existing enrollments.* Contractors process revalidations within 180 days of receipt.

(c) *Change-of-information and reassignment of payment request.* Contractors process change-of-information and reassignment of payment requests within 90 days of receipt.