42 CFR § 405.944 - Place and method of filing a request for a redetermination.

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title: "42 CFR § 405.944 - Place and method of filing a request for a redetermination."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "405.944"
section_name: "Place and method of filing a request for a redetermination."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_name: "FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED"
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# 405.944 Place and method of filing a request for a redetermination.

(a) *Filing location.* The request for redetermination must be filed with the contractor indicated on the notice of initial determination.

(b) *Content of redetermination request.* The request for redetermination must be in writing and should be made on a standard CMS form. A written request that is not made on a standard CMS form is accepted if it contains the same required elements as follows:

(1) The beneficiary's name;

(2) The Medicare number;

(3) Specific service(s) and/or item(s) for which the redetermination is being requested and the specific date(s) of the service;

(4) The name of the party or the representative of the party.

(c) *Requests for redetermination by more than one party.* If more than one party timely files a request for redetermination on the same claim before a redetermination is made on the first timely filed request, the contractor must consolidate the separate requests into one proceeding and issue one redetermination.

[70 FR 11472, Mar. 8, 2005, as amended at 84 FR 19869, May 7, 2019]