Source: https://www.scribd.com/document/1900192/Social-Security-42cfr408
Timestamp: 2018-07-17 12:35:46
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408']

Social Security: 42cfr408 | Public Services Of The United States | Economy Of The United States
coverage terminates if premiums are not paid by the end of the grace period. (c) Group billing arrangement. CMS may send a single notice for the premiums due from a group of enrollees if the following conditions are met: (1) The group payer— (i) Uses funds other than the enrollees’ to pay all or a substantial part of the premiums; or (ii) Deducts the premiums from periodic payments it makes to the enrollees in the group. (2) The enrollee’s rights are protected and enrollees are not required to pay the costs of having their premiums paid on a group basis. § 408.82 Conditions for group billing.
§ 408.86
CMS agrees to a group billing arrangement only if the following conditions are met: (a) Conditions the group payer must meet. The group payer submits a written request for group billing— (1) Showing that all or part of the payments are made from the payer’s funds or from funds due the enrollees and in the payer’s possession; and (2) Agreeing not to charge the enrollees for the service of paying the premiums or for the administrative costs such as recordkeeping and postage. (b) Enrollees eligible for group payment. (1) Group payment may be made only on behalf of individuals who are already enrolled and are being billed for direct remittance. (2) Group payment may not be made for enrollees whose premiums are being deducted from monthly benefits in accordance with Subpart C of this part or being paid by the State under a buy-in agreement. (c) Protection of enrollee’s rights. The use of group billing must not jeopardize the enrollees’ right— (1) To confidentiality of personal information; (2) To terminate enrollment; (3) To resume individual payment of premiums if he or she wishes; and (4) To receive notice of any action that affects the SMI benefits. (d) Authorization by the enrollee. (1) To ensure maximum feasible protection of the rights specified in paragraph (c) of this section, each enrollee must give
written authorization as specified in § 408.84(a)(2). (2) A group payer that is not an entity of State or local government must submit all enrollee authorizations to CMS. (3) A group payer that is an entity of State or local government may retain the authorizations and certify to CMS that it has on file an authorization for each enrollee included in the group. (4) It is on the basis of the enrollee’s authorization that CMS sends the group payer information about each enrollee, as necessary to carry out the group payment function. (e) Size of group. The number of enrollees must be at least 20, which is the minimum size sufficient to make group billing efficient. (Smaller groups may use the informal procedure described in § 408.80(b).) § 408.84 Billing and payment procedures. (a) Initial premium notice. (1) CMS or its agent always sends the initial premium notice to the enrollee. (2) An enrollee who wishes to have the premiums paid on a group basis must give the notice to the group payer, along with written authorization for sending subsequent notices to the group payer and for release of the information required for the group payment process. (b) Monthly billings. Group premiums are billed on a monthly basis. However, the group payer may pay up to 12 months in advance. (c) Group payers must make their payments within 30 days after billing, to avoid infringing on the 90-day grace period during which the premiums may be paid by the enrollee if he or she is dropped from the group. (d) Effect of group payment. Payment by a group payer is considered payment by the enrollee. § 408.86 Responsibilities under group billing arrangement. (a) Enrollee responsibilities. (1) The enrollee is still responsible for premium payments; the group payer simply acts as his agent. If the agent fails to pay, or identifies the payment incorrectly,
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