User Agreement

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY WHICH THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) OFFERS YOU ACCESS TO THE COORDINATION OF BENEFITS (COB) SECURE WEB SITE

You must read and accept the terms and conditions contained in this User Agreement expressly set out below and incorporated by reference before you may access the COB Secure Web site.

The CMS may amend this User Agreement at any time. Except as stated below, all amended terms shall automatically be effective 30 days after they are initially posted on the Site. This User Agreement is effective immediately.

1. Purpose of Section 111 Secure Web site

Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA) (P.L. 110-173), adds new Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) mandatory reporting requirements for group health plan (GHP) arrangements and for liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers' compensation. The new provisions for GHP arrangements can be found at 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(7) and for liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers' compensation at 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(8). The purpose of the Section 111 MSP reporting process is to enable CMS to correctly pay for Medicare covered items and services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries by determining primary versus secondary payer responsibility.

Section 111 responsible reporting entities may use the Section 111 COB Secure Web site to submit files for Section 111 MSP reporting. Additionally, this application will also provide a means for responsible reporting entities to review the status of current file submissions and statistical information related to historical submissions.