Dot All the “i’s,” Cross All the “t’s” in Prep for Bid Registration

BALTIMORE — On Friday, CMS released a special MLN Matters
article on the steps providers should take to get ready for
registration in the Round 1 rebid for Medicare DMEPOS. Although
exact dates have not been announced, according to a CMS timeline,
bid registration will open this summer with bidding set to begin in
the fall.

In this year’s bid cycle, providers — including those who
bid in the first Round 1 — will need to register in CMS’
security system, called the Individuals Authorized Access to the
CMS Computer Services, or IACS. But to do so, information
concerning a provider’s “Authorized Officials” (personnel with
access to the bidding system) and mailing address must exactly
match that on its CMS-855S enrollment application on file with the
National Supplier Clearinghouse.

If anything has changed since the last enrollment form was
submitted, including any personal identifying information for the
AO, “then you should PROMPTLY complete a change of information on
the CMS-855S,” the article said.

NSC processing time to complete any changes is approximately 45
days. After bid registration, the AO’s user ID and password will be
mailed in two separate letters to the mailing address listed on the
855S.

Read the full MLN Matters article.

For more information on competitive bidding, go to
www.cms.hhs.gov/CompetitiveAcqforDMEPOS.