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Obtaining Consumer Authorization and Handling Consumers' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM)

Guidance for assisters in the individual Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs) providing an overview of assister privacy and security guidelines, what assisters must do to obtain consumer authorization before gaining access to personally identifiable information (PII), consumer authorization requirements, best practices for handling PII, and handling a PII breach.

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Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: October 10, 2024

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