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Participation Indicator for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
UniqueID Database

Guidance for: This memorandum notifies that CMS has added the following “yes/no” question to the HPMS Basic Contract Management module: “Does this organization honor SHIP counselor UniqueIDs to assist your customers?”
Organizations should complete this question in HPMS by April 29, 2016.

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

Issue Date: April 12, 2016

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.