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

Issue Date: October 29, 2014

Program Area: Reinsurance-Contributions (RIC)

Question: For a third party filing on behalf of a Contributing Entity, does the third party and the Contributing Entity need to register for Pay.gov?

Answer: Applicable to All Reinsurance Contributions Benefit Years: No, only the entity actually filing and submitting the Form will register on Pay.gov. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) does not regulate who may submit the reinsurance contributions on behalf of the Contributing Entity. The responsibility to make reinsurance contributions remains with the Contributing Entity and the decision to delegate the reinsurance contribution submission function resides with the Contributing Entity.

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