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

Issue Date: October 29, 2014

Program Area: Reinsurance-Contributions (RIC)

Question: Is there another way to remit reinsurance contributions other than the Automated Clearing House (ACH) debit?

Answer: Applicable to All Reinsurance Contributions Benefit Years: No. An ACH debit transaction through Pay.gov is the only vehicle being accepted for a reinsurance contributions payment for all Benefit Years. The Contributing Entity must input banking information (routing and account number) when scheduling the payment date on Pay.gov's payment page. Pay.gov is a secure website operated by the U.S. Department of Treasury. Automatic debits to a business account may be blocked by the bank through a security feature called an ACH Debit Block, ACH Positive Pay, or ACH Fraud Prevention Filters. To remove the ACH Debit Block, an organization must provide a list of allowed ACH company IDs to enable automatic debits from authorized companies. When working with the U.S. Government, these company ID codes are referred to as the Agency Location Code (ALC+2). Contributing Entities must contact their bank to add the ALC+2 to their list of allowed ACH company IDs for debit transactions. The Transitional Reinsurance Program's ALC+2 for the 2014 and 2015 Benefit Years is 7505008015 and company name is USDEPTHHSCMS. The Transitional Reinsurance Program's ALC+2 for the 2016 Benefit Year is 7505008016 and company name is USDEPTHHSCMS. Many banks provide additional features for their customers to manage ACH transactions originating from their list of allowed ACH company IDs including: setting a fixed or maximum dollar amount for the debit, reviewing and approving ACH transactions, authorizing a single payment, authorizing recurring payments including dollar amount thresholds, and establishing an expiration date for any authorized payments. For additional questions, please contact Pay.gov at 1-800-624-1373 (toll free, select Option #2) or 216-579-2112 (select Option #2).

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