Final

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

Issue Date: July 05, 2013

Program Area: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)

Question: How will the FF-SHOP capture any paper / documentation collected from an employer that needs to be provided to an Issuer and how will the FF-SHOP send the attachments (Example: Group Contract) to Issuers?

Answer: Contractual documents will not be transmitted through the FF-SHOP and will be handled separately between the employer and Issuer.

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