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

Issue Date: September 11, 2014

Program Area: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)

Question: If an FF-SHOP issuer is doing business in more than one state and using the same bank account, is the issuer required to have a unique Payee ID for each state?

Answer: If an FF-SHOP issuer's business falls under the same Tax ID, then a single Payee ID is sufficient. If an issuer's business falls under multiple Tax IDs, then a unique Payee ID is required for each Tax ID.

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