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

Issue Date: October 09, 2014

Program Area: Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)

Question: After the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sends issuers approvals for the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) registration forms, when will CMS contact issuers to set up their Electronic File Transfer (EFT) folder and connectivity?

Answer: CMS will immediately notify issuers when CMS receives the EDI Registration form. The forms then go through multiple approval levels. One approval level is EFT setup and connectivity testing. The EFT team will reach out to the issuer to complete this process. Once complete, the form is approved to move to the next level of approval.

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