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

Issue Date: November 09, 2015

Program Area: Vendor Management, Payments, and Collections (VMPC)

Question: What naming convention will Issuers use to send TA1/999 acknowledgements to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)?

Answer: For information on naming conventions for all files submitted to and from CMS, please refer to the Federal Data Services Hub (Federal DSH) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) File Naming Conventions Guide on CMS zONE at https://zone.cms.gov/document/eft-file-naming-conventions.

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