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Elimination of Regulations for Written Statement of Intent (SOI)

The policy for Statement of Intent (SOI) procedures has been eliminated from Medicare regulations, therefore Medicare will no longer accept SOIs to extend the timely filing period of claims.

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

Issue Date: June 18, 2004

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