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

Issue Date: June 14, 2016

Program Area: Enrollment and Eligibility (ENR)

Question: An issuer is attempting to access Revised Bulletin 10 on Grace Periods Related to Terminations for Non-Payment of Premiums and Enrollment through the Federally-facilitated Marketplace across Benefit Years Grace Periods, via the following link: https://www.regtap.info/uploads/library/REVISED_Bulletin10GracePeriods_5CR_091214.pdf, which was referenced in Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) 10760. The issuer has been unable to get the link to work and has unsuccessfully searched for the document in the Registration for Technical Assistance Portal (REGTAP) website. The issuer has also been unable to find the document on the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) website (https://www.cms.gov/cciio/ ) and on CMSzONE. Where is Revised Bulletin 10 located?

Answer: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires some materials to be archived due to being outdated. REGTAP maintains a record of the document in REGTAP, but eliminates public access since the information is no longer applicable or accurate. Revised Bulletin 10, along with many other bulletins, was archived due to the publication of the updated Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) and Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (FF-SHOP) Enrollment Manual on October 5, 2015. The new guidance concerning grace periods spanning two (2) years can be found in Section 6.5.2 of the updated Enrollment Manual. CMS is currently planning to release the latest version of the Enrollment Manual this summer.

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