Non-Medicare Secondary Payer (Non-MSP) Debt Referral and Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) Activities
These instructions revise and supersede instructions contained
in CR 1683, Accelerated Referral of Non-MSP Active Delinquent Debt to the Debt Collection
Center (DCC) for Cross Servicing and/or Treasury Offset Program (TOP). Medicare Secondary
Payer (MSP) debt referral instructions are contained in Publication 100.5, Chapter 7, Section 60.
HIGLAS contractors will implement these instructions in October 2005, with the October
HIGLAS release update. This instruction does not apply to Non-MSP beneficiary debts. These
debts will be addressed in future instructions.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: September 16, 2005
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