Report on Conferences Sponsored by CMS
Guidance for Reports on Conferences Sponsored by CMS. CMS is required to publicly report on all agency-sponsored conferences where the total expenses are in excess of $100,000.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 22, 2020
In accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum on Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations (OMB M-12-12), dated May 11, 2012, CMS is required to publicly report on all agency-sponsored conferences where the total expenses are in excess of $100,000[1].
OMB M-12-12 also established a $500,000 threshold on conference spending and allowed the agency head to waive this threshold based on exceptional circumstances.
This report includes:
A description of all CMS-sponsored conferences by fiscal year where the net expenses associated with the conference were in excess of $100,000, along with:
- the total conference expenses incurred by the agency for the conference;
- the location of the conference;
- the date of the conference;
- a brief explanation on how the conference advanced the mission of the agency; and
- the total number of individuals whose travel expenses or other conference expenses were paid by the agency.
[1] The total costs and attendance levels are best estimates based on readily identifiable and known costs for contractor support, venue and audio-visual related expenses, registration fees, travel, and other miscellaneous costs.
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