CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (parts 430 to 456) > PART 431—STATE ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION > SUBPART Q—Requirements for Estimating Improper Payments in Medicaid and CHIP (§431.950 to §431.1002) > 431.970—Information submission requirements.

431.970—Information submission requirements.

(a) States must submit information to the Secretary for, among other purposes, estimating improper payments in Medicaid and CHIP, that include but are not limited to—
(1) Adjudicated fee-for-service (FFS) or managed care claims information or both, on a quarterly basis, from the review year;
(2) Upon request from CMS, provider contact information that has been verified by the State as current;
(3) All medical and other related policies in effect and any quarterly policy updates;
(4) Current managed care contracts, rate information, and any quarterly updates applicable to the review year for CHIP and, as requested, for Medicaid;
(5) Data processing systems manuals;
(6) Repricing information for claims that are determined during the review to have been improperly paid;
(7) Information on claims that were selected as part of the sample, but changed in substance after selection, for example, successful provider appeals;
(8) Adjustments made within 60 days of the adjudication dates for the original claims or line items with sufficient information to indicate the nature of the adjustments and to match the adjustments to the original claims or line items;
(9) For the eligibility improper payment measurement, information as set forth in § 431.978 through § 431.988 ;
(10) A corrective action plan for purposes of reducing erroneous payments in FFS, managed care, and eligibility; and
(11) Other information that the Secretary determines is necessary for, among other purposes, estimating improper payments and determining error rates in Medicaid and CHIP.
(b) Providers must submit information to the Secretary for, among other purposes estimating improper payments in Medicaid and CHIP, which include but are not limited to, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiary medical records within 75 calendar days of the date the request is made by CMS. If CMS determines that the documentation is insufficient, providers must respond to the request for additional documentation within 14 calendar days of the date the request is made by CMS.
[71 FR 51081, Aug. 28, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 50513, Aug. 31, 2007; 75 FR 48848, Aug. 11, 2010]