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Opt Out General Information

Requirements for the Opt Out Affidavit Between the Eligible Practitioner and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)

As stated in Pub. 100-02, Chapter 15, Section 40.9, the affidavit shall state the following, that upon signing the affidavit, the eligible practitioner agrees to the following requirements:

Except for emergency or urgent care services, during the opt out period the eligible practitioner will provide services to Medicare beneficiaries only through private contracts, but for their provision under a private contract, would have been Medicare-covered services;
The eligible practitioner will not submit a claim to Medicare for any service furnished to a Medicare beneficiary during the opt out period, nor will the eligible practitioner permit any entity acting on the eligible practitioner's behalf to submit a claim to Medicare for services furnished to a Medicare beneficiary;
During the opt out period, the eligible practitioner understands that he/she may receive no direct or indirect Medicare payment for services that the eligible practitioner furnishes to Medicare beneficiaries with whom the eligible practitioner has privately contracted, whether as an individual, an employee of an organization, a partner in a partnership, under a reassignment of benefits, or as payment for a service furnished to a Medicare beneficiary under a Medicare Advantage plan;
An eligible practitioner who opts out of Medicare acknowledges that, during the opt out period, the eligible practitioner's services are not covered under Medicare and that no Medicare payment may be made to any entity for the eligible practitioner's services, directly or on a capitated basis;
On acknowledgment by the eligible practitioner to the effect that, during the opt out period, the eligible practitioner agrees to be bound by the terms of both the affidavit and the private contracts that the eligible practitioner has entered into;
Acknowledge that the eligible practitioner recognizes that the terms of the affidavit apply to all Medicare-covered items and services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries by the eligible practitioner during the opt out period (except for emergency or urgent care services furnished to the beneficiaries with whom the eligible practitioner has not previously privately contracted) without regard to any payment arrangements the eligible practitioner may make;
With respect to an eligible practitioner who has signed a Part B participation agreement, acknowledge that such agreement terminates on the effective date of the affidavit;
Acknowledge that the eligible practitioner understands that a beneficiary who has not entered into a private contract and who requires emergency or urgent care services may not be asked to enter into a private contract with respect to receiving such services;
Identify the eligible practitioner sufficiently so that the Medicare contractor can ensure that no payment is made to the eligible practitioner during the opt-out period; and
Be filed with all MACs who have jurisdiction over claims the eligible practitioner would otherwise file with Medicare, and 42 CFR §405.420 the initial 2-year opt-out period will begin the date the affidavit meeting the requirements of is signed, provided the affidavit is filed within 10 days after the eligible practitioner signs his or her first private contract with a Medicare beneficiary.

Initial opt-out affidavits shall contain the following information:

The eligible practitioner's personal information:

Full name (first, middle and last),
Birthdate,
Address and telephone number,
License information and
NPI (if one has been obtained),
SSN (if no NPI has been issued), and
Practitioner's original, dated signature

Requirements of a Private Contract

In order to opt-out of Medicare, the eligible practitioner shall complete a "private contract" with their patients that are Medicare beneficiaries. Please refer to Pub. 100-02, Chapter 15, Section 40.8 for more information.

A private contract under this section must:

Be in writing and in print sufficiently large to ensure that the beneficiary is able to read the contract;
Clearly state whether the physician/practitioner is excluded from Medicare under §§1128, 1156 or 1892 of the Act;
State that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's legal representative accepts full responsibility for payment of the physician's or practitioner's charge for all services furnished by the physician/practitioner;
State that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's legal representative understands that Medicare limits do not apply to what the physician/practitioner may charge for items or services furnished by the physician/practitioner;
State that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's legal representative agrees not to submit a claim to Medicare or to ask the physician/practitioner to submit a claim to Medicare;
State that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's legal representative understands that Medicare payment will not be made for any items or services furnished by the physician/practitioner that would have otherwise been covered by Medicare if there was no private contract and a proper Medicare claim had been submitted;
State that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's legal representative enters into the contract with the knowledge that the beneficiary has the right to obtain Medicare-covered items and services from physicians and practitioners who have not opted out of Medicare, and that the beneficiary is not compelled to enter into private contracts that apply to other Medicare-covered services furnished by other physicians or practitioners who have not opted out;
State the expected or known effective date and the expected or known expiration date of the current 2-year opt-out period;
State that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's legal representative understands that Medigap plans do not, and that other supplemental plans may elect not to, make payments for items and services not paid for by Medicare;
Be signed by the beneficiary or the beneficiary's legal representative and by the physician/practitioner;
Not be entered into by the beneficiary or by the beneficiary's legal representative during a time when the beneficiary requires emergency care services or urgent care services. (However, a physician/practitioner may furnish emergency or urgent care services to a Medicare beneficiary in accordance with §40.28);
Be provided (a photocopy is permissible) to the beneficiary or to the beneficiary's legal representative before items or services are furnished to the beneficiary under the terms of the contract;
Be retained (original signatures of both parties required) by the physician/practitioner for the duration of the current 2-year opt-out period;
Be made available to CMS upon request; and
Be entered into for each 2-year opt-out period.

Please mail the completed Opt Out Affidavit to:

J15 – Part B Provider Enrollment
CGS Administrators, LLC
PO Box 20017
Nashville, TN 37202