All Insurers:

New Medicare secondary payer reporting requirements are being implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The effective date for reporting workers' compensation claim information is July 1, 2009.

Information about the new requirements and steps insurers must take to comply can be found on CMS' Web site.

Select links from the "Mandatory Insurer Reporting" menu to view pdf. documents and updates. You can also sign up to receive e-mail updates from the same page.

Questions about this notice may be directed to Ed Lanssens, Policy Analyst, at 503-947-7805. However, information about the new reporting requirements should be obtained from CMS' Web site.