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This might be helpful to those of you who do "seminars".
I was at the Humana certification class on Wednesday, and I asked,
If I'm doing a seminar in a library or YMCA, and I discuss Medicare Supplements, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage Plans - but I don't get company or product specific - do I still need to inform CMS the 15th of the month before?
The response:
If you hold/conduct a Medicare Information Meeting then you do not need to contact CMS for prior approval. Informational meetings are simply held to inform the general public of the changes in Medicare for the upcoming year. Seminars, on the other hand, talk about plan design, carrier information, and the enrollment process.
I immediately contacted the location I am holding my next "Medicare Informational Meeting", and told them to promote it using that verbage.
Hope this helps others, as it did me.
I was at the Humana certification class on Wednesday, and I asked,
If I'm doing a seminar in a library or YMCA, and I discuss Medicare Supplements, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage Plans - but I don't get company or product specific - do I still need to inform CMS the 15th of the month before?
The response:
If you hold/conduct a Medicare Information Meeting then you do not need to contact CMS for prior approval. Informational meetings are simply held to inform the general public of the changes in Medicare for the upcoming year. Seminars, on the other hand, talk about plan design, carrier information, and the enrollment process.
I immediately contacted the location I am holding my next "Medicare Informational Meeting", and told them to promote it using that verbage.
Hope this helps others, as it did me.