Title 42

SECTION 512.330

512.330 Beneficiary notification.

§ 512.330 Beneficiary notification.

(a) General. ETC Participants must prominently display informational materials in each of their office or facility locations where beneficiaries receive treatment to notify beneficiaries that the ETC Participant is participating in the ETC Model. CMS provides the ETC Participant with a template for these materials, indicating the required content that the ETC Participant must not change and places where the ETC Participant may insert its own original content. The CMS-provided template for the beneficiary notification will include, without limitation, the following information:

(1) A notification that the ETC Participant is participating in the ETC Model;

(2) Instructions on how to contact the ESRD Network Organizations with any questions or concerns about the ETC Participant's participation in the Model;

(3) An affirmation of the ESRD Beneficiary's protections under Medicare, including the beneficiary's freedom to choose his or her provider or supplier and to select the treatment modality of his or her choice.

(b) Applicability of general Innovation Center model provisions. The requirement described in § 512.120(c)(2) shall not apply to the CMS-provided materials described in paragraph (a) of this section. All other ETC Participant communications that are descriptive model materials and activities as defined under § 512.110 must meet the requirements described in § 512.120(c).

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