Termination Process When CMS Initiates Contract Termination

80.2 - Termination Process When CMS Initiates Contract Termination (Rev. 79, Issued 02-17-06, Effective Date 02-17-06) If CMS decides to terminate a contract for reasons other than the grounds precipitating immediate termination, it gives notice of the termination as follows: • CMS notifies the MA organization in writing at least 90 days before the intended date of the termination; • CMS requires that the MA organization notify its Medicare enrollees of the termination by mail at least 30 days before the effective date of the termination. CMS pre-approves such member notifications; and • CMS requires that the MA organization notify the general public of the termination at least 30 days before the effective date of the termination by publishing a notice in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each community or county located in the MA organization's service area. CMS pre- approves these notices to the general public.