Medicare General Information, Eligibility and Entitlement Manual (Pub. 100-01), Ch. 7 § 30.50.6
Records Management and Retention
30.50.6 - Records Management and Retention
(Rev. 13718; Issued: 04-10-26; Effective: 05-11-26; Implementation: 09-14-26)
The contractor shall maintain all information in accordance with Executive Order 13556 -
Controlled Unclassified Information, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
records retention policies and schedules and HHS Policy for Records Management and CMS
policies and shall not dispose of any records unless authorized by HHS/CMS. If a contractor
accidentally disposes of or destroys a record without proper authorization, he/she shall
document and report the incident to the CMS Agency Records Officer and RIM staff in
accordance with HHS/CMS policies.