Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

300.2 - Disclosure of Information to Third Parties (Rev. 1274, Issued: 06-29-07, Effective: 07-01-07, Implementation: 10-01-07) If a beneficiary wishes to have his/her information disclosed to a third party without appointing that individual as a representative, this can be accomplished by the beneficiary or third party providing written authorization to the MAC for the release of the information. The written authorization must contain a signature of the beneficiary and an explanation of the type of information the beneficiary agrees to release to the individual. An example of this type of situation is where a beneficiary has asked a Member of Congress for assistance with his/her appeal. In this case, it may be necessary for the Member of Congress to receive the decision; however the Member of Congress does not wish to accept the responsibility associated with being the beneficiary's appointed representative or the beneficiary does not wish to appoint the Member of Congress as his/her representative. See §310.1 for more information on requests for redetermination submitted by Members of Congress. If the beneficiary wishes to appoint a representative, MACs should refer to §270.