Billing Beneficiaries During the Liquidation Process

40.5.1 - Billing Beneficiaries During the Liquidation Process (Rev. 11550; Issued: 08-12-22; Effective: 10-13-22; Implementation:10-13-22) During the liquidation process, participating providers, physicians, and other suppliers that have accepted assignment may not collect or seek to collect from the beneficiary or the beneficiary's estate, charges for Medicare covered services. Under the terms of the Medicare provider agreement and the terms of the Medicare assignment, the providers, physicians, and other suppliers may bill the beneficiary (or the beneficiary's estate) only to establish a legal claim for future collection of charges and not for purposes of currently collecting charges from the beneficiary or the beneficiary's estate.