Contractor Staff Must Establish Relationships to Ensure That the CMS

140.3.1 - Contractor Staff Must Establish Relationships to Ensure That the CMS Office and CMS Counsel Receive Prompt Notice of Provider Bankruptcies, so That Medicare Can Take Quick Action (Rev. 13825; Issued: 06-11-26; Effective: 07-13-26; Implementation: 07-13-26) The Contractor may receive notice of a bankruptcy from many sources including the provider, other Medicare Administrative Contractors, the State, the CMS CCSQ, or CMS Counsel. It is imperative that Contractor staff act quickly when a provider files for bankruptcy in order for CMS to meet filing deadlines in the bankruptcy court. Therefore, Contractor staff must establish relationships to ensure that they receive information promptly about provider bankruptcies. Contractors shall send a notification of bankruptcy to the OPOLE IFM Bankruptcy mailbox at OPOLE_IFM_Bankruptcy@cms.hhs.gov