Medicare Financial Management Manual (Pub. 100-06), Ch. 3 § 160
Debt Close-Out
160 - Debt Close-Out
(Rev. 11787; Issued:01-19-23; Effective: 04-21-23; Implementation:04-21-23)
The contractor can request close-out for any eligible debt. However, the final decision to close- out any
debt must be approved by CMS. (See Chapter 4, §§ 70.16 and 70.17.2)