Lines 5(a) through (f), Amounts Transferred (Principal &

310.5 - Lines 5(a) through (f), Amounts Transferred (Principal & Interest - (Rev. 5, 08-30-02) A1-1933.5, A1-1953.5, B1-4933.5, B1-4953.5 The contractor enters the amount of CNC debts that have been transferred in from or out to Medicare contractors or CMS RO or CO during the FY. It shall not enter an amount on these lines until it has received confirmation that the Medicare contractor, CMS RO or CO, has accepted the debt. (See Exhibit 17, Transfer of Debt Between Reporting Entities). 5. The contractor shall report in lines: a. Transfers In from other Medicare Contractors (Principal & Interest). The amount of CNC debt transferred in from other Medicare contractors during the fiscal period. b. Transfers Out to other Medicare Contractors (Principal & Interest). The amount of CNC debt transferred out to other Medicare contractors during the fiscal period. c. Transfers In from CMS RO (Principal & Interest). The amount of CNC debt transferred in from RO during the fiscal period. d. Transfers Out to CMS RO (Principal & Interest). The amount of CNC debt transferred out to RO during the fiscal period. e. Transfers In from CMS CO (Principal & Interest). The amount of CNC transferred in from CO during the fiscal period. Transfers Out to CMS CO (Principal & Interest). The amount of CNC transferred out to CO during the fiscal period. Collection efforts do not cease when debt is reclassified to CNC. Medicare contractors must recognize that all debts including CNC debt will continue to be referred (if eligible) to the Program Support Center (PSC), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) or the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). Medicare contractors are expected to follow existing procedures for the routine referral of delinquent debt to the Debt Collection Center (DCC) in accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996. Amounts transferred in from or out to other CMS locations or Medicare contractors for the reporting period must be reconciled to the other entity's records for the same reporting period prior to submission of the quarterly Forms CMS-750/751A/B. Medicare contractors and other CMS locations must reconcile the transfers out lines to ensure that only approved transfers are being reported. Documentation of the reconciliation must be maintained and must indicate that a supervisory review of the reconciliation was performed. See Exhibit 17 for instructions for the transfer of debt between other reporting entities.