Medicare Financial Management Manual (Pub. 100-06), Ch. 6 § 70.9
Body of Report (Inactive)
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70.9 – Body of Report (Inactive)
(Rev.12894; 10-17-24; Effective:11-01-24; Implementation:11-01-24)
A3-3898.9
Line 1 – Opening Pending – The system will pre-fill the number pending from line 8 of
the previous quarter’s report.
Line 2 – Adjustments – If it is necessary to revise the pending figure for the close of the
previous quarter because of inventories, reporting errors, etc., enter the adjustment on this
line. Precede negative adjustments with a minus sign.
Line 3 – Adjusted Pending – The system will sum line 1 + line 2 to calculate the
adjusted opening pending.
Line 4 – Workload Received – The intermediary reports the number of complaints and
referrals received in the fraud unit during the reporting period.
Line 5 – Total Cleared – The system will sum line 6 + line 7 to calculate the total
number of complaints and referrals cleared by the fraud unit during the reporting period.
Line 6 – Cleared by Contractor – The intermediary reports the number of complaints
and referrals cleared by the fraud unit by means other than referral to the OIG or
designated agency. Include those that were:
• Closed as not substantive or not a fraud issue.
• Closed as not a fraud issue but referred to another contractor component for their
review or action.
• Closed as not being a fraud issue but referred to an external component other than
the OIG.
Line 7 – Cleared by Referral – The intermediary reports the number of complaints and
referrals that were incorporated into cases referred formally to the OIG or designated
agency for action (e.g., sanctions or prosecution).
Line 8 – Closing Pending – The system will calculate the closing pending for the quarter
by adding line 3 to line 4 and subtracting line 5.