Medicare Financial Management Manual (Pub. 100-06), Ch. 8 § 150.7
Access Request Procedures
150.7 – Access Request Procedures
(Rev. 27, 12-19-03)
Requests for access must be in writing and contain all of the following elements:
y Reasonable identification of the books to which access is being requested;
y Identification of the subject contract or subcontract;
y Reason(s) why the appropriateness of the costs or value of the services of the
subcontractor in question cannot be adequately or efficiently determined without
access to the subcontractor's books;
y Authority in the statute and regulations for the access requested (see §150.1 of
this chapter);
y If possible, identification of the individual(s) who will visit the subcontractor to
obtain access to the books.
y Time and date of the scheduled visit; and
y Name of the duly authorized intermediary staff member to contact if there are any
questions.