NOTE:  The audience for this subchapter is the same: OS, OA, RP, FR, CR, SR, DRTM, TSC-MCR,
               TSC-SR 
   
   
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            A.  
               Entitlement problems are those in which there is a question about one or more of the
                  following:
                
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                           The fact or entitlement to HI or SMI benefits; or 
 
 
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                        2.  
                           The date of entitlement to HI or SMI benefits; or 
 
 
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                        3.  
                           The fact of termination of HI or SMI benefits; or 
 
 
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                        4.  
                           The date of termination of HI or SMI benefits. 
 
 
 
 
 
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            B.  
               The following procedures apply in the resolution of any entitlement problem, regardless
                  of how it is identified:
                
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                           a carrier or intermediary reject (see HI 00920.001) 
 
 
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                        3.  
                           an individual questioning the entitlement information on an EOMB or disallowance notice. 
 
 
 These procedures may also be used for two other specific problems: 
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                        5.  
                           status of an End Stage Renal Dieases Claim.