CMS Issues Announcement on Submitting Rated Age

"Effective immediately [April 21, 2009] , submitted rated ages that do not conform to CMS' standards for acceptable proof of Rated Age, which includes being independent, on the letterhead of an insurance carrier or settlement broker, and includes a statement from the submitter that all rated ages obtained on the claimant have been included, will be priced using actual age and CMS will not consider re-pricing the workers' compensation case using the new or corrected rated age information provided by submitters."