CMS-10106 Authorization to Disclose Personal Health Information Fo

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

Form Approved
OMB No. 0938-0930
Expires: 07/31/2024

AUTHORIZATION TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION FORM
This form is used to advise Medicare of the person or persons you have chosen to have
access to your personal health information.
Where to Return Your Completed Authorization Forms:
After you complete and sign the authorization form, return it to the address below:
Medicare CCO, Written Authorization Dept.
PO Box 1270
Lawrence, KS 66044
For New York Medicare Benefciaries ONLY
The New York State Public Health Law protects information that reasonably could identify someone as having
HIV symptoms or infection, and information regarding a person’s contacts. Because of New York’s laws
protecting the privacy of information related to alcohol and drug abuse, mental health treatment, and HIV,
there are special instructions for how you, as a New York resident, should complete this form.
• For question 2A, check the box for Limited Information, even if you want to authorize Medicare to
release any and all of your personal health information.
• Then proceed to question 2B. You may also check any of the remaining boxes and include any
additional limitations in the space provided. For example, you could write “payment information”.
Instructions for Completing Section 2C of the Authorization Form:
Please select one of the following options.
• Option 1 To include all information, check the box: “All information, including information about
alcohol and drug abuse, mental health treatment, and HIV”. Proceed with the rest of the form.
• Option 2 To exclude the information listed above, check the box “Exclude information about alcohol
and drug abuse, mental health treatment, and HIV”. Then proceed with the rest of the form.
If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please feel free to call us at 1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.
Sincerely,

1-800-MEDICARE
Customer Service Representative
Enclosure

Form CMS-10106 (12/21)
Instructions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

Form Approved
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Expires: 07/31/2024

Information to Help You Fill Out the
“1-800-MEDICARE Authorization to Disclose Personal Health Information” Form
By law, Medicare must have your written permission (an “authorization”) to use or give out your personal
medical information for any purpose that isn’t set out in the privacy notice contained in the Medicare & You
handbook. You may take back (“revoke”) your written permission at any time, except if Medicare has already
acted based on your permission.
If you want 1-800-MEDICARE to give your personal health information to someone other than you, you need
to let Medicare know in writing.
If you are requesting personal health information for a deceased beneficiary, please include a copy of the legal
documentation which indicates your authority to make a request for information. (For example: Executor/
Executrix papers, next of kin attested by court documents with a court stamp and a judge’s signature, a Letter
of Testamentary or Administration with a court stamp and judge’s signature, or personal representative papers
with a court stamp and judge’s signature.) Also, please explain your relationship to the beneficiary.
Please use this step by step instruction sheet when completing your “1-800-MEDICARE
Authorization to Disclose Personal Health Information” Form. Be sure to complete all sections
of the form to ensure timely processing.
1. Print the name of the person with Medicare.
• Print the Medicare number exactly as it is shown on the red, white, and blue Medicare card.
• Print the birthday in month, day, and year (mm/dd/yyyy) of the person with Medicare.
2. This section tells Medicare what personal health information to give out. Please check a box in 2A to
indicate how much information Medicare can disclose. If you only want Medicare to give out limited
information (for example, Medicare eligibility), also check the box(es) in 2B that apply to the type of
information you want Medicare to give out. Box 2C must be completed by New York Residents.
3. This section tells Medicare when to start and/or when to stop giving out your personal health information.
Check the box that applies and fill in dates, if necessary.
4. This section tells Medicare the reason for disclosure.
5. Medicare will give your personal health information to the person(s) or organization(s) you fill in here. You
may fill in more than one person or organization.
If you designate an organization, you must also identify one or more individuals in that organization to
whom Medicare may disclose your personal health information.
6. The person with Medicare or personal representative must sign their name, fill in the date, and provide the
phone number and address of the person with Medicare.
If you are a personal representative of the person with Medicare, check the box, provide your address and
phone number, and attach a copy of the paperwork that shows you can act for that person (for example,
Power of Attorney).

Form CMS-10106 (12/21)
Instructions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

Form Approved
OMB No. 0938-0930
Expires: 07/31/2024

7. Send your completed, signed authorization to Medicare at the address shown here on your
authorization form.
8. If you change your mind and don’t want Medicare to give out your personal health information, write
to the address shown under number seven on the authorization form and tell Medicare. Your letter will
revoke your authorization and Medicare will no longer give out your personal health information (except
for the personal health information Medicare has already given out based on your permission).
You should make a copy of your signed authorization for your records before mailing it
to Medicare.

You have the right to get Medicare information in an accessible format, like large print, Braille, or audio. You also
have the right to file a complaint if you feel you’ve been discriminated against. Visit Medicare.gov/about-us/
accessibility-nondiscrimination-notice or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) for more information. TTY
users can call 1-877-486-2048.

Form CMS-10106 (12/21)
Instructions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

Form Approved
OMB No. 0938-0930
Expires: 07/31/2024

1-800-MEDICARE AUTHORIZATION TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION
Use this form if you want 1-800-MEDICARE to give your personal health information to someone other
than you.
1. Print Name (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) of the person with Medicare

Medicare Identifcation Number (if issued), exactly as shown
on the Medicare Card

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

2. Medicare will only disclose the personal health information you want disclosed.
2A: Check only one box below to tell Medicare the specifc personal health information
you want disclosed:
Limited Information (go to question 2b)
Any Information (go to question 3)
2B: Complete only if you selected “limited information”. Check all that apply:
Information about your Medicare eligibility
Information about your Medicare claims
Information about plan enrollment (e.g. drug or MA Plan)
Information about premium payments
Other Specific Information (please write below; for example, payment information)

_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2C: NY Residents Only, this section must be completed.
Please select one of the following options: (Please check only one box.)
Include all information. This includes information about alcohol and drug abuse, mental health
treatment, and HIV.
Exclude information about alcohol and drug abuse, mental health treatment, and HIV.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

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3. Check only one box below indicating how long Medicare can use this authorization to
disclose your personal health information (subject to applicable law—for example, your State
may limit how long Medicare may give out your personal health information):
Disclose my personal health information indefinitely
Disclose my personal health information for a specified period only
beginning: ____________________ (mm/dd/yyyy) and ending: ____________________ (mm/dd/yyyy)

4. Fill in the reason for the disclosure (you may write “at my request”):

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Fill in the name and address of the person or organization to whom you want Medicare
to disclose your personal health information. Please provide the specifc name of
the person for any organization you list below. If you would like to authorize any
additional individuals or organizations, please add those to the back of this form.
Name

________________________________________________________________________________

Address

________________________________________________________________________________

Name

________________________________________________________________________________

Address

________________________________________________________________________________

Note: You have the right to take back (“revoke”) your authorization at any time, in writing, except
to the extent that Medicare has already acted based on your permission. To revoke authorization,
send a written request to the address noted below. Your authorization or refusal to authorize disclosure
of your personal health information will have no effect on your enrollment, eligibility for benefits, or the amount
Medicare pays for the health services you receive.

Form CMS-10106 (12/21)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

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6.
I authorize 1-800-MEDICARE to disclose my personal health information listed above
to the person(s) or organization(s) I have named on this form. I understand that my
personal health information may be re-disclosed by the person(s) or organization(s)
and may no longer be protected by law.

Signature

Telephone Number

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Print the address of the person with Medicare (Street Address, City, State and ZIP)
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Check here if you are signing as a personal representative and complete below.
Please attach the appropriate documentation (for example, Power of Attorney. This only applies if
someone other than the person with Medicare signed above.

Print the Personal Representative’s Address (Street Address, City, State, and ZIP)
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number Personal Representative: __________________________________________________
Personal Representative’s Relationship to the Beneficiary: _______________________________________

Form CMS-10106 (12/21)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

Form Approved
OMB No. 0938-0930
Expires: 07/31/2024

7. Send the completed, signed authorization to:

Medicare CCO, Written Authorization Dept.
PO Box 1270
Lawrence, KS 66044

Note: You have the right to take back (“revoke”) your authorization at any time, in writing, except to the
extent that Medicare has already acted based on your permission. If you would like to revoke authorization,
send a written request to the address noted above.
Your authorization or refusal to authorize disclosure of your personal health information will have no effect on
your enrollment, eligibility for benefits, or the amount Medicare pays for the health services you receive.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0938-0930.
The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including
the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the
information collection. If you have comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving
this form, please write to: CMS, 7500 Security Boulevard, Attn: PRA Reports Clearance Officer, Mail Stop C4-26-05,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. DO NOT MAIL APPLICATIONS TO THIS ADDRESS. Mailing your application
will signifcantly delay application processing.

Form CMS-10106 (12/21)