Unsolicited Contact, Lead Management and Lead Referral Process Policy and Procedures
Unsolicited Contact
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) prohibits making unsolicited contact with consumers. Consumers must grant permission for agents to reach out to them with regard to Medicare Advantage (MA) or Prescription Drug Plans (PDP). Some examples of unsolicited contact include, but are not limited to, door-to-door solicitation and telephonic or e-mail solicitation without permission to contact. Agents shall not contact consumers about MA or PDP without procuring a permission to contact.
Lead Management
Agents are responsible for ensuring that if they use a lead generation company, the leads are obtained in a manner that is compliant with CMS regulations and respective plan sponsor(s) policies. Agents may not accept MA or PDP leads resulting from an unsolicited contact made by a third party to a consumer. Agents are responsible to ensure MA or PDP leads purchased have the required permission to call documented.
Lead Referral
Agents may not ask a beneficiary for referrals. Agents, however, may give their business card to a beneficiary if the beneficiary would like to refer a friend or relative to the agent. In all cases, a referred individual needs to contact the agent directly.
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