---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 489.11"
title: "42"
number: "489.11"
heading: "Acceptance of a provider as a participant."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/489.11"
---

# §489.11. Acceptance of a provider as a participant.

- (a) **Action by CMS.** If CMS determines that the provider meets the requirements, it will send the provider—
  - (1) Written notice of that determination; and
  - (2) **Two copies of the provider agreement.**
- (b) **Action by provider.** If the provider wishes to participate, it must return both copies of the agreement, duly signed by an authorized official, to CMS, together with a written statement indicating whether it has been adjudged insolvent or bankrupt in any State or Federal court, or whether any insolvency or bankruptcy actions are pending.
- (c) **Notice of acceptance.** If CMS accepts the agreement, it will return one copy to the provider with a written notice that—
  - (1) Indicates the dates on which it was signed by the provider's representative and accepted by CMS; and
  - (2) **Specifies the effective date of the agreement.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[45 FR 22937, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 59 FR 56251, Nov. 10, 1994; 62 FR 43937, Aug. 18, 1997]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395i-3, 1395x, 1395aa(m), 1395cc, 1395ff, and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 22937, Apr. 4, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[45 FR 22937, Apr. 4, 1980, as amended at 59 FR 56251, Nov. 10, 1994; 62 FR 43937, Aug. 18, 1997]