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The RDS User Guide provides comprehensive, detailed information about participating in the RDS Program. Get overview information and step-by-step instructions for key program areas and more.
Plan Sponsors continuously manage current RDS Secure Website user roles to prevent delays in tasks being completed. User management includes not only maintaining roles and user information, but also remaining in compliance with Federal Security Regulations by logging into the RDS Secure Website at least once every 180 days.
This section of the RDS User Guide provides overview information and step-by-step instructions for tasks such as managing user roles and registered user information, enabling a user account, and requesting a forgotten Login ID.
This section provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for reassigning Account Manager and Authorized Representative roles.
This section provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for cancelling a pending user role reassignment.
This section provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for managing the Actuary role.
This section provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for managing registered user information.
This section provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for maintaining an active RDS Secure Website user account.
Covers information such as how to manage RDS Secure Website user roles, how to change user information, and how to manage account information such as changing your Password and enabling your user account.
Maintaining access to your RDS Secure Website user account is critical to ensuring your Plan Sponsor meets its Application and Reconciliation Deadlines and experiences all the benefits of participating in RDS. Consequently, it’s important to understand scenarios related to accessing your account.
RDS TV is an on-demand library of training videos designed to walk users through various topics in the RDS Secure Website.
This section provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for managing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
This sections provides a list of statuses and corresponding descriptions that an RDS application may have at various points through the RDS Program Lifecycle.
The RDS Quick Start Guides page is a library of one-page process diagrams illustrating how to complete various tasks within the RDS Secure Website. New guides will be added periodically and users will be notified when they are available.
CMS' RDS Center is pleased to announce the publication of the new RDS Quick Start Guides, a library of one-page process diagrams illustrating how to complete various tasks within the RDS Secure Website.
Payment Setup is the process where the Plan Sponsor determines who reports cost data for each Benefit Option on the application, how the information is communicated to CMS' RDS Center, and who requests interim payments if the Plan Sponsor selects an Interim Payment Frequency.
This section provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for completing Payment Setup.
This section provides an overview and step-by-step instructions for changing Payment Setup.