I. Group Health Plan (GHP):
 

• 10/01/2008 - 10/31/2008 Paper registration for RREs with an existing Voluntary Data Sharing Agreement (VDSA)/Voluntary Data Exchange Agreement (VDEA) with CMS.
• 10/01/2008 - 12/31/2008 Testing period for RREs with an existing VDSA/VDEA.
• 01/01/2009 - 03/31/2009 RREs with an existing VDSA/VDEA will submit their first
  production files in the Section 111 format, based upon a schedule predetermined with the Coordination of Benefits Contractor (COBC).
• 04/01/2009 - 04/30/2009 Electronic registration via the COBSW for all new GHP
  RREs GHP RREs with a prior VDSA/VDEA who registered through the paper process will be invited to confirm their registration, set up online accounts and register individual users for the site through the COBSW. See the exception below for GHP RREs that have only Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) information to report.
• 04/01/2009 - 07/01/2009 Testing period for new GHP RREs (those that did not have
  a prior VDSA/VDEA).
• 07/01/2009 - 10/01/2009 New GHP RREs submit their first Section 111 production
  files based upon a predetermined schedule with the COBC.
• 10/01/2009 All GHP RREs (except for HRA RREs) will be submitting Section 111 production files by this date.
• 05/01/2010 - 06/30/2010 HRA-only GHP RREs must complete registration on the
  COBSW.
• 07/01/2010 - 09/30/2010 Claim Input File testing period for all HRA-only GHP RREs.
• 10/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 HRA-only GHP RREs must submit their first Section 111
  production files based upon a predetermined schedule with the COBC.
   

II. Liability Insurance (including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation:
 

• 05/01/2009 - 09/30/2009 Electronic registration via the COBSW for all liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers’ compensation RREs.
• 07/01/2009 Test and production Query Function will be available for those RREs who have completed registration and are in testing status (the RRE’s signed Profile Report has been received by CMS’ Coordination of Benefits Contractor (COBC)).
• 01/01/2010 - 03/31/2010 Claim Input File testing period for all liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers’ compensation RREs.
• 04/01/2010 - 06/30/2010 All liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers’ compensation RREs submit their first Section 111 production Claim Input Files based upon a predetermined schedule with the COBC.
• 07/01/2010 All liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers’ compensation RREs will be submitting their Section 111 production Claim Input Files by this date.