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Certification

All CMS EUA User Ids must be certified annually during the anniversary month in which they were created.  Six (6) weeks prior to the end of the certification month (e.g., July certifications are notified June 19th) users will receive an e-mail from "CMS Recert_Info@cms.hhs.gov" notifying them that certification is due prior to the last day of the certification month (e.g., for July certifications this is July 31st).  There are three (3) distinct steps required for certification.

Step 1:  The user requests system access certification

Step 2:  The user must complete the CMS Information Security & Privacy Computer Based Training (CBT) (only required for user Types; CMS Employees, CMS Rotation, CMS Commissioned Corps, DHHS BHRC, CITIC, DMAC, Contractor Non-Medicare, Researcher and Other)

Step 3:  The user's 1st Approver must approve the system access request from step 1 above

Steps 1 & 2 are completed via EUA Passport and step 3 is completed by the 1st Approver via EUA Workflow, see the links below  

Users must initiate action for certification as soon as the e-mail notification is received.  Users accounts will be REVOKED on the 1st day of the month following their certification month unless all 3 steps above have been completed by the last day of the certification month.  Users who have their accounts revoked must contact the CMS IT Service Desk at 410-786-2580 or 1-800-562-1963 or via e-mail to CMS_IT_Service_Desk@cms.hhs.gov to have access to their account temporarily restored. Temporary restoration of access is only for the purpose of completing all 3 steps of certification.

Certification Help - contact your CMS Access Administrator (CAA)

Downloads

Application for Access to CMS Computer Systems [PDF, 472 KB]

Related Links Inside CMS

EUA Passport (access restricted to authorized CMS users from within the CMS Enterprise network)

EUA Workflow (access restricted to authorized CMS users from within the CMS Enterprise network)

Information Security CBT (access restricted to authorized CMS users)

CAA list (PDF, 111 KB)

Related Links Outside CMS

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