Thanks, Brenda Chase3, I appreciate the tip. That's exactly what I'm going to do—just follow your lead there. I'll keep you guys posted as things unfold... honestly, I probably wasn't the only one who completely blanked on updating my insurance coverage base settings, right?
Help me out here, please. A company offered an employee a permanent contract back on February 1st, 2015—just to stop paying those extra payroll taxes—after they'd been on a fixed-term deal. So, now I’m wondering... was I actually supposed to update their Medicare status for someone under 30? Honestly, it didn't even cross my mind. Everyone always says you just sign the contract with the worker, keep the paperwork on file at the office, and that's the end of it. Simple, right? But then, almost a year later, I finally logged into the NOAA portal and saw this message sitting in my unread notifications about changing the insurance base. 😲 If this change is actually required, is the system even going to let me backdate it to February 1st? Has anyone actually dealt with this before? 🙂
I distinctly remember calling NOAA over a year ago to ask if we had to report it when a contract gets extended. The lady on the phone told me no—just sign the new contract and call it a day. 😢
Help me out here, please. A company offered an employee a permanent contract back on February 1st, 2015—just to stop paying those extra payroll taxes—after he’d been on a fixed-term contract before that. So, now I'm wondering... was I actually supposed to file a change with Medicare regarding the insurance base for someone under 30? It didn't even cross my mind at the time. I mean, everyone kept saying that when you sign a new contract with an employee, you don't need to report anything anywhere else since they're already in the system—the company just needs to keep it in their own files, and that was the end of it. Simple, right? Fast forward almost a year later, and I finally log into the NOAA app, only to find a notification sitting in my unread messages about a change in the insurance coverage base. 😲 If this change actually *does* have to be filed, is the system even going to let me backdate it to February 1st? Has anyone else dealt with this mess? 🙂
Brenda Chase3 said:When you're registering with the CDC, you should select "Professional Training without Employment" as your insurance basis (assuming that's the specific program you're in). However, the system usually forces you to pick an employment type to move forward. Since your training agreement isn't technically a standard labor contract, just select "Fixed-term Contract" (since these programs usually run for a year or two) and set it to full-time. That usually bypasses the error message. You'll also need to submit a signed copy of your training agreement along with the official approval letter from the state employment office.
I ran into a snag with Medicare—they emailed me saying my application was rejected because I submitted Form 1 instead of Form 2. In my case, I ended up having to handle the whole thing manually in person.
Thanks for the heads-up. I just hit send on the application itself, totally forgot the extra documentation. Is there a way to send the supporting docs after the fact?
Edit: Fixed everything thanks to a super sweet lady over at the Medicare office.
So, my company just got the green light from the agency to send two of our workers off for some professional training. Does anyone here know if filing the paperwork with Medicare and the SSA works the same way it does for a standard full-time gig? Like, is there a different process for this kind of thing? Also, when I’m logging onto the Digital USGS site, am I actually going to need to scan up the employment contract to prove the training setup? Seriously, if anyone knows the drill, please help me out here.