Guarantees.

§ 422.390 Guarantees.

(a) General policy. A PSO, or the legal entity of which the PSO is a component, may apply to CMS to use the financial resources of a guarantor for the purpose of meeting the requirements in § 422.384. CMS has the discretion to approve or deny approval of the use of a guarantor.

(b) Request to use a guarantor. To apply to use the financial resources of a guarantor, a PSO must submit to CMS—

(1) Documentation that the guarantor meets the requirements for a guarantor under paragraph (c) of this section; and

(2) The guarantor's independently audited financial statements for the current year-to-date and for the two most recent fiscal years. The financial statements must include the guarantor's balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow statements.

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