The following section "Period of Consent Validity" for the Payer-to-Payer Exchange page is proposed to clarify the options for applying an appropriate period of validity for the consent resource. Period of Consent Validity Here are some scenarios that could inform the decision about an appropriate period of validity for a consent to exchange health information: Medicare has an annual enrollment. This can result in beneficiaries signing up for a new health plan up to 3 months before their new health plan goes into effect. When a member's health plan is terminated it is not uncommon for claims and supporting information to be received by the health plan for a period of time after the plan terminates. Some plan beneficiaries may have concurrent coverage. For example, a medicare and a medicaid plan may be in effect for a beneficiary for the duration of their plan. In this scenario health plans may need to exchange information about the beneficiary throughout the period of dual plan coverage in order to coordinate treatment. It is a member's option to share their health information with their new health plan. When a member chooses to grant consent for a health plan to retrieve their health data from a prior health plan the proposed period of consent MAY be: Scenario               Start Date               End Date                                     Scenario Consent Start Date Consent End Date Early Enrollment Date of enrollment 90 days after Plan Start Date Immediate Enrollment Date of enrollment 90 days after Plan Start Date Concurrent Plan Coverage Date of enrollment Plan Period End Date (typically 12 months from plan start date)