Events
Listed below are:
- Any events CMS' RDS Center has scheduled to keep Plan Sponsors informed about the RDS Program.
- Dates when CMS' RDS Center Help Line is scheduled to be closed. Normal business hours (8:00AM – 6:30PM Eastern Time) will resume on the following business day. If you have questions during the days specified, please navigate through the Common Questions, How To pages, and Reference Materials sections on the RDS Program Website.
- Dates when the RDS Secure Website will be unavailable, due to regularly scheduled maintenance.
January 2009
1: CMS' RDS Center Help Line Closed
9-10: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Saturday 8:00PM Eastern Time
19: CMS' RDS Center Help Line Closed
February 2009
16: CMS' RDS Center Help Line Closed
20-22: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Sunday 8:00PM Eastern Time
March 2009
13-14: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Saturday 8:00PM Eastern Time
April 2009
17-18: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Saturday 8:00PM Eastern Time
28: RDS Community Information Group Kickoff Meeting
May 2009
8-9: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Saturday 8:00PM Eastern Time
25: CMS' RDS Center Help Line Closed
June 2009
12-13: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Saturday 8:00PM Eastern Time
July 2009
3: CMS' RDS Center Help Line Closed
10-11: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Saturday 8:00PM Eastern Time
23: The Actuary Registration and Attestation Teleconference presentation materials are now available.
August 2009
14-16: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Sunday 8:00PM Eastern Time
September 2009
7: CMS' RDS Center Help Line Closed
9: RDS Community Information Group - Plan Sponsor and Vendor Communication Webinar - 2:00PM Eastern Time
11-13: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Sunday 8:00PM Eastern Time
24: RDS Community Information Group - Plan Sponsor and Vendor Communication Webinar - 2:00PM Eastern Time
October 2009
9-11: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Sunday 8:00PM Eastern Time
14: Plan Sponsor & Vendor Communication Webinar Follow–up – 2:00PM Eastern Time
November 2009
13-14: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Saturday 8:00PM Eastern Time
18: RDS Community Information Group: Future Changes to Retiree Processing Teleconference and Webinar – 10:30AM Eastern Time and 1:30PM Eastern Time
26-27: CMS' RDS Center Help Line Closed
December 2009
9: RDS Community Information Group Meeting at Four Points by Sheraton near BWI Airport
11-12: RDS Secure Website Unavailable: Friday 8:00PM Eastern Time – Saturday 8:00PM Eastern Time
24-25: CMS' RDS Center Help Line Closed


