RDS User Guide (pdf, 7311KB) Version 5: Released September 25, 2009

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The RDS User Guide contains RDS Program information and step by step instructions to complete RDS Program tasks. As each version of the RDS User Guide is released, the associated How Tos are removed. The table below displays the How Tos that have been replaced by information in the RDS User Guide.

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How To Cross Reference

This table displays the How Tos that are no longer available on the RDS Program Website and the chapter where they can be found in the RDS User Guide.

Obsolete How Tos	New RDS User Guide Location
Apply As A New RDS Plan Sponsor	Chapter 4
Assign Or Delete Designees	Chapter 6
Attest Actuarial Equivalence	Chapter 15
Change Application Information After Submission	Chapter 6
Change Personal Information	Chapter 12
Change Plan Sponsor Information	Chapter 13
Communicate Retiree Information Using The Mainframe	Chapters 7, 8, and 9
Complete An Application	Chapter 6
Download Covered Retiree List	Chapter 10
Download Retiree Response Files	Chapter 8
Download Weekly Notifications	Chapter 9
Re-apply For A New Plan Year For An Existing Plan Sponsor	Chapter 3
Reassign Account Managers And Authorized Representatives	Chapter 11
Register An Account Manager And An Authorized Representative	Chapter 5
Register As A Designee	Chapter 5
Register As An Actuary	Chapter 5
Request An Application Deadline Extension	Chapter 6
Request Covered Retiree Lists	Chapter 10
Request Informal Written Reconsideration	Chapter 14
Start A New Application	Chapter 6
Submit An Application	Chapter 6
Upload A File	Chapter 7
View Medicare Part D Enrollment Rejection Notifications	Chapter 10
View Retiree Counts	Chapter 10