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CMS' RDS Center will perform system maintenance on the RDS Secure Website on Friday, September 18, 2026, beginning at 9:00 PM ET and concluding Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. The SWS will be available during this time with the following limitations until after system maintenance concludes: Retiree Files uploaded during this time will not appear on the SWS; Weekly Notification Files and Retiree Response Files will not be available for download; and Covered Retiree Lists requested during this time will not be available to view or download. Thank you for your patience. 

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RDS Program Components

Additional Program Tasks

Quick Access Reports (QAR)

Supplemental Information

Retiree Processing Resources

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Use the resources on this page to assist with processing retiree information.

  • Retiree File Layouts

    This page contains layouts for the Retiree File RDS Secure Website CSV File Layout, Retiree File Connect:Direct Record Layout, and Retiree File Submissions Record Layout.

  • Weekly Notification File Layouts

    This page contains layouts for the Weekly Notification Files RDS Secure Website CSV File Layout, Weekly Notification File Connect:Direct Record Layout, and Weekly Notification Record Layout.

  • Covered Retiree List File Layout and Format

    This page contains information about the Covered Retiree List file layout and file format.

  • Retiree File Upload Errors

    This page describes retiree file upload errors.

  • Connect:Direct Retiree List Copybook

    On Connect:Direct systems, a Copybook contains variable declarations (record layouts).

  • Retiree Response File Layouts

    This page contains the following resources: CSV File Layout of Retiree Response Files on the RDS Secure Website, Retiree Response Files Record Layout, Retiree Response Files Connect:Direct Record Layout, and Connect:Direct Retiree Response File Copybook.

  • RDS Reason Codes

    Reason codes are identification numbers that correspond to a specific message about a record in a response file or a notification file.