Attesting to CE Change Requests

When you elect to attest to a covered entity change request submitted by the entity's PC External user who is designated as a Primary Contact for an entity. This user can enter registrations and update entity information. This user can enter registrations, and update entity information. Any changes to an entity performed by the PC user must be attested to by the AO for that entity., the Authorizing Official Signature section is appended to the summary page.

AO Covered Entity Change Request Attestation Controls
Control	Description
Textbox	"Please provide any additional information that may be helpful in reviewing this change request:" Type any comments that will help OPA in approving the change request.
Checkbox	"By checking this box, I confirm that I have read the above statements and fully understand my obligations." Select this box if you intend to submit the change request to OPA for approval.
Cancel	Exit from the attestation page without taking action.
Submit	After selecting the checkbox to authorize the submission, click this button to submit the change request for OPA approval. The change request will be removed from the My Tasks tab of My Dashboard. All change requests must be approved by OPA. Change requests that contain updates to any other fields will be submitted to OPA for approval. The AO will receive a Change Request email. Upon OPA approval of a change request, both the AO and the PC will receive an Approval of online 340B Change Request email. If OPA rejects a change request, both the AO and the PC will receive a Rejection of online 340B Change Request email.
Reject	This button is displayed if the change request was submitted by the an entity's PC. Clicking this button will reject the change request and remove it from the My Tasks section of tab of My Dashboard. The entity's 340B status will be unchanged.

Upon clicking the Submit button, the submission confirmation page is displayed. Click the OK button to return to the My Tasks tab of My Dashboard. The change request will appear under My Entities with a status of "Pending."

The CE record is updated as soon as OPA approves it. However, the change will not appear in the Medicaid Exclusion File until the end of the quarter.