Two internal docs:
- docs/plans/remote-wet-signature-products.md: opportunity map for new remote
signing/filing services that leverage the existing esign + wet-ink + fulfillment
stack (83(b) IRS filings, apostille concierge, estate packages, mechanics
liens, FinCEN BOI / SAM.gov renewals, RON layer, proof-of-life attestations).
Prioritized by revenue x fit x moat; top 3 = 83(b), apostille, estate package.
- docs/legal/remote-mechanical-wet-signature-precedent.md: source-grounded legal
research on whether a machine-applied wet-ink signature (autopen/plotter
reproducing the signer's own captured strokes) is authentic/valid/accepted.
Primary sources retrieved firsthand: DOJ/OLC 2005 autopen opinion (29 Op.
O.L.C. 97); CMS-855B 'signatures must be original'; ESIGN 15 USC 7001/7006;
UCC 1-201 'Signed'. Key finding: common-law + autopen precedent strongly
support own-signature-by-directed-machine as VALID, but 'original ink / no
stamps' administrative rules (CMS-855) are UNADJUDICATED -> highest risk, keep
true wet-sign fallback. Notarized/witnessed instruments: do NOT use plotter.
Explicitly separates established law from interpretive/no-precedent zones.
Source-grounded check of which services need an ORIGINAL ink signature (plotter
target) vs e-sign/typed. Verified firsthand against the official forms:
- Confirmed wet-ink: the 5 CMS Medicare/NPI paper filings only (855I/B/O +
10114), which are exactly the no-login Standard-path filings the plotter serves.
- CLIA CMS-116 does NOT require original ink — the form explicitly permits 'SIGN
IN INK OR USE A SECURE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE', so our digital stamp suffices;
plotter optional for CLIA.
- DEA registration/renewal is online-only (Form 224 unavailable in PDF),
e-certified, no wet ink.
- State CSR / state Medicaid are the only open items: paper in many states but
original-ink-vs-e-sign is state-specific; verify per state.
- All FCC/telecom/DOT/BOC-3/CRTC/PUC filings are electronic (e-sign fine).
Added the verified matrix to state-healthcare-compliance-opportunities.md, saved
docs/CMS-116 Form.pdf, and the plotter plan.
Verified firsthand against the live CMS-10114 (Rev. 02/25, OMB 0938-0931):
- Section 1A confirms paper is valid for Change of Information (#2) AND
Reactivation (#4), not just initial enumeration. Resolves the UNCERTAIN flag.
- Current mailing address is CMS NPI Enumerator Services, Mail Stop DO-01-51,
7500 Security Blvd, Baltimore MD 21244. The old Fargo PO Box 6059 is retired;
corrected in mac_routing.NPI_ENUMERATOR + all docs.
- No electronic no-login equivalent exists for CMS (NPI Registry API is
read-only; PECOS/NPPES-IA require login), unlike FMCSA's ask.fmcsa ticket form.
So tiers stay: Standard=paper CMS-10114 (no login), Expedited=NPPES surrogate.
New: cms10114_pdf_filler.py fills the flat official form via text overlay
(reason checkbox + NPI + Section 2A identity + Section 4A cert name + signature
anchor); wired into npi_provider._generate_10114_for_signing for nppes-update.
Signed forms route to the NPI Enumerator via the existing daily batch.
Tests: test_cms10114.py 27/27, test_paper_batch.py 15/15, Astro build 58 pages.
- Verified Standard(no-login)/Expedited(surrogate) matrix from official CMS-855
PDFs (docs/healthcare-filing-tiers-verified.md): reactivation+revalidation are
855I paper-to-MAC reasons, original-signature, routed by state; sig may not be
delegated; 855B needs PECOS app fee.
- Add scripts/workers/mac_routing.py: state->MAC routing (all 56 jurisdictions,
12 destinations) for envelope addressing + daily batch grouping. Addresses
marked VERIFY before live mail.
- npi_provider.py: fix access strings to two-tier framing; NPPES update/reactivation
no longer 'online-only'; note 855B fee.
- checkout.ts + service pages: strip client-facing mechanics & the paper-vs-tier
choice; surrogate is the only optional, positively-framed ask (faster, never
required, never share password).
