Final rule published on electronic claims
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule on electronic submission of Medicare claims under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, identifying the circumstances for which mandatory submission of electronic claims to the Medicare program is waived.
The rule, which became effective Dec. 27, 2005, essentially adopts the provisions set forth in the August 2003 interim final rule and ends the contingency phase for electronic submission of claims under the HIPAA transactions standards that took effect Oct. 16, 2003.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule on electronic submission of Medicare claims under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, identifying the circumstances for which mandatory submission of electronic claims to the Medicare program is waived.Article Limit Reached
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