Braithwaite Plans to Announce Publication Schedule

According to a presentation available on the HIPAA Summit web site, Bill Braithwaite, Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy at the Department of Health and Human Services, will announce the following HIPAA publication schedule:

• Security
  • Final Rule expected in 2001
• Employer Identification Number [EIN]
  
  • Final Rule expected in 2001
    
• National Provider Identifier [NPI]
  
  • Final Rule expected in 2001
    
• National Plan Identifier [PlanID]
  
  • NPRM expected in 2001
    
• Individuals Identifier
  
  • On Hold
• Claim Attachments
  
  • NPRM expected in 2001
    
• Doctor’s First Report of Injury
  
  • X12 implementation guide completed
    
  • NPRM expected in late 2001
    
• Enforcement
  
• NPRM expected in late 2001

Additionally, the presentation states guidance for the Privacy Rule is being prepared. Modifications to the final privacy rule which require an Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) are also being prepared for publication. The final rule for electronic signatures is said to "depend on industry progress on reaching consensus on a standard."