Proposed Modifications to Transactions Standards as Recommended by the Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations

Comment period open until June 30, 2002 by sending email to:
CMS0005@cms.hhs.gov

HHS SUMMARY: This rule proposes to adopt modifications to certain standards adopted in our regulations entitled "Health Insurance Reform: Standards for Electronic Transactions" published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2000 (65 FR 50312), which implemented some of the requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The proposed modifications are a result of the Designated Standard Maintenance Organization (DSMO) process to maintain standards adopted by the Secretary and to process requests for adopting new standards or modifying adopted standards.

• Summary and Introduction
• Background
  • Legislation
  • The Transactions Rule
  • Designated Standard Maintenance Organizations
• Provisions of the Proposed Regulations
• Summary
• Proposed Modifications
• Compliance Dates
• Collection of Information Requirements
• Response to Comments
• Regulatory Impact Analysis

REGULATION TEXT

Modifications to Standards for Electronic Transactions and Code Sets
as recommended by the Designated Standard Maintenance Organization (DSMO), 45 CFR subtitle A, subchapter C, part 162