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compliance dates
Time Table for Implementation of HIPAA Rules
| October 15, 2002 |
Deadline to submit a compliance extension form for Electronic Health Care Transactions and Code Sets Compliance >>View CMS: Transaction and Code Sets |
| October 16, 2002 |
Transaction
and Code Set Rule goes into effect for all covered entities except for
those who filed for an extension and are not a small health plan.
>>View CMS: Transaction and Code Sets |
| April 14, 2003 |
Privacy Rule goes into effect for all covered entities except small health plans >>View CMS: Privacy Rule |
| April 16, 2003 |
Electronic Health Care Transactions and Code Sets - all covered entities must have started software and systems testing >>View CMS: Transaction and Code Sets |
| October 16, 2003 |
Transaction
and Code Set Rule goes into effect for all covered entities who filed
for an extension and small health plans >>View CMS: Transaction and Code Sets |
| October 16, 2003 |
Medicare
and Medicaid will only accept paper claims under limited circumstances
(i.e. if an audiology practice has less than 10 full-time equivalent
employees). |
| April 14, 2004 |
Privacy rule goes into effect for small health plans. >>View CMS: Privacy Rule |
| July 30, 2004 |
Employer Identifier Rule goes into effect for all covered entities except small health plans >>View CMS: National Employer Identifier |
| April 20, 2005 |
Security Rule goes into effect for all covered entities except small health plans >>View CMS: Security Rule |
| August 1, 2005 |
Employer Identifier goes into effect for small health plans >>View CMS: NPI |
| May 23, 2005 |
National
Provider Identifier (the NPI) Rule goes into effect. Providers who are
covered entities may begin applying for NPIs. Providers who are not
covered entities, but who wish to apply for NPIs, may indeed do so, but
should wait at least 1-2 years after the effective date before
applying. >>View CMS: NPI |
| April 20, 2006 |
Security Standards goes into effect for small health plans >>View CMS: Security Rule |
| May 23, 2007 |
Compliance date for National Provider Identifier - all covered entities except small health plans >>View CMS: NPI |
| May 23, 2008 |
Compliance date for National Provider Identifier - small health plans >>View CMS: NPI |
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