AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 12 (December)

CPT Assistant Bulletin 22-1 (2012)

CPT Assistant Bulletin 22-1 (2012) page 1 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Version 5010 Transaction Standards Implementation Update January 1, 2012, was the deadline for compliance with the HIPAA Version 5010 (Version 5010) electronic administrative transactions, based on the regulation which states that "[a]ny electronic transaction for which a standard has been adopted must be submitted using Version 5010 on or after January 1, 2012" (CMS Web site at: www.cms.gov). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversees compliance with HIPAA while the CMS Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) is...

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