Consistent with the recent statement
issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), IBC will be
observing a 90-day grace period for enforcement of the new HIPAA 5010
transaction standards.
The original rule from the United
States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stipulated that any health
care entity that submits electronic standard transactions must comply with
HIPAA 5010 (errata version) by January 1, 2012. IBC will comply with the HHS
rule to move to 5010 standards. However, IBC will continue to accept and remit
4010A transactions past the original compliance date of January 1, 2012,
through the recommended 90-day enforcement grace period. This grace period will
expire on March 31, 2012. In addition, we will accept HIPAA 5010 (errata
version) transactions beginning with the original compliance date of January 1,
2012.
If you are not prepared to issue and
accept HIPAA 5010-compliant transactions by March 31, 2012, you may be
adversely affected by conversion activities initiated by IBC and/or your
trading partners. We encourage you to continue working with your trading
partners to ensure your preparedness and to avoid any negative outcomes during
this transition.
If you have any questions concerning
your preparedness for the transition to 5010, please contact your trading
partners.