Medicare Program; E-Prescribing and the Prescription Drug Program
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2005-11-07 · Effective 2006-01-01 · 70 FR 67568
Document
Document number
05-22026
Federal Register citation
70 FR 67568
CFR reference
42 CFR 423
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2005-11-07
Effective date
2006-01-01
HHS docket
CMS-0011-F
Abstract
This final rule adopts standards for an electronic prescription drug program under Title I of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). These standards will be the foundation standards or the first set of final uniform standards for an electronic prescription drug program under the MMA, and represent the first step in our incremental approach to adopting final foundation standards that are consistent with the MMA objectives of patient safety, quality of care, and efficiencies and cost savings in the delivery of care.