Medicare Program; Identification of Backward Compatible Version of Adopted Standard for E-Prescribing and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program (NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6)
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2010-07-01 · Effective 2010-07-01 · 75 FR 38026
Document
Document number
2010-15505
Federal Register citation
75 FR 38026
CFR reference
42 CFR 423
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2010-07-01
Effective date
2010-07-01
HHS docket
CMS-0023-IFC
Abstract
This interim final rule with comment period identifies the National Council for the Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Prescriber/ Pharmacist Interface SCRIPT standard, Implementation Guide, Version 10, Release 6 (Version 10.6), hereafter referred to as "NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6," as a backward compatible update of the adopted NCPDP SCRIPT 8.1. This interim final rule with comment period therefore permits the voluntary use of NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6 for conducting certain e-prescribing transactions for the Medicare Part D electronic prescription drug program.