# Administrative Simplification: Modifications of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Retail Pharmacy Standards; and Modification of the Medicaid Pharmacy Subrogation Standard
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2024-12-13 · Effective 2025-02-11 · 89 FR 100763
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-29138
- **Category:** medicaid
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 100763
- **CFR reference:** 45 CFR 162
- **Publication date:** 2024-12-13
- **Effective date:** 2025-02-11
- **HHS docket:** CMS-0056-F
## Abstract

This final rule adopts updated versions of the retail pharmacy standards for electronic transactions adopted under the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). These updated versions are modifications to the currently adopted standards for the following retail pharmacy transactions: health care claims or equivalent encounter information; eligibility for a health plan; referral certification and authorization; and coordination of benefits. This final rule also adopts a modification to the standard for the Medicaid pharmacy subrogation transaction.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/13/2024-29138/administrative-simplification-modifications-of-health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act)
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