Medicare Program; Identification of Backward Compatible Version of Adopted Standard for E-Prescribing and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program (Version 8.1)
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2006-06-23 · Effective 2006-06-23 · 71 FR 36020
Document
Document number
E6-9521
Federal Register citation
71 FR 36020
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
2006-06-23
Effective date
2006-06-23
HHS docket
CMS-0018-IFC
Abstract
This interim final rule with comment period identifies the Prescriber/Pharmacist Interface SCRIPT Standard, Implementation Guide, Version 8.1 (hereafter referred to as "Version 8.1 of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) SCRIPT Standard") as a backward compatible update of the adopted Version 5.0. This interim final rule with comment period also permits the voluntary use of Version 8.1 of the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard for conducting certain e- prescribing transactions for the electronic prescription drug program under Title I of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).