Article: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on April 2 that it is implementing a contingency plan for covered entities (other than small health plans) that will not meet the May 23, 2007, deadline for compliance with the National Provider Identifier regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.(CMS)

... The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on April 2 that it is implementing a contingency plan for covered entities (other than small health plans) that will not meet the May 23, 2007, deadline for compliance with the National Provider Identifier regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. CMS decided to announce this guidance after it became apparent that many covered entities would not be able to fully comply with the NPI standard by May 23. This guidance protects covered entities from enforcement action if they continue to act in good faith to come into compliance.

The enforcement process is ...

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