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HIPAA Administrative Simplification - Identifiers
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) Final Rule Published -
The Final Rule adopting the HIPAA standard unique health identifier for health care
providers was published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2004.
Health care providers can begin applying for NPIs on the effective date
of the final rule, which is May 23, 2005. All health care providers are
eligible to be assigned NPIs; health care providers who are covered
entities must obtain and use NPIs. All HIPAA covered entities must use
NPIs by the compliance dates (May 23, 2007 for all but small health
plans; May 23, 2008 for small health plans). Click here (PDF, 284 KB) to view the
final rule.
- OVERVIEW of the NPI Final Rule (PDF, 17KB)
- Proposed Rule published in the Federal Register on May 7, 1998 -
Comment period ended July 6, 1998
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Comments
on Proposed Rule
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System of Records Notice published in the
Federal Register on July 28, 1998
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Requirements for NPI and NPI Check Digit (PDF, 24.2KB)
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National Provider Identifier (NPI) enumerator contract - a presolicitation notice has been released.
Click here for the synopsis.
For more information, click here.
- Under development; not yet available
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Last Modified on Friday, September 17, 2004
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