November 3, 1999 HIPAA Announcement:

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday issued its semi-annual regulatory agenda, which specifies when it expects to publish several HIPAA rules. According to Stanley Nachimson, senior technical advisor at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) however, the actual expected publication date for two HIPAA rules are different from what appears in the June 10, 2003 Federal Register. The correct schedule is:

* Electronic Medicare Claims Submission NPRM expected July 2003

* Standard Unique National Health Plan Identifier

NPRM expected Sept. 2003

* Standard Unique Health Care Provider Identifier

Final Action Sept. 2003

* Claims Attachments Standards NPRM expected Jan. 2004

* Modifications to Electronic Transactions and Code Sets

NPRM expected Feb. 2004