ajperezcrespo wrote on Thursday, December 01, 2011:
Here is part of an email I received from CMS today…
"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a 90-day enforcement discretion period for all HIPAA covered entities regarding the Version 5010 (ASC X12 Version 5010) transition.
The compliance deadline for the implementation of Version 5010 is still January 1, 2012; however, CMS will not initiate enforcement action until March 31, 2012. CMS made this decision based on industry feedback that many organizations and their trading partners were not yet ready to finalize system upgrades for this transition.
CMS encourages you to continue internal testing and external testing of Version 5010 transactions with trading partners to ensure compliance for Version 5010. Although enforcement action will not be taken prior to March 31, 2012, it is important that you continue to move forward to meet Version 5010 requirements as soon as possible."