The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) To Hold Off on Enforcing 5010 Standards

The CMS has announced it will hold off until March 31, 2012, on enforcing its rule requiring hospitals, physician practices, health plans and claims clearinghouses to switch to using the ASC X12 Version 5010 standards for the electronic transmission of healthcare claims and other administrative communications. The Jan. 1 compliance deadline for Version 5010 will not be changed according to CMS. To view more information on this issue go to: http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/Downloads/CMSStatement5010EnforcementDiscretion111711.pdf 

The CMS also published a list of frequently asked questions on this issue:
https://questions.cms.hhs.gov/app/answers/list/kw/enforcement/search/1