BizJournals.com reports that most HIPAA-covered entities must obtain and use National Provider Identifiers to identify themselves and process standard transactions by the following dates:
May 23, 2007 for Medicare, Medicaid, and covered entities, except small health plans.
May 23, 2008 for small health plans (receipts of $5 million or less).
Health care providers include physicians, dentists and pharmacists, as well as organizations such as hospitals, nursing homes, health maintenance organizations, pharmacies and group practices.
Every health care provider, including individual health care professionals who transmit health information electronically in connection with any of the standard transactions, is required to obtain identifiers, even if they use business associates, such as billing agencies, to prepare transactions.
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