The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it would implement a contingency plan to accept non-compliant electronic transactions after the October 16, 2003 compliance deadline. The plan will ensure continued processing of claims from thousands of providers who will not be able to meet the deadline and would otherwise have had Medicare claims rejected, according to the agency.
CMS said it made the decision to implement its contingency plan after reviewing statistics showing unacceptably low numbers of compliant claims being submitted.
The contingency plan permits CMS to continue to accept and process claims in the electronic formats now in use, giving providers additional time to complete the testing process. CMS said it would regularly reassess the readiness of its trading partners to determine how long the contingency plan will remain in effect.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersSeptember 23, 2003
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