[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR162.900]

[Page 697]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 162--ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart I--General Provisions for Transactions
 
Sec. 162.900  Compliance dates for transaction standards and code sets.


    (a) Small health plans. All small health plans must comply with 
applicable requirements of subparts I through R of this part no later 
than October 16, 2003.
    (b) Covered entities that timely submitted a compliance plan. Any 
covered entity, other than a small health plan, that timely submitted a 
compliance plan with the Secretary under the provisions of section 2 of 
Pub. L. 107-105, 115 Stat. 1003 (ASCA) must comply with the applicable 
requirements of subparts I through R of this part no later than October 
16, 2003.
    (c) Covered entities that did not timely submit a compliance plan. 
Any covered entity, other than a small health plan, that did not timely 
submit a compliance plan under the provisions of section 2 of Pub. L. 
107-105, 115 Stat. 1003 (ASCA) must comply with the applicable 
requirements of subparts I through R of this part--
    (1) Beginning on October 16, 2002, and ending on October 15, 2003--
    (i) For the corresponding time period; or
    (ii) For the time period beginning on October 16, 2003.
    (2) Beginning on and after October 16, 2003, for the corresponding 
time period.

[68 FR 8396, Feb. 20, 2003]