[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR162.404]

[Page 718]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
                         AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 162_ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart D_Standard Unique Health Identifier for Health Care Providers
 
Sec. 162.404  Compliance dates of the implementation of the standard 
unique health identifier for health care providers.

    (a) Health care providers. A covered health care provider must 
comply with the implementation specifications in Sec. 162.410 no later 
than May 23, 2007.
    (b) Health plans. A health plan must comply with the implementation 
specifications in Sec. 162.412 no later than one of the following 
dates:
    (1) A health plan that is not a small health plan--May 23, 2007.
    (2) A small health plan--May 23, 2008.
    (c) Health care clearinghouses. A health care clearinghouse must 
comply with the implementation specifications in Sec. 162.414 no later 
than May 23, 2007.