[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: 45CFR162.408]

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                        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. 162.408  National Provider System.

    National Provider System. The National Provider System (NPS) shall 
do the following:
    (a) Assign a single, unique NPI to a health care provider, provided 
that--
    (1) The NPS may assign an NPI to a subpart of a health care provider 
in accordance with paragraph (g); and
    (2) The Secretary has sufficient information to permit the 
assignment to be made.
    (b) Collect and maintain information about each health care provider 
that has been assigned an NPI and perform tasks necessary to update that 
information.
    (c) If appropriate, deactivate an NPI upon receipt of appropriate 
information concerning the dissolution of the health care provider that 
is an organization, the death of the health care

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provider who is an individual, or other circumstances justifying 
deactivation.
    (d) If appropriate, reactivate a deactivated NPI upon receipt of 
appropriate information.
    (e) Not assign a deactivated NPI to any other health care provider.
    (f) Disseminate NPS information upon approved requests.
    (g) Assign an NPI to a subpart of a health care provider on request 
if the identifying data for the subpart are unique.