[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: 45CFR162.920]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
                         AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 162_ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart I_General Provisions for Transactions
 
Sec. 162.920  Availability of implementation specifications.

    A person or an organization may directly request copies of the 
implementation standards described in subparts I through R of this part 
from the publishers listed in this section. The Director of the Office 
of the Federal Register approves the implementation specifications 
described in this section for incorporation by reference in subparts I 
through R of this part in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 
51. The implementation specifications described in this paragraph are 
also available for inspection by the public at the Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244 
or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For 
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. Copy requests must be 
accompanied by the name of the standard, number, if applicable, and 
version number. Implementation specifications are available for the 
following transactions:
    (a) ASC X12N specifications. The implementation specifications for 
ASC X12N standards may be obtained from the Washington Publishing 
Company, PMB 161, 5284 Randolph Road, Rockville, MD, 20852-2116; 
Telephone (301) 949-9740; and FAX: (301) 949-9742. They are also 
available through the Washington Publishing Company on the Internet at 
http://www.wpc-edi.com/. The transaction implementation specifications 
are as follows:
    (1) The ASC X12N 837--Health Care Claim: Dental, Version 4010, May 
2000, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X097 and Addenda to Health 
Care Claim: Dental, Version 4010, October 2002, Washington Publishing 
Company, 004010X097A1, as referenced in Sec. 162.1102 and Sec. 
162.1802.
    (2) The ASC X12N 837--Health Care Claim: Professional, Volumes 1 and 
2, Version 4010, May 2000, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X098 and 
Addenda to Health Care Claim: Professional, Volumes 1 and 2, Version 
4010, October 2002, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X098A1, as 
referenced in Sec. 162.1102 and Sec. 162.1802.
    (3) The ASC X12N 837--Health Care Claim: Institutional, Volumes 1 
and 2, Version 4010, May 2000, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X096 
and Addenda to Health Care Claim: Institutional, Volumes 1 and 2, 
Version 4010, October 2002, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X096A1 
as referenced in Sec. 162.1102 and Sec. 162.1802.
    (4) The ASC X12N 835--Health Care Claim Payment/Advice, Version 
4010, May 2000, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X091, and Addenda 
to Health Care Claim Payment/Advice, Version 4010, October 2002, 
Washington Publishing Company, 004010X091A1 as referenced in Sec. 
162.1602.
    (5) ASC X12N 834--Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance, Version 4010, 
May 2000, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X095 and Addenda to 
Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance, Version 4010, October 2002, 
Washington Publishing Company, 004010X095A1, as referenced in Sec. 
162.1502.
    (6) The ASC X12N 820--Payroll Deducted and Other Group Premium 
Payment for Insurance Products, Version 4010, May 2000, Washington 
Publishing Company, 004010X061, and Addenda to Payroll Deducted and 
Other Group Premium Payment for Insurance Products, Version 4010, 
October 2002, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X061A1, as referenced 
in Sec. 162.1702.
    (7) The ASC X12N 278--Health Care Services Review--Request for 
Review and Response, Version 4010, May 2000, Washington Publishing 
Company, 004010X094 and Addenda to Health Care Services Review--Request 
for Review and Response, Version 4010, October

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2002, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X094A1, as referenced in 
Sec. 162.1302.
    (8) The ASC X12N-276/277 Health Care Claim Status Request and 
Response, Version 4010, May 2000, Washington Publishing Company, 
004010X093 and Addenda to Health Care Claim Status Request and Response, 
Version 4010, October 2002, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X093A1, 
as referenced in Sec. 162.1402.
    (9) The ASC X12N 270/271--Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry 
and Response, Version 4010, May 2000, Washington Publishing Company, 
004010X092 and Addenda to Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and 
Response, Version 4010, October 2002, Washington Publishing Company, 
004010X092A1, as referenced in Sec. 162.1202.
    (b) Retail pharmacy specifications. The implementation 
specifications for retail pharmacy standards may be obtained for a fee 
from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), 9240 
E. Raintree Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260; Telephone (480) 477-1000; and 
FAX (480) 767-1042. They may also be obtained through the Internet at 
http://www.ncpdp.org. The transaction implementation specifications are 
as follows:
    (1) The Telecommunication Standard Implementation Guide Version 5, 
Release 1 (Version 5.1), September 1999, National Council for 
Prescription Drug Programs, as referenced in Sec. 162.1102, Sec. 
162.1202, Sec. 162.1302, Sec. 162.1602, and Sec. 162.1802.
    (2) The Batch Standard Batch Implementation Guide, Version 1, 
Release 1 (Version 1.1), January 2000, supporting Telecommunication 
Standard Implementation Guide, Version 5, Release 1 (Version 5.1) for 
the NCPDP Data Record in the Detail Data Record, National Council for 
Prescription Drug Programs, as referenced in Sec. 162.1102, Sec. 
162.1202, Sec. 162.1302, and Sec. 162.1802.
    (3) The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) 
equivalent NCPDP Batch Standard Batch Implementation Guide, Version 1, 
Release 0, February 1, 1996, as referenced in Sec. 162.1102, Sec. 
162.1202, Sec. 162.1602, and Sec. 162.1802.

[68 FR 8396, Feb. 20, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004]