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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AN49 Publication ID: Fall 2005 
Title: Electronic Prescribing Standards (CMS-0011-F) 
Abstract: This final rule requires Medicare part D plans and Medicare Advantage Plans to support electronic transmission of basic prescription data to, and from, doctors and pharmacies, and to adopt a number of the initial standards required for electronic prescribing by section 1860(d) of the Medicare Modernization Act. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1395   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Required e-prescribing before outset of January 1, 2006, Medicare part D drug benefit.  09/01/2005 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/04/2005  70 FR 6255   
Final Action  02/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Gladys Wheeler
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0273
Email: gladys.wheeler@cms.hhs.gov