Can a plan require its network providers to move to standard transactions before October 16, 2003?
A16: This is a business decision between the plan and its provider network. Neither HIPAA nor ASCA preclude plans from requiring that their providers use standard transactions in advance of the compliance deadline, but HIPAA non-compliance penalties would not apply to a provider that has submitted a plan until 2003. Q17: What will be done with the information I provide? A17: ASCA requires that a sample of the plans will be provided to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), an advisory committee to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The NCVHS will review the sample to identify common problems that are complicating compliance activities, and will periodically publish recommendations for solving the problems. Q18: Will the information I provide be made public? A18: Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), information held by the federal government is available to the public on request, unless it falls within one of several exemptions. The model form wi
