CMS today posted a rule in the Federal Register that finalizes the proposed one-year delay for the ICD-10 code set.
The official compliance date will be Oct. 1, 2014.
The rule also adopts a proposed standard for a national health plan identifier.
Find the final rule at
https://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-21238_PI.pdf.
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