§162.404 Compliance dates of the implementation of the standard unique health identifier for health care providers.
(a) Health care providers. A covered health care provider must comply with the implementation specifications in §162.410 no later than May 23, 2007.
(b) Health plans. A health plan must comply with the implementation specifications in §162.412 no later than one of the following dates:
(1) A health plan that is not a small health plan–May 23, 2007.
(2) A small health plan–May 23, 2008.
(c) Health care clearinghouses. A health care clearinghouse must comply with the implementation specifications in §162.414 no later than May 23, 2007.
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