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adopted a modified enrollment policy after considering the
alternatives that were suggested through the public comment
period of the regulatory process which established the
effective date of billing privileges for newly enrolling
physicians, NPPs, and physician and NPP organizations.
I. Amendment to the Exemption for Computer-Generated
Facsimile Transmissions from the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard for
Transmitting Prescription and Certain Prescription-Related
Information for Part D-covered Drugs prescribed to Part D
Eligible Individuals
The amendment to the exemption for computer-generated
facsimiles from the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard under the
Medicare Part D e-prescribing provisions is discussed in
section II.K. of this rule. E-prescribing Part D covered
drugs to Part D eligible individuals is voluntary for
providers and dispensers. The MMA only requires that if
prescribers and dispensers choose to e-prescribe, that they
use the standards adopted by the Secretary for those
specific e-prescribing transactions. The amendment to the
exemption for computer-generated faxing from the NCPDP
SCRIPT standard only affects pharmacies that already
conduct e-prescribing using products that generate
facsimiles.
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