ECRS Updates to the Prescription Drug Assistance Request (PDAR) Fields; Medicare Secondary Payer Future Date Fields; Electronic File Transfer Naming Convention; Updated ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes for No-Fault Plan Insurance Type D and the Addition of Reason Code 94
This change request (CR) informs the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) of various modifications to the Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) Web User Guide. Changes have been made to accommodate Medicare entitlement records with effective dates three (3) months into the future. Prescription Drug Assistance Request (PDAR) fields have been updated to accommodate specific action codes.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 21, 2021
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