Implementing the Patient Access and Interoperability Final Rule
This letter describes how state Medicaid agencies, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP agencies,
and CHIP managed care entities should implement this final rule in a manner consistent with
existing guidance and the recently published “21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability,
Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program” final rule (ONC 21st
Century Cures Act final rule), by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2020.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 14, 2020
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