Switching Off Versions 4010A1 and 5.1
The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to instruct the Shared System Maintainers (SSM), Part A and B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC), Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MACs, and the DME Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) contractor to make changes to their systems to no longer accept or send out transactions in the ASC X12 version 4010A1 standard or NCPDP version 5.1 standard beginning January 1, 2012.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 06, 2011
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