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Licenses to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Hawaii are issued by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Phone: (808) 586-3000
New Contingency Guidance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Posted
CMS has posted new NPI FAQs related to the NPI Compliance Contingency Guidance on its website.
Questions include:
- What will CMS be looking for in an acceptable National Provider Identifier (NPI) plan?
- Why is the contingency period limited at all?
- How does this guidance differ from the recommendations made to HHS by the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)?
- I am a provider. What should I do now to determine how this guidance affects me?
- Does this mean that providers have an additional 12 months to obtain and begin using NPIs?
- Will Medicare have a contingency plan and what will it be?
- How will covered entities decide when to end their contingency plans?
- When should a covered entity announce its (NPI) contingency plan?
To view these FAQs, please go to the CMS dedicated NPI web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/ and scroll down to the section that says "Related Links Inside CMS" and click on NPI Frequently Asked Questions. To find the latest FAQs, click on the arrows next to "Date Updated".
Not sure what an NPI is and how you can get it, share it and use it? As always, more information and education on the NPI can be found at the CMS NPI page www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand on the CMS website. Providers can apply for an NPI online at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov or can call the NPI enumerator to request a paper application at 1-800-465-3203.
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AlohaMeds is the local chapter of the nationwide program Partnership for Prescription Assistance. If your patients need help paying for their medications there are two ways to see if they qualify through the AlohaMeds website
alohameds.org or they can call 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669). In both cases patients need to know the medicines they are taking before they begin.
For more informtion about he Partnership fpr Perscritption Assistance Program download a PPA Fact sheet in English, Ilokano, or Tagalog or email
April Troutman or call (808) 536-7702 ext. 101.