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•  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?

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	http://cms.hhs.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	http://www.ahcpr.gov
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)	http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/hipaa/default.asp
National Institute of Health	http://www.nih.gov
Occupational Saftey & Health Administration	http://www.osha.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (U.S. DHHS)	http://www.samhsa.gov
Virtual Office of the Surgeon General	http://www.surgeongeneral.gov
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)	http://www.nida.nih.gov/

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