Plans are required to have the ability to respond with a standard transaction... to a provider's request for a standard. I have actually wondered myself what would happen if a relatively "closed" group of specialized providers WANTED to exchange only non-standard electronic transactions with a payor who never communicated with any other providers... and also wanted this proprietary exchange. This would be a very unlikely scenario, but I think it would be technically legal. -Chris
At 10:26 AM 1/22/02 -0800, McCall, Allen wrote: >Is a health plan required to have the capability to send/receive standard >transactions even if none of the providers they work with want to conduct >the transactions electronically? > >The Response on page 50314 indicates that they must but in the rule >162.925 it indicates that they must only if the providers request it. > >Allen McCall >Sierra Systems >711 Capitol Way SE, Suite 304 >Olympia, WA 98501 >Telephone: (360) 357-5668 >Mobile: (425) 894-0790 >Fax: (360) 754-0480 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><http://www.sierrasystems.com>http://www.sierrasystems.com > >********************************************************************** >To be removed from this list, go to: >http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?listsiness >and enter your email address. Christopher J. Feahr, OD http://visiondatastandard.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell/Pager: 707-529-2268 ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, go to: http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?list=business and enter your email address.
