The extension is required for covered entities, as they are the ones that must meet the compliance deadlines. If a business associate is a covered entity in its own right (for example, a health plan which is serving as an administratro of another health plan) it needs to file an extension as the covered entity, but not as the business associate.
Stanley Nachimson Office of Information Services, CMS 410-786-6153 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/10/02 02:46PM >>> Is there verbiage anywhere that addresses whether a business associate, treating themselves as a covered entity, is eligible to file for transaction compliance extension? Everything I've been reading about the exention seems to apply exclusively to covered entities only. I guess my main questions are, would HHS even accept an extension plan from a business associate and has anyone else run into this particular scenario? Thanks, Lisa Holman Haverstick Consulting 952.656.3733 ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. =====================================================The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. =====================================================The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited.
