| 1. Does HFS have any HFS-specific needs that work in conjunction with the HIPAA Implementation Guides?
Answer: (Updated 07/01/05)
Yes. Please refer to Chapter 300 of our Provider Handbook.
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2. Once I become compliant with HIPAA, how do I conduct electronic transactions with HFS?
Answer: (Updated 07/01/05)
In addition to the current method of communicating with HFS via the REV vendors, and Blue Cross-Blue Shield, the Department is building new HIPAA-related transaction capabilities within its Internet Provider Transaction Portal, via the MEDI and IEC Web site. |
3. Can HFS offer advice or guidance on interpreting the HIPAA Rules for Security, Privacy or Transactions and Code Sets?
Answer: (Updated 07/01/05)
HFS cannot provide legal advice nor interpret the HIPAA regulations for others. Consult private counsel for advice on compliance with HIPAA. |
4. Will HFS continue to accept pre-HIPAA electronic claim formats?
Answer: (Updated 07/01/05)
In order to minimize disruptions to operations during this transition, HFS’s contingency plan allows for the temporary continued use of pre-HIPAA formats. Please review the latest information in our Implementation News. |
If after reviewing these FAQs, you still don’t find the answers you seek, all inquiries should be submitted to the HFS Webmaster.
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