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CMS-1503-FC 1271<br />

Inquiry and Response, Version 4010A1, October 2002, Washington Publishing<br />

Company, 004010X092A1 <strong>for</strong> communicating eligibility in<strong>for</strong>mation between the plan<br />

and prescribers; and<br />

(3) NCPDP Telecommunication Standard Specification, Version 5, Release 1<br />

(Version 5.1), September 1999, and equivalent NCPDP Batch Standard Batch<br />

Implementation Guide, Version 1, Release 1 (Version 1.1), January 2000 <strong>for</strong><br />

communicating eligibility in<strong>for</strong>mation between the plan and dispensers.<br />

However, there are Part D electronic prescribing standards that are in effect <strong>for</strong><br />

functionalities that are not commonly utilized at this time. One example is Rx Fill<br />

Notification, which is discussed in the Part D electronic prescribing final rule<br />

(73 FR 18926). For purposes of the 2011 Electronic Prescribing Program, we again are<br />

not requiring that an electronic prescribing system contain all functionalities <strong>for</strong> which<br />

there are available Part D electronic prescribing standards since many of these<br />

functionalities are not commonly available. For those required functionalities previously<br />

described, a "qualified" system must use the adopted Part D electronic prescribing<br />

standards <strong>for</strong> electronic messaging.<br />

There are other aspects of the functionalities <strong>for</strong> a "qualified" system that are not<br />

dependent on electronic messaging and are part of the software of the electronic<br />

prescribing system, <strong>for</strong> which Part D standards <strong>for</strong> electronic prescribing do not pertain<br />

and are not required <strong>for</strong> purposes of the eRx Incentive Program. For example, the<br />

requirements in qualification (b) that require the system to allow professionals to select<br />

medications, print prescriptions, and conduct alerts are functions included in the<br />

particular software, <strong>for</strong> which Part D standards <strong>for</strong> electronic messaging do not apply.

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