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Administrative Simplification; Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures
The Health and Human Services Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 24, 2026. It took effect on May 26, 2026.
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What the agency says
This final rule implements requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, enacted on March 30, 2010--collectively, the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, this final rule adopts standards for health care claims attachments transactions, which will support health care claims transactions, and a standard for electronic signatures to be used in conjunction with health care claims attachments transactions.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-05676
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department
- Published
- March 24, 2026
- Takes effect
- May 26, 2026
- Dates
- Effective Date: This final rule is effective on May 26, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 26, 2026.
- Docket
- CMS-0053-F
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0938-AT38
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 160; 45 CFR 162
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Computer technology; Health care; Health facilities; Health insurance; Health records; Hospitals; Incorporation by reference; Medicaid; Medicare; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 56
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