The federal government’s homepage for MMSEA information was updated twice in the last week of September 2009.  Here are the changes:

September 28, 2009

• Added new information to the GHP and NGHP pages regarding RRE use of Agents. For the GHP page, see the section titled New Section 111 Provisions For GHP Arrangements, found at U.S.C. 1395y(b)(7). For the NGHP page, see the section titled New Provisions For Liability Insurance (including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance and Workers’ Compensation, found at 42. U.S.C. 1395y(b)(8).

September 25, 2009

• Updated the MMSEA 111- Revised- June 18, 2009 – 270/271 Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and Response; HIPAA Guidelines for Electronic Transactions – Companion Document for Mandatory Reporting GHP Entities, now dated September 24, 2009. This document is posted on the “GHP” section page.
• Updated the MMSEA 111- Revised- June 19, 2009 – 270/271 Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and Response; HIPAA Guidelines for Electronic Transactions – Companion Document for Mandatory Reporting Non-GHP Entities, now dated September 24, 2009. This document is posted on the “NGHP” section page.
• Added new information to the Reporting Do’s and Don’ts section page. See section titled E-Mail Communications/SPAM.
• Added new information to the Overview section page. See Questions About MMSEA 111.