Proposed Rule2023-05489
Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures, and Modification to Referral Certification and Authorization Transaction Standard; Correction
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Published
March 17, 2023
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Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
This document corrects technical and typographical errors that appeared in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2022, entitled "Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures, and Modification to Referral Certification and Authorization Transaction Standard."
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05489]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
45 CFR Parts 160 and 162
[CMS-0053-CN]
RIN 0938-AT38
Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health
Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures, and
Modification to Referral Certification and Authorization Transaction
Standard; Correction
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical and typographical errors that
appeared in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on
December 21, 2022, entitled ``Administrative Simplification: Adoption
of Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic
Signatures, and Modification to Referral Certification and
Authorization Transaction Standard.''
DATES: The comments due date remains March 21, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geanelle G. Herring, (410) 786-4466
and Christopher Wilson, (410) 786-3178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 2022-27437 of December 21, 2022 (87 FR 78438), there
were several technical and typographical errors in the regulations text
that are identified and corrected in this correcting document.
II. Summary of Errors
On page 78453, in the section of the proposed rule that describes
the documents that would be incorporated by reference, we inadvertently
omitted language regarding the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release
2: Digital Signatures and Delegation of Rights, Release 1 that we
proposed to adopt as the electronic signature standard. Including this
implementation guide in the list of documents to be incorporated by
reference would align the section with discussion on page 78451, which
specifies that the aforementioned implementation guide would be
incorporated by reference. This correction does not introduce a new
document for incorporation by reference, but, rather, ensures that the
proposed incorporation by reference section of the proposed rule
identifies all the documents proposed for incorporation by reference.
We correct this error in section III. of this document (see item 1).
On page 78468, we note the following:
<bullet> In the regulations text for Sec. 162.2002, we
inadvertently omitted paragraph (f) that identifies the electronic
signature standard we proposed to adopt. We also inadvertently omitted
Sec. 162.920(e)(4), which would specify the incorporation by reference
of the implementation guide that would be adopted for the proposed
electronic signature standard specified in Sec. 162.2002(f). Adding
these references would conform the regulations text to the policies
proposed on pages 78449 and 78450 where we describe how the term
``electronic signature'' would be defined, identify the specific
electronic signature standard we would adopt, and specify that we would
adopt the electronic signature standard at Sec. 162.2002(f). These
corrections do not introduce new policy proposals in this document,
but, rather, conform the regulations text to the policies that were
clearly proposed and intended to be reflected in the regulations text.
We correct these errors in section III. of this document (see items
2.a. and 1.b.(2)).
<bullet> In the regulations text for Sec. 162.2002(e)(2), we made
an inadvertent typographical error by referencing the wrong citation.
We mistakenly referenced 45 CFR 1302(e)(2) rather than 45 CFR
162.1302(e)(2). We correct this error in section III. of this document
(see item 2.b.(1).).
III. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2022-27437 of December 21, 2022 (87 FR 78438), make the
following corrections:
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1. On page 78453
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a. Second column, first full paragraph:
(1) Lines 11 and 12, the phrase ``Errata; and (3) HL7
Implementation'' is corrected to read ``Errata; (3) HL7
Implementation''.
(2) Last line, the phrase ``with Errata.'' is corrected to read
``with Errata; and (4) HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2:
Digital Signatures and Delegation of Rights, Release 1.''
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b. Third column, after the first partial paragraph, the text is
corrected by adding a paragraph to read as follows:
``The HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2: Digital
Signatures and Delegation of Rights, Release 1 provides a standardized
method of applying Digital Signatures to CDA documents. The standard
provides for multiple signers, signers' declaration of their role,
declaration of the purpose of the signature, long-term validation of
the Digital Signatures, and data validation of the signed content.''.
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2. On page 78468, in the second column, correct Sec. 162.920 by adding
paragraph (e)(4) to read as follows:
Sec. 162.920 [Corrected]
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(e) * * *
(4) HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2: Digital Signatures
and Delegation of Rights, Release 1 October 2014; IBR approved for
Sec. 162.2002(f).
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3. On page 78468, in the third column, correct Sec. 162.2002 by:
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a. In paragraph (e)(2), correcting the reference ``45 CFR 1302(e)(2)''
to read ``45 CFR 162.1302(e)(2)'' and
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b. Adding paragraph (f).
The addition reads as follows:
Sec. 162.2002 [Corrected]
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(f) For transmissions described in Sec. 162.2001(a), where a
health care provider uses an electronic signature, the HL7
Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2: Digital Signatures and
Delegation of Rights, Release 1 (incorporated by reference, see Sec.
162.920).
Elizabeth J. Gramling,
Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human
Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-05489 Filed 3-15-23; 8:45 am]
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