§ 170.205 Content exchange standards and implementation specifications for exchanging electronic health information.

The Secretary adopts the following content exchange standards and associated implementation specifications:

(a) Patient summary record. (1) [Reserved]

(2) [Reserved]

(3) Standard. HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: IHE Health Story Consolidation, (incorporated by reference in § 170.299). The use of the “unstructured document” document-level template is prohibited.

(4) Standard. HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Consolidated CDA Templates for Clinical Notes (US Realm), Draft Standard for Trial Use, Volume 1—Introductory Material, Release 2.1 and HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Consolidated CDA Templates for Clinical Notes (US Realm), Draft Standard for Trial Use, Volume 2—Templates and Supporting Material, Release 2.1 (incorporated by reference in § 170.299).

(5) Standard. HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide: C–CDA Templates for Clinical Notes R2.1 Companion Guide, Release 2 (incorporated by reference in § 170.299).

(b) Electronic prescribing—(1) Standard. National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP): SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide; Version 2017071 (incorporated by reference in § 170.299).

(2) Standard. NCPDP SCRIPT Standard, Implementation Guide, Version 10.6 (incorporated by reference in § 170.299).

(c) [Reserved]

(d) Electronic submission to public health agencies for surveillance or reporting. (1) [Reserved]

(2) Standard. HL7 2.5.1 (incorporated by reference in § 170.299).