On August 28, 2014, CMS announced the latest changes to the deadlines associated with the Sunshine Act "Open Payments" System review and dispute process resulting from additional system down-time. Specifically, because the system will be periodically unavailable on August 30 and September 5, CMS is making the following changes to the data review and correction periods:
- Review and dispute (45 days): 7/14/2014 – 8/3/2014, 8/14/2014 – 9/10/2014
- Correction period (15 days): 9/11/2014 – 9/25/2014
CMS is still standing by its September 30, 2014 target date for public release of the data, although it remains to be seen whether continuing questions about the data integrity and the shrinking window to resolve all technical issues will permit CMS to meet this deadline.
This article is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice.
