Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 45 - Public Welfare |
Subtitle A - Department of Health and Human Services |
SubChapter D - Health Information Technology |
Part 170 - Health Information Technology Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria and Certification Programs for Health Information Technology |
Subpart D - XXX |
§ 170.490 - Sunset of the temporary certification program.
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(a) The temporary certification program will sunset on December 31, 2011, or if the permanent certification program is not fully constituted at that time, then upon a subsequent date that is determined to be appropriate by the National Coordinator. On and after the temporary certification program sunset date, ONC-ATCBs will be prohibited from accepting new requests to test and certify Complete EHRs or EHR Modules.
(b) ONC-ATCBs are permitted up to six months after the sunset date to complete all testing and certification activities associated with requests for testing and certification of Complete EHRs and/or EHR Modules received prior to the sunset date.