HTI-5 Proposed Rule - Proposed Removals or Revisions of Certification Criteria

Certification CriteriaReferenceRemove/ReviseTiming
Patient demographics and observations§ 170.315(a)(5)ReviseEffective date of final rule
Clinical decision support§ 170.315(a)(9)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Family health history§ 170.315(a)(12)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Implantable device list§ 170.315(a)(14)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Transitions of care§ 170.315(b)(1)ReviseEffective January 1, 2027
Clinical information reconciliation and incorporation§ 170.315(b)(2)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Security tags - summary of care - send§ 170.315(b)(7)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Security tags - summary of care - receive§ 170.315(b)(8)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Care plan§ 170.315(b)(9)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Decision support interventions§ 170.315(b)(11)ReviseEffective date of final rule
Clinical quality measures — report§ 170.315(c)(3)ReviseEffective date of final rule
Clinical quality measures — filter§ 170.315(c)(4)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Authentication, access control, authorization§ 170.315(d)(1)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Auditable events and tamper-resistance§ 170.315(d)(2)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Audit report(s)§ 170.315(d)(3)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Amendments§ 170.315(d)(4)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Automatic access time-out§ 170.315(d)(5)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Emergency access§ 170.315(d)(6)RemoveEffective date of final rule
End-user device encryption§ 170.315(d)(7)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Integrity§ 170.315(d)(8)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Trusted connection§ 170.315(d)(9)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Auditing actions on health information§ 170.315(d)(10)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Accounting of disclosures§ 170.315(d)(11)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Encrypt authentication credentials§ 170.315(d)(12)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Multi-factor authentication§ 170.315(d)(13)RemoveEffective date of final rule
View, download, and transmit to 3rd party§ 170.315(e)(1)ReviseEffective date of final rule
Patient health information capture§ 170.315(e)(3)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Transmission to cancer registries§ 170.315(f)(4)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Transmission to public health agencies — electronic case reporting§ 170.315(f)(5)ReviseEffective date of final rule
Transmission to public health agencies — antimicrobial use and resistance reporting§ 170.315(f)(6)ReviseEffective date of final rule
Transmission to public health agencies — health care surveys§ 170.315(f)(7)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Automated numerator recording§ 170.315(g)(1)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Automated measure calculation§ 170.315(g)(2)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Safety-enhanced design§ 170.315(g)(3)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Quality management system§ 170.315(g)(4)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Accessibility-centered design§ 170.315(g)(5)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Consolidated CDA creation performance§ 170.315(g)(6)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Application access — patient selection§ 170.315(g)(7)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Application access — all data request§ 170.315(g)(9)RemoveEffective January 1, 2027
Direct Project§ 170.315(h)(1)RemoveEffective date of final rule
Direct Project, Edge Protocol, and XDR/XDM§ 170.315(h)(2)RemoveEffective date of final rule

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