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March 29, 2019

• CMS-1500 Onboarding Instructions for new XML submission partners.
• FAQs
  • XML Submission Partners: Question 9 updated.

March 6, 2019

• Minor edits to the XML schema were made to acknowledge that the CMS-1500 is sent to the payer (vs. carrier) and to change the Carrier W# requirement to "situational."
  • CMS-1500 XML schema
  • CMS-1500 Field Requirements for XML Submission

February 28, 2019

• Listing of clearinghouses who are interested, testing or approved to become an XML Submission Partner for the CMS-1500.

February 26, 2019

• Updated:
  • Paper CMS-1500 Requirements
  • CMS-1500 Examples
• Additional FAQs
  • Payer: Question 7 & 8
  • Provider: Questions 9 through 15
• FAQs Clarification
  • General: Questions 14 & 15
  • XML Submission Partners: Questions 9, 11 & 12
  • Payers: Questions 4 & 5

November 15, 2018

• Updated CMS-1500 XML schema
• CMS-1500 Field Requirements for XML Submission
• Additional FAQs
  • XML Submission Partners: Question 13
  • Implementation dates have been updated throughout
• Updated CMS-1500 Requirements

October 11, 2018

• Additional FAQs
  • XML Submission Partners: Questions 10 through 12

September 27, 2018

• Additional FAQs
  • General: Questions 21 through 23
  • Providers: Question 8
  • XML Submission Partners: Questions 7 through 9

August 31, 2018

• Updated CMS-1500 XML schema
• CMS-1500 Field Requirements for XML Submission

August 7, 2018

• Additional FAQs
  • General: Questions 17 through 20
  • Providers: Questions 6 and 7
  • Payers: Questions 4 through 6
• FAQ Clarification
  • Payers: Question 3

July 25, 2018

• Additional FAQs
  • General: Questions 4 through 16
  • Providers: Questions 4 and 5
  • XML Submission Partners: Questions 5 and 6
  • Payers: Question 3

July 20, 2018

• Draft CMS-1500 XML schema is now available.

July 16, 2018

• Subject Number 046-1079: Board Announces Technical Specifications for CMS-1500 Initiative