101 CMR 20.09
Timetable for Connecting to the Mass HIway
Schedule A: Timetable for Connecting to the Mass HIway
by sending and receiving HIway Direct Messages
Provider
Organization
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Acute Care
Hospitals
February 10,
January 1, 2018
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2020
Large and
Medium
Medical
Ambulatory
Practices
January 1, 2018
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2021
Large
Community
Health Centers
January 1, 2018
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2021
Small
Community
Health Centers
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2021
January 1, 2022
(1) The definition of acute care hospitals is provided in 101 CMR 20.06(1).
(2) The definition of large, medium, and small medical ambulatory practices is provided in 101
CMR 20.06(3).
(3) The definition of large and small community health centers is provided in 101 CMR 20.06(2).
(4) As described in 101 CMR 20.08(4)(b), acute care hospitals must meet the requirement of 101
CMR 20.08(4)(a) by January 1, 2020.