New Resources & FAQs Now Available

In preparation for the upcoming Open Payments program expansion mandated by the SUPPORT Act of 2018, and being implemented beginning with data collected in calendar year 2021, we released a variety of preliminary resources to help reporting entities prepare.

The following preliminary resources are now available:

PY-2021 Onwards Submission Data Mapping Document: A spreadsheet that provides an explanation of each data element in the Open Payments system and shows the corresponding field name in the CSV sample files. This includes updated definitions and validation rules for the newly added covered recipient types.
PY-2021 – Onwards – Change Summary Document: This resource lists the changes made to the Submission Data Mapping and /or CSV templates (also known as the sample files) for Program Years 2021 and onwards compared to the Program Year 2016 - 2020 Submission Data Mapping Document/ CSV templates. This resources helps to quickly identify the upcoming changes to the reporting templates.
Sample Files for PY 2021-Onwards: There are general and research sample files prepared for Program Year 2021 data collection. These sample files are updated per the device validation reporting requirements and the covered recipient expansion. There are no changes to the Ownership reporting sample files.

These resources are posted on the Open Payments Resources Page and are also available on our new page, Open Payments Changes for Reporting Entities.

Along with these resources we have also added five new FAQs related to the Covered Recipient Expansion. These are available in the Open Payments FAQ Document and on the Changes for Reporting Entities page. For reference, the new FAQ ID numbers are FAQ #2008 – FAQ #2013.

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New Page for Reporting Entities!

We are happy to announce the creation of our Open Payments Changes for Reporting Entities Page. On this page you will find the key elements of the program expansion, how you can prepare, and resources to help get you started. We will continue using this page to communicate updates, helpful tips, and resources related to the expansion.

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Upcoming Resources

We will continue releasing new resources as soon as they are available. Here is a snapshot of what you can expect to see over the next few months:

Preliminary Taxonomy Code List (including Taxonomies for Non-physician practitioners); September 2020 Release
Preliminary Non-Physician Practitioner List (PnPPL); this list will be provided to help reporting entities pre-validate data before submitting it to CMS. More details are to come and the expected release is mid to late Fall 2020.

We will send an update via our listserv and update the Open Payments Changes for Reporting Entities page when these are available.

We hope this information is helpful as you prepare for the program expansion and we look forward to sharing the finalized versions when they are completed. Please continue to subscribe to our listserv for program updates.

CMS Open Payments Team