HHS to waive National Practitioner Data Bank query fees
The Health Resources and Service Administration announced that the National Practitioner Data Bank will reimburse entities that conducted queries (one-time and continuous) via query credits, retroactive to March 1, 2020, and lasting through May 31.
The NPDB assists health care organizations in their hiring, licensing and credentialing decisions through its repository of reports on health care fraud and abuse. For additional information, join NPDB’s April 23 call at 1 p.m. ET. Attendees’ dial-in is 888-566-6153 and the access code is 1104687
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