The rule, affecting disproportionate share hospitals, children’s hospitals and free-standing cancer hospitals, has a new compliance date of August 7, 2013 (originally April 7, 2013). No extensions will be granted beyond August 7.
A delay had been requested by the AHA and 340B hospital members, to allow for more time to work with vendors and update inventory management systems.
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