{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} '''SCRIPT''' is a standard promulgated by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) for the electronically transmitted medical prescriptions in the United States.
==Adoption== The first version of SCRIPT was approved in 1997. Version 8.1 was proposed as a federal rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in November 2007 and adopted in 2008, thereby mandating its use for medical providers that used electronic subscriptions, in order to obtain federal insurance reimbursement.<ref>{{Cite news |title= CMS Proposes More E-Script Standards |website= Health Data Management |url= http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/physicians_electronic_prescribing_Medicare_standards25197-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071125085203/http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/physicians_electronic_prescribing_Medicare_standards25197-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 25, 2007 |date= November 15, 2007}} </ref> A new "backwards-compatible" version, 10.1, was adopted by the Surescripts pharmacy consortium in late 2009<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.healthnewsdirect.com/?p=30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518113452/http://www.healthnewsdirect.com/?p=30|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2007|title=Surescripts Plans on Adopting NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6 Standard in Support of Meaningful EHR Use|publisher=HealthIT News Direct|date=October 16, 2009}} </ref> to facilitate member participation in the electronic medical record incentive programs under the HITECH Act. It was proposed by CMS as a rule in June 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=CMS OKs Updated E-Script Standard|date=June 29, 2010|url=http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/electronic-prescribing-standard-Medicare-40574-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710115606/http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/electronic-prescribing-standard-Medicare-40574-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2010|publisher=Health Data Management}} </ref>
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==External links== *[https://standards.ncpdp.org/Access-to-Standards.aspx NCPDP standards page]
Category:Pharmacy in the United States Category:Standards for electronic health records