Standards Data Maintenance

Consensus Group

To meet ANSI requirements for certification of NCPDP standards, a new Voting Consensus Group is formed annually for new data maintenance packets resulting from the Joint Technical Work Group Meetings held in that year. To participate one must enroll each year. The enrollment period occurs in the January-February timeframe. Participation in the Voting Consensus Group is voluntary but must consist of at least 30 participants and represent a reasonable balance of stakeholder interests.

Public Review of Proposed NCPDP Standards Information

Public comments are solicited on proposed new standards and proposals to revise, reaffirm or withdraw approval of existing standards simultaneously with the NCPDP ballot period.
 
The NCPDP Public Review of Proposed NCPDP Standards period opens on Friday, March 13, 2026, and closes Monday, April 27, 2026. Should you wish to submit an Official Public Comment, the Council must receive your Official Public Comment no later than 5:00 p.m. PDT/ 6:00 p.m. MDT/ 7:00 p.m. CDT/ 8:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 27, 2026. All explanatory comments submitted on "Object with Reason" and "Accept with Comments" will be reviewed at the next scheduled Joint Technical Work Group meeting, which will be held on May 3-4, 2026, in Scottsdale, AZ.
 
The proposed NCPDP standards packets are:

Proposed NCPDP Standards Packet #WG110101

Proposed NCPDP Standards Packet #WG110101
WG11 ePrescribing & Related Transactions - Introduces the JSON Standard Implementation Guide© and enhancements to the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©, Specialized Standard Implementation Guide© and XML Standard Implementation Guide© (All to be Version 202Yxx# with the version number to be assigned after ballot is approved).

This proposed packet contains the following request from the listed DERF(s):

  • DERF 002073 which requested modifications to the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©, schema and ECL to address findings from the NCPDP Foundation RxChange grant.
  • DERF 002074 which requested updates to the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide© and schema to simplify the RxRenewal transaction
  • DERF 002075 which requested to reorganize and transfer all relevant LTPAC ePrescribing guidance to its own section in the SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©.
  • DERF 002076 which requested the annotation for the element PostalCode be updated to ensure consistency among non-EDI NCPDP standards.
  • DERF 002077 which requested a new data element, REMSGenerateRMA, be added to the REMS transactions to communicate the requesting entities wish to have a Risk Management Authorization (RMA) Number generated.
  • DERF 002078 which requested to move SCRIPT Standard© and Specialized Standard© transactions from XML to JSON format.
  • DERF 002089 which requested to add guidance around the use of the Sender Software Information to the JSON Implementation Guide© and create a new optional data element, SenderSoftwareOperator.
  • DERF 002090 which requested to make the components of AddressLine1 and City mandatory for pharmacy address in Rx Transfer transactions.
  • DERF 002091 which requested to add a Boolean element, PrescriptionPreviouslyTransferred, to NCPDP SCRIPT RxTransfer message to indicate whether a prescription has been transferred in the past.
  • DERF 002092 which requested a new data element, ClaimSubstitutionCode, be added to the RxTransfer/MedicationTransferred/MedicationDispensed loop and included in the Dispensed As Written (DAW)/Product Selection Code Shared Code List since it uses the same values.
  • DERF 002093 which requested to add existing ReasonCode values to ReasonCode17 for use in a denied RxTransfer or RxTransfer Confirm transaction.

Approval of proposed packet #WG110101 SCRIPT Standard Implementation Guide©, Specialized Standard Implementation Guide©, XML Standard Implementation Guide© and JSON Standard Implementation Guide© to be known as Version 202Yxx# (Version number to be assigned once Board approval is obtained.)

Proposed NCPDP Standards Packet #WG190001

Proposed NCPDP Standards Packet #WG190001
WG19 NCPDP Standards Coordination - Proposed NCPDP Standards Packet #WG190001 for enhancements to the Real-Time Prescription Benefit Standard Implementation Guide©.

This proposed packet contains the following requests from the listed DERF(s):

  • DERF 002084 which requested enhancements and corrections to the Real-Time Prescription Benefit Standard© and removal of EDI format.

Approval of proposed packet #WG190001 would result in the release of the Real-Time Prescription Benefit Standard Implementation Guide Version 15©.

Non-NCPDP Member Comments

$200.00 per comment period will be charged for non-NCPDP members choosing to submit comments. This fee allows the non-member the ability to obtain copies of the NCPDP produced documents for that comment period.

The comment period includes documents for the proposed new or revised NCPDP Standards under consideration.

If you are not an NCPDP member but wish to supply comments to any or all of these proposals, please complete the registration form.

NCPDP Member Comments

If you are an NCPDP member, but not an NCPDP Consensus Group participant and wish to submit a comment, go to your MyNCPDP Member Portal. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Ballots.

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