S. 1684 — A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets issued in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. | PoliFocus

S. 1684107th Congress

A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets issued in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Subjects

Health

Summary

Provides a one year extension for providers, State health programs, health plans, and others to implement the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Differentiates these electronic transaction and code set requirements from the medical privacy regulations under HIPAA which remain unaffected.

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Related Legislation

S. 1588A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets issued in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
2001-10-30Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related
H.R. 3323Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
2001-12-27Became Public Law No: 107-105.
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Legislative Actions

2001-11-14
Introduced in Senate
2001-11-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2001-11-27
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12059-12060)
2001-11-27
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12059-12060)
2001-11-27
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S12059-12060)
2001-11-27
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S12059-12060)
2001-11-28
Received in the House.
2001-11-28
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2001-11-28
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2001-11-28
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2001-11-28

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