Makes this Act effective as if included in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 836 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 836
To amend part C of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for
coordination of implementation of administrative simplification
standards for health care information.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2001
Mr. Craig (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Crapo) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Finance
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A BILL
To amend part C of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for
coordination of implementation of administrative simplification
standards for health care information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COORDINATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
SIMPLIFICATION STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Section 1175(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320d-4(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--Each person to whom an initial standard
or implementation specification is adopted or established under
sections 1172 and 1173 applies shall comply with the standard
or specification by the later of--
``(A) 24 months after the date on which the
Secretary determines that--
``(i) regulations with respect to all of
the standards and specifications required by
such sections (other than standards for unique
health identifiers for individuals under
section 1173(b)(1)) have been adopted in final
form;
``(ii) regulations implementing section
1176 have been issued in final form; and
``(iii) reliable national unique health
identifiers for health plans and health care
providers are ready and available; or
``(B) October 16, 2004.''.
(b) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of section 1175(b)(1) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-4(b)(1)), as amended by
subsection (a)--
(1) the requirements of such section (relating to issuance
of a regulation ``in final form'') shall be considered to be
met with respect to a standard, specification, or section if a
regulation implementing such standard, specification, or
section is issued and becomes effective in accordance with
section 553 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) nothing in such section 1175(b)(1) shall be construed
as requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take
into account subsequent modifications made to such regulation
pursuant to section 1174(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1 320d-3(b)) in making the determination that a
regulation has been issued ``in final form'' with respect to a
standard, specification, or section; and
(3) nothing in such section 1175(b)(1) shall be construed
as limiting or affecting the authority of the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to issue or implement the final
regulations establishing standards for privacy of individually
identifiable health information published in the Federal
Register by the Secretary on December 28, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg.
82462), including the requirements of section 164.530 of title
45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) Study of Compliance With Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study to examine the effect of the
enactment of section 262 of the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 Stat.
2021), and regulations issued thereunder, on health plans,
health care providers, the medicare and medicaid programs, and
the Department of Health and Human Services, including the
progress of such entities or programs in complying with the
amendments made by such section.
(2) Report.--Not later than October 31, 2003, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph
(1).
(d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 262 of the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-191; 110 Stat. 2021).
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4417)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4418)
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