Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2013

Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits the enrollment of any individual in a qualified health plan offered in a state through an American Health Benefit Exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until the state certifies to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Secretary certifies to Congress, that the state has in place standards and a process to protect the personal information (including Social Security numbers and financial information) of those being enrolled through the Exchange.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3119 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3119

 To prohibit enrollment under Health Care Exchange plans until privacy 
  protections are certified as being in place, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2013

     Mr. Paulsen (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Kline) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit enrollment under Health Care Exchange plans until privacy 
  protections are certified as being in place, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Information Privacy 
Protection Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ENROLLMENT UNDER AN EXCHANGE PLAN UNLESS PRIVACY 
              PROTECTIONS IN PLACE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no individual may be 
enrolled in a qualified health plan offered in a State through an 
Exchange under part 2 of subtitle D of title I of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031 et seq.) until the 
date the State certifies to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Secretary certifies to Congress that there are standards and a 
process in place in the State to protect the personal information 
(including Social Security numbers and financial information) of 
individuals being enrolled through the Exchange.
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