National Patient ID Repeal Act

Bill: 117-s-3124
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2021-11-01
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Patient ID Repeal Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services adopt a standard unique health identifier for each individual, employer, health plan, and health care provider.</p> <p>The provision has not been implemented to date because language included in annual appropriations acts has prohibited the use of federal funds for developing a unique identifier. However, some appropriations bills introduced in recent years have not included this funding restriction.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3124 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 1, 2021 Mr. Paul (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for unique health identifiers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Patient ID Repeal Act . 2. Repeal of requirement for unique health identifiers Section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b) ) is repealed.