National Patient ID Repeal Act

Bill: 117-hr-5812
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2021-11-02
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5812 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2021 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Massie , and Mrs. Miller of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 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of requirement for unique health identifiers Section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b) ) is repealed.