Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015

Summary

Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in carrying out regulations providing for the replacement of ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases-9) with ICD-10 as a standard code set, shall provide for a two-year grace period during which physicians and other health care providers submitting claims and other documents using ICD-10 are not penalized for errors, mistakes, and malfunctions relating to the transition to such code set. HHS shall also give these practitioners assistance during the grace period. The Government Accountability Office shall study this transition for Congress.

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Timeline

1. 4 June 2015

   Introduced

   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.

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2. 4 June 2015

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 5 June 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 8 June 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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