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114TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H. R. 2126

To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from replacing
ICD–9 with ICD–10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 2015
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama,
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, and
Mr. ROE of Tennessee) 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 prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services
from replacing ICD–9 with ICD–10 in implementing the
HIPAA code set standards.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cutting Costly Codes

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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING REPLACEMENT OF ICD–9 WITH ICD–10

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IN IMPLEMENTING HIPAA CODE SET STAND-

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ARDS.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and

5 Human Services may not implement, administer, or en6 force the regulations issued on January 16, 2009 (74 Fed.
7 Reg. 3328), the regulation issued on September 5, 2012
8 (77 Fed. Reg. 54664), or any similar regulation, insofar
9 as any such regulation provides for the replacement of
10 ICD–9 with ICD–10 as a standard for code sets under
11 section 1173(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
12 1320d–2(c)) and section 162.1002 of title 45, Code of
13 Federal Regulations.

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(b) GAO REPORT ON ICD–9 REPLACEMENT.—

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(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the

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United States, in consultation with stakeholders in

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the medical community, shall conduct a study to

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identify steps that can be taken to mitigate the dis-

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ruption on health care providers resulting from a re-

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placement of ICD–9 as such a standard.

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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after

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the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-

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troller General shall submit to each House of Con-

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gress a report on such study. Such report shall in-

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clude such recommendations respecting such replace-

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ment and such legislative and administrative steps
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as may be appropriate to mitigate the disruption re-

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sulting from such replacement as the Comptroller

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General determines appropriate.

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