Health Information Modernization and Security Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (19 Jun 1995): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
What this bill does
This bill, introduced in 1995, would have made two main changes to federal health-program administration. First, it would have repealed the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, a federal system created to collect health coverage information, along with related reporting requirements under ERISA, the tax code, and Medicare secondary-payer rules, and made conforming changes elsewhere in the Social Security Act and federal privacy law.
Second, the bill would have added a new "Administrative Simplification" part to the Social Security Act directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop national standards for electronic health information transactions, such as insurance claims, eligibility checks, and payments, along with standard code sets, unique identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans, and providers, electronic signature procedures, and security and privacy safeguards. Health plans, providers, and other entities handling health information would have been required to adopt these standards within set timeframes, with smaller plans given more time, and penalties would apply for noncompliance.
The bill would primarily have affected Medicare and Medicaid programs, health plans, health care providers, employers offering health benefits, and organizations that process health information electronically, by changing recordkeeping obligations and pushing toward standardized electronic data exchange. It was introduced by Rep. David Hobson and referred to the House Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means. According to available records, it received no further action or vote and did not become law.
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Official summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Purpose and Repeal of Data Bank Title II: Administrative Simplification Title III: Effective Dates Health Information Modernization and Security Act - Title I: Purpose and Repeal of Data Bank - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) and other specified law to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank and associated provisions on the identification of Medicare secondary payer situations when the Secretary of Health and Human Services notifies the Congress that the Bank is no longer necessary because of the operation of the health information network established pursuant to title II of this Act. Title II: Administrative Simplification - Amends SSA title XI to add a new part C (Administrative Simplification) for development of an electronic network for: (1) processing health care information consistent with the goal of improving the operation of the overall health care system; and (2) reducing related administrative costs through the Secretary's adoption of certain standards for information transactions (including enrollment, disenrollment, claims attachments, and coordination of benefits) and data elements as well as standards relating to security and privacy, and performance of tasks pursuant to specified requirements, assisted by a new Health Information Advisory Committee established by this Act. Provides penalties for violations of standards or requirements under this Act, including those involving information transactions and security and privacy. Directs the Secretary to recommend to the Congress a plan for developing and implementing uniform data standards for patient medical record information and its electronic exchange. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for demonstration projects to promote the development and use of electronically integrated clinical information systems and computerized patient medical records. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Effective Dates - Specifies the effective date of this Act.
Timeline
19 Jun 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 1766 do?
- This bill, introduced in 1995, would have made two main changes to federal health-program administration. First, it would have repealed the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, a federal system created to collect health coverage information, along with related reporting requirements under ERISA, the tax code, and Medicare secondary-payer rules, and made conforming changes elsewhere in the Social Security Act and federal privacy law. Second, the bill would have added a new "Administrative Simplification" part to the Social Security Act directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop national standards for electronic health information transactions, such as insurance claims, eligibility checks, and payments, along with standard code sets, unique identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans, and providers, electronic signature procedures, and security and privacy safeguards. Health plans, providers, and other entities handling health information would have been required to adopt these standards within set timeframes, with smaller plans given more time, and penalties would apply for noncompliance. The bill would primarily have affected Medicare and Medicaid programs, health plans, health care providers, employers offering health benefits, and organizations that process health information electronically, by changing recordkeeping obligations and pushing toward standardized electronic data exchange. It was introduced by Rep. David Hobson and referred to the House Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means. According to available records, it received no further action or vote and did not become law.
- Has H.R. 1766 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 1766. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 1766?
- H.R. 1766 was sponsored by Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), with 15 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 1766?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (19 Jun 1995).
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