HR 2652 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015

Introduced Jun 4, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Gary J. Palmer R-AL

Latest action · Jun 8, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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IntroducedJun 4, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Oct 7, 2015; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AL	Bradley Byrne	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AR	Bruce Westerman	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-WA	Jaime Herrera Beutler	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-OK	Jim Bridenstine	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Joe Barton	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	John Ratcliffe	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-CO	Ken Buck	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-SC	Mark Sanford	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-NC	Mark Walker	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AZ	Matt Salmon	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-UT	Mia B. Love	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MI	Mike Bishop	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AL	Mike Rogers	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AL	Mo Brooks	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-IA	Rod Blum	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-GA	Tom Price	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-SC	Tom Rice	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler	Original	Jun 4, 2015
R-AR	J. French Hill		Jun 8, 2015
R-IN	Luke Messer		Jun 8, 2015
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Jun 8, 2015
R-MD	Andy Harris		Jun 10, 2015
R-GA	Rick W. Allen		Jun 10, 2015
R-TN	David P. Roe		Jun 12, 2015
R-WI	Glenn Grothman		Jun 12, 2015
R-OK	Steve Russell		Jun 12, 2015
R-TX	Roger Williams		Jun 15, 2015
R-TX	Bill Flores		Jun 17, 2015
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry		Jun 17, 2015
R-IN	Todd Rokita		Jun 23, 2015
R-IA	David Young		Jun 24, 2015
R-WV	Evan H. Jenkins		Jul 23, 2015
R-AZ	Martha McSally		Jul 23, 2015
R-LA	Ralph Lee Abraham		Jul 23, 2015
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Sep 8, 2015
R-LA	John Fleming		Oct 7, 2015

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jun 5, 2015
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jun 4, 2015
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jun 8, 2015

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 8, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House
Jun 4, 2015Referred 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power *** To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof (Also known as the ``Necessary and Proper clause)''.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 89, June 4, 2015, page H3915.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide a 2-year grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the use of ICD-9 to ICD-10.
Short Titles as Introduced: Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House

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