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S 1588 107th Congress Senate

A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets issued in…

Official title: A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic tra… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets issued in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Introduced: October 30, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceDepartment of Health and Human Services
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 30, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11206)
Oct 30, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 30, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Provides a one year extension for providers, State health programs, health plans, and others to implement the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Differentiates these electronic transaction and code set requirements from the medical privacy regulations under HIPAA which remain unaffected.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3323 Related bill Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
  • S 1684 Identical bill A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative sim…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 30, 2001
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 30, 2001
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 30, 2001
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 30, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1588: A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets issued in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1588/
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"S. 1588: A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic transactions and code sets issued in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1588/.
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S. 1588, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1588/.
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