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HR 781 113th Congress House Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Computer security and identity theft Crime prevention Department of Health and Human Services Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Medicare

Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013

Introduced: February 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 15, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that: (1) a Social Security account number (or any derivative) is not displayed, coded, or embedded on the Medicare card issued to an individual entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or enrolled under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); and (2) any other identifier displayed on such card is not identifiable as a Social Security account number (or derivative thereof).

Requires the Secretary, in implementing this Act, to: (1) establish a cost-effective process that involves the least amount of disruption to Medicare beneficiaries and health care providers; and (2) consider implementing a process similar to the one involving Railroad Retirement Board beneficiaries under which the Medicare beneficiary identifier used is not a Social Security account number (or derivative), is external to HHS, and is convertible over to a Social Security account number (or derivative) for use internal to HHS and the Social Security Administration.

What's happening now February 19, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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