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HR 3018 114th Congress House

Code-FLEX Act of 2015

Official title: To provide for a safe harbor period for the transition from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 standard for health care claims.

Introduced: July 10, 2015 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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 4 steps
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Jul 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 10, 2015
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.
Jul 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires that health care claims submitted with ICD-9 codes (the code set currently used in health care transactions to identify diagnoses and procedures) continue to be paid during the transition from the ICD-9 code set to the ICD-10 code set.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3018: Code-FLEX Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3018/
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"H.R. 3018: Code-FLEX Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3018/.
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H.R. 3018, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3018/.
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