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Patient Matching Improvement Act of 2020

Introduced: August 5, 2020 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 5, 2020
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Patient Matching Improvement Act of 2020

This bill requires the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to take certain actions to standardize, in the United States Postal Service (USPS) standard, the format of postal addresses.

Specifically, the ONC must, within 90 days, make available a USPS tool that automatically formats addresses into the correct standard to health care providers and laboratories that test for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) at no cost. The USPS currently provides this tool to online retailers at no cost.

In addition, the ONC must update regulations to require, as a condition of certification, that health information technology use the USPS standard for postal addresses.

What's happening now August 5, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Aug 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4456: Patient Matching Improvement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4456/
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"S. 4456: Patient Matching Improvement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4456/.
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