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42 U.S.C. 1320d-2: Standards for information transactions and data elements

Created in 1996 by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 1784 Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (b)

How it got here

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10109(a)(1)(A), inserted before period at end ", and subject to the requirements under paragraph (5)". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §1104(b)(2)(A), added subpar. (J). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §1104(b)(2)(B), added par. (4). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10109(a)(1)(B), added par. (5). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §1104(b)(2)(C), added subsecs. (g) to (j). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (g), (h), (i), (j)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.