Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 15, 2013)
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 just happenedFeb 19, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 15, 2013
- Feb 19, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Feb 15, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Feb 15, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House