US SB4456 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Patient Matching Improvement Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-08-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Postal service
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Postal service
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4456/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4456/BILLS-116s4456is.pdf |