Bill that includes ICD-10 delay approved
HIM-HIPAA Insider, April 7, 2014
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The Senate passed HR 4302 designed to patch the Sustainable Growth Rate that included a provision to delay ICD-10 implementation until at least October 1, 2015. The bill, approved by the House in a controversial voice vote March 27, passed by a 64-35 margin. The Senate needed at least 60 yes votes to pass the bill.
President Obama signed the bill into law April 1.
This article originally appeared on HCPro’s ICD-10 Trainer blog.
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