National Patient ID Repeal Act
This bill repeals the requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services adopt a standard unique health identifier for each individual, employer, health plan, and health care provider.
The provision has not been implemented to date because language included in annual appropriations acts has prohibited the use of federal funds for developing a unique identifier. However, some appropriations bills introduced in recent years have not included this funding restriction.
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement 
                     for unique health identifiers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Patient ID Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR UNIQUE HEALTH IDENTIFIERS.

    Section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2(b)) 
is repealed.
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National Patient ID Repeal Act
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for unique health identifiers.
National Patient ID Repeal Act
Rep. Roy, Chip