1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2013”.
Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2013
A BILL
To prohibit enrollment under Health Care Exchange plans until privacy protections are certified as being in place, and for other purposes.
2. Prohibiting enrollment under an Exchange plan unless privacy protections in place
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no individual may be enrolled in a qualified health plan offered in a State through an Exchange under part 2 of subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031 et seq.) until the date the State certifies to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary certifies to Congress that there are standards and a process in place in the State to protect the personal information (including Social Security numbers and financial information) of individuals being enrolled through the Exchange.