,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjae ,mrs4
 ,blackburn 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,price (   
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
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fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a safe
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z ! ,cod+ ,flexibility 9 ,heal?c>e ,act 
( #bjae or ! ,code-,,flex ,act ( #bjae4 
#b4 ,cont9u+ use ( ,,icd-#i-;,,cm codes 
dur+ a transition p]iod  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9
 implem5t+ ! transition to ,,icd-#aj    
code sets pursuant to section #aagc7;c7 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b7;c77 & consi/5t )  
section #bab ( ! ,protect+ ,access to   

,m$ic>e ,act ( #bjad1 %all provide = a  
transition p]iod1 9 accordance )        
subsection 7b71 dur+ :i* heal? c>e      
claims 7& relat$ /&>d transactions7     
o!rwise payable 7or process$7 by public 
& private payors %all cont9ue to be     
process$ & paid1 z applicable1 if       
submitt$ ) ,,icd-#i codes4  7b7         
,duration ( transition p]iod ,!         
transition p]iod "u subsection 7a7 %all 
beg9 on ! fir/ day 9 :i* ! ,secret>y    
adopts su* ,,icd-#aj code sets z ! /&>d 
= codes sets "u section #aagc7;c7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;d-#b7;c77 & end #ahj days aft] su*
 date4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report assess+ ! impact ( su* ,,icd-#aj 
code sets on heal? c>e provid]s         
p>ticipat+ "u ! ,m$ic>e program "u title
 ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act1    
individuals entitl$ to b5efits "u "p ,a 
( su* title or enroll$ "u "p ,b ( su*   
title1 & o!r impact$ /akehold]s4