II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2538 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2019 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for unique health identifiers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Patient Identifier Repeal Act of 2019 . 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of requirement for unique health identifiers Section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b) ) is repealed.