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DATE
August 24, 2012

Update
HHS Adopts the One-Year Delay

August 24, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced 
that it officially adopted the proposed one-year delay of the International 
Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding 
System (ICD-10-CM/PCS). All “covered entities”—as defined by the Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)—are required to 
adopt ICD-10 codes by October 1, 2014.

Although this change in the compliance date will give providers and other 
covered entities more time to prepare and fully test their systems, HHS is 
urging covered entities to continue with their current implementation 
preparation activities.

Date
April 20, 2012
Update
HHS Announces Intent to Delay the ICD-10 Implementation Date

On April 9, 2012, HHS announced that it intends to delay the ICD-10 
implementation date by one year. This would move the implementation date from 
October 1, 2013, to October 1, 2014. 
HHS issued a Request For Comment (RFC) on this proposal in the Proposed Rule for 
the Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier (HPID) on April 
17, 2012.