Health and Human Services Secretary Announces Compliance Date for ICD - 10

Health and Human Services Secretary Announces Compliance Date for ICD - 10

On August 24, 2012, Health and Human Services, (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of a rule that makes final a one-year proposed delay—from October 1, 2013, to October 1, 2014 in the compliance date for the industry's transition to ICD-10 codes. Secretary Sebelius first announced the proposed delay in April, as part of President Obama's commitment to reducing regulatory burden.

The deadline for the transition to ICD-10 is October 1, 2014.