The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) announced that the new deadline for ICD-10 implementation will be October 1, 2015. This is the earliest possible implementation date set by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014:
“On April 1, 2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. No. 113-93) was enacted, which said that the Secretary may not adopt ICD-10 prior to October 1, 2015. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expects to release an interim final rule in the near future that will include a new compliance date that would require the use of ICD-10 beginning October 1, 2015. The rule will also require HIPAA covered entities to continue to use ICD-9-CM through September 30, 2015.”
Have a look at the timeline for ICD-10 to understand the history behind the implementation deadline: