Union Calendar No. 555
115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 115–720, Part I]
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology.
July 20, 2017
Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
June 8, 2018
Additional sponsors: Mr. Yoder, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Norton, Mr. Estes of Kansas, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Handel, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. Walden
June 8, 2018
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
June 8, 2018
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 20, 2017]
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology.
Section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
“(xxv) Providing, for the adoption and use of certified EHR technology (as defined in section 1848(o)(4)) to improve the quality and coordination of care through the electronic documentation and exchange of health information, incentive payments to behavioral health providers (such as psychiatric hospitals (as defined in section 1861(f)), community mental health centers (as defined in section 1861(ff)(3)(B)), hospitals that participate in a State plan under title XIX or a waiver of such plan, treatment facilities that participate in such a State plan or such a waiver, mental health or substance use disorder providers that participate in such a State plan or such a waiver, clinical psychologists (as defined in section 1861(ii)), nurse practitioners (as defined in section 1861(aa)(5)) with respect to the provision of psychiatric services, and clinical social workers (as defined in section 1861(hh)(1))).”.
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[Report No. 115–720, Part I] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for
behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic
health record technology. | |||||
June 8, 2018 | |||||
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment | |||||
June 8, 2018 | |||||
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to
be printed |