3.0.0 4859 2023-01-13T04:49:00Z 2023-01-13T04:49:00Z House H HR 2006-03-02 109 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee Reported by 2006-09-13T19:31:10Z Markup by 2006-09-13T19:31:00Z Hearings by 2006-06-13T15:49:15Z Referred to 2006-03-21T16:49:01Z Referred to 2006-03-02T15:03:35Z 2006-09-13 hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2006-09-13 hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-06-13 hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2006-03-21 hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization. Committee 2006-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2006-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000589 Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Jon Porter R NV C. 3 N C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2006-03-02 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2006-03-07 False L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2006-03-09 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2006-03-09 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2006-03-14 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2006-03-14 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2006-03-16 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2006-04-27 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2006-05-11 False M001156 Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] Patrick McHenry R NC 10 2006-05-11 False C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2006-05-17 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2006-06-06 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2006-06-06 False Government Operations and Politics Commerce Communication in medicine Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Gifts Government contractors Government employees' health insurance Government paperwork Government trust funds Health Health information systems Health insurance Insurance companies Medical records Patients' rights Science, Technology, Communications Subsidies Government Operations and Politics 00 2006-03-02 Introduced in House 2006-04-18T17:50:50Z Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 - Sets forth provisions concerning the establishment of a system of electronic health records for covered individuals under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). Directs that each contract under FEHBP shall require that the carrier establish, maintain, and make available a carrier electronic health record for each covered individual who is enrolled under FEHBP in a health benefits plan offered by such carrier.

Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish the Federal Family Health Information Technology Trust Fund for the purpose of receiving donations to be used to award grants to carriers who meet certain requirements as set forth by OPM. Instructs OPM to award grants from the Trust Fund to carriers to be distributed as incentives to their contracting health care providers for implementing provider-based electronic health records.

]]> Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 Display Title Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the implementation of a system of electronic health records under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-03-02T05:00:00Z 2006-09-13 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.