3.0.0 1952 2023-01-11T19:43:34Z 2023-01-11T19:43:34Z House H HR 2007-04-19 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-25T17:44:48Z Referred to 2007-04-19T14:04:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-20T20:07:06Z Referred to 2007-04-19T14:04:15Z 2007-04-25 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-04-20 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-04-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-04-19 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-04-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 N G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2007-04-19 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 12 2007-04-19 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2007-04-19 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2007-05-01 False J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2007-05-07 False C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2007-05-07 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2007-05-21 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2007-05-21 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2007-05-23 False B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2007-05-23 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2007-06-07 False A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2007-06-07 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2007-06-07 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2007-07-17 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2007-12-04 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-04-29 False K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2008-06-10 False L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] NICK LAMPSON D TX 22 2008-06-12 False Health Commerce Computer security measures Department of Health and Human Services Depreciation and amortization Economics and Public Finance Electronic mail systems Executive reorganization Federal aid to health facilities Federally-guaranteed loans Government Operations and Politics Health information systems Income tax Information technology Medical records Medicare Science, Technology, Communications Small business Social Welfare Tax deductions Taxation Health 00 2007-04-19 Introduced in House 2007-04-30T21:27:37Z National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 - Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to add a new part D (Building the National Health Information Infrastructure). Directs the Secretary to make additional Medicare payment incentives to assure that small medical care providers have the capability to move toward a national health care information infrastructure by acquiring electronic health record systems and other health information technologies.

Provides for optional financial incentives to small health care providers and entities to implement such an infrastructure.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make grants to small medical care providers for the purpose of assisting them to acquire and adopt patient registries, evidence-based clinical decision support tools at the point of care, electronic health records, secure e-mail, and other health information technologies defined by the Secretary as a key component of a national health care information infrastructure; and (2) make and guarantee loans to assist small medical care providers to acquire and adopt such things.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat qualified health care information technology as a depreciable asset for which a deduction from taxable income is allowable for the taxable year in which it is placed in service.

]]> National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to achieve a national health information infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction under section 179 for the purchase of qualified health care information technology by medical care providers. Introduced in House IH Display Title National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-04-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1952ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1952ih.xml 2007-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.