3.0.0 5025 2023-01-11T13:16:08Z 2023-01-11T13:16:08Z House H HR 2010-04-14 111 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2010-04-19T19:52:40Z Referred to 2010-04-14T14:05:47Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-04-14T14:05:46Z Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 111 5040 HR 2010-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2010-04-19 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2010-04-14 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2010-04-14 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 2010-04-14 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 N Health Behavioral sciences Computers and information technology Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Medicaid Medicare Mental health Health 00 2010-04-14 Introduced in House 2010-07-07T19:19:07Z HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of "health care provider" for purposes of health information technology provisions to include a behavioral or mental health professional, a substance abuse professional, a psychiatric hospital, a behavioral and mental health clinic, and a substance abuse treatment facility.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, to award grants to eligible entities to: (1) facilitate the purchase of health information technology; (2) enhance the use of such technology, including covering costs associated with upgrading such technology in order to meet the criteria required to become a certified electronic health record (EHR) technology; (3) train personnel in the use of such technology; (4) improve the secure electronic exchange of health information among behavioral and mental health professionals, substance abuse professionals, and other health care providers; (5) improve such technology for adaptation to community-based behavioral health settings; (6) assist with the implementation of telemedicine, including facilitation of distance clinical consultations in rural and underserved areas; and (7) collaborate and integrate with health information technology regional extension centers.

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include qualified clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric hospitals, mental health treatment facilities, and substance abuse treatment facilities within the health professionals, hospitals, and Medicaid providers eligible for incentive payments for the meaningful use of certified EHR technology.

]]> HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 Display Title HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5025ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5025ih.xml 2010-04-19 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.