3.0.0 1273 2021-09-28T13:25:44Z 2021-09-28T13:25:44Z House H HR 2011-03-30 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PIERLUISI:H.R. 1273.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of the Congress to provide for the general welfareof the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution such power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make rules andregulations respecting the U.S. territories, as enumerated inArticle IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.[Page H2108]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-07T20:04:35Z Referred to 2011-03-30T14:01:25Z Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments of 2011 112 688 S 2011-03-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2011-04-07 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-03-30 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. N A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2011-03-30 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2011-03-30 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2011-03-30 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2011-03-30 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2011-03-30 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-03-30 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2011-03-30 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2011-03-30 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2011-03-30 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2011-03-30 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2011-03-31 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2011-03-31 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2011-03-31 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 12 2011-03-31 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2011-04-07 False Health Caribbean area Computers and information technology Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Health 00 2011-03-30 Introduced in House 2011-04-14T19:11:13Z Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico.

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

Requires specified budget neutrality adjustments for FY2011-FY2012 and subsequent fiscal years so that estimated aggregate incentive payments for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology are not increased as a result of this Act.

]]> Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments of 2011 Display Title Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply the additional Medicare HITECH payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico. Introduced in House 2011-03-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1273ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1273ih.xml 2011-04-07 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.