3.0.0 1379 2022-11-15T16:33:06Z 2022-11-15T16:33:06Z House H HR 2013-03-21 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PIERLUISI:H.R. 1379.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 H1828]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-09T15:01:48Z Referred to 2013-03-21T13:06:10Z Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 113 636 S 2013-03-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2013-04-09 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-21 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 M000689 Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] JOHN MICA R FL L. 7 2013-03-21 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2013-03-21 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2013-03-21 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-03-21 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2013-03-21 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2013-03-21 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2013-03-21 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2013-03-21 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2013-03-21 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2013-03-21 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2013-03-21 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2013-03-21 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-04-09 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 2013-03-21 Introduced in House 2014-02-25T21:28:37Z Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 - 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 to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) Technology.

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

]]> Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 Display Title Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR Technology under the Medicare program. Introduced in House 2013-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1379ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1379ih.xml 2013-04-09 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.