3.0.0 1286 2023-01-11T13:24:25Z 2023-01-11T13:24:25Z Senate S S 2013-07-11 113 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-07-11T20:19:39Z MITECH Act 113 2676 HR 2013-07-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2013-07-11 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2013-07-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5671) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2013-07-11 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2013-07-11 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Medicaid Health 00 2013-07-11 Introduced in Senate 2013-07-29T20:20:04Z Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2013 or MITECH Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend payments to encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology to qualified safety net clinics (QSNCs).

Defines a QSNC as a clinic or network of clinics operated by a private non-profit or public entity at least 30% percent of whose patient volume is attributable to needy individuals.

Defines a "QSNC-based" individual as one who furnishes substantially all of his or her professional services in a QSNC and through use of the clinic's facilities and equipment, including qualified EHRs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a procedure through which a QSNC may demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology in order to receive incentive payments.

]]> MITECH Act Display Title MITECH Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced MITECH Act Short Titles as Introduced Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1286is/xml/BILLS-113s1286is.xml 2013-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.