Flex-IT 2 Act

3.0.0 3309 2023-01-11T13:30:21Z 2023-01-11T13:30:21Z House HR 2015-07-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:H.R. 3309.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Commerce Clause: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theU.S. Constitution gives Congress the power ``to regulatecommerce with foreign nations, and among the several states,and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H5771]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-12T18:50:23Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:16:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-31T20:55:05Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:16:00Z 2015-08-12 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-07-31 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-07-29 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 2015-07-29 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 2015-07-29 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 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 N H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2015-09-08 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2015-09-17 False K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2015-09-24 False S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2015-09-24 False L000584 Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] Mia Love R UT B. 4 2015-09-24 False A000373 Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] Brad Ashford D NE 2 2015-09-24 False H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2015-09-28 False Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2015-09-30 False W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2015-10-07 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2015-10-09 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2015-10-20 False R000604 Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] Steve Russell R OK 5 2015-10-27 False M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2015-11-17 False C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2015-12-15 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2016-05-10 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Computers and information technology Department of Health and Human Services Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Hospital care Medicaid Medicare Health

00 2015-07-29 Introduced in House 2016-08-16T18:48:35Z Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act or the Flex-IT 2 Act

This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare and Medicaid program requirements related to electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use programs, which establish incentives to promote EHR meaningful use and the adoption of health information technology (HIT).

Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to establish and apply a linear scale to determine meaningful or "partial meaningful" EHR use. In accordance with this linear scale, eligible professionals and hospitals that are partial meaningful EHR users shall: (1) receive certain incentive payments currently available only to meaningful EHR users, and (2) be partially exempt from certain negative payment adjustments.

In addition, the bill: (1) establishes three-month reporting periods for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs; (2) modifies provisions regarding quality reporting on meaningful EHR use; (3) expands the hardship exception to Medicare EHR payment adjustments; and (4) limits, with respect to timing and frequency, the adoption of more stringent measures of EHR meaningful use under Medicaid and Medicare.

The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pause rulemaking related to EHR meaningful use, unless and until specified conditions are met; and (2) prohibit HHS from proposing the adoption of certain untested standards regarding HIT.

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Flex-IT 2 Act Display Title Flex-IT 2 Act Official Title as Introduced To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the electronic health records meaningful use programs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Flex-IT 2 Act Short Titles as Introduced Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act Introduced in House 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3309ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3309ih.xml 2015-08-12 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.