3.0.0 1604 2023-01-11T13:35:35Z 2023-01-11T13:35:35Z House HR 2017-03-17 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 47 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BASS:H.R. 1604.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in aCongress of the United States, which shall consist of aSenate and House of Representatives.[Page H2184]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-24T17:41:21Z Referred to 2017-03-17T13:01:35Z 2017-03-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 N Health Allied health services Computers and information technology Health information and medical records Medicaid Health 00 2017-03-17 Introduced in House 2017-07-13T13:50:47Z Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make physician assistants eligible for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether they practice in a rural health clinic or federally qualified health center.

]]> Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 Display Title Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of certified electronic health records, whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center or Federally qualified health center. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1604ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1604ih.xml 2017-03-24 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.