[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4989 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4989

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants to health 
   care providers to implement electronic prescription drug programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2002

  Mr. Tauzin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants to health 
   care providers to implement electronic prescription drug programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

            Subtitle C--Promotion of Electronic Prescription

SEC. 921. PROGRAM OF GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO IMPLEMENT 
              ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
inserting after section 399N the following new section:

``SEC. 399O. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC 
              PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants for 
the purpose of assisting health care providers who prescribe drugs and 
biologicals in implementing electronic prescription programs described 
in section 1860C(d)(3) of the Social Security Act.
    ``(b) Application.--No grant may be made under this section except 
pursuant to a grant application that is submitted in a time, manner, 
and form approved by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2004, such sums as may be appropriate to 
carry out this section.''.
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