[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6005 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6005

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    the temporary treatment of certain electronic health records as 
certified EHR technology for purposes of health information technology 
      payment incentives under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2010

 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Stearns, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced 
 the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    the temporary treatment of certain electronic health records as 
certified EHR technology for purposes of health information technology 
      payment incentives under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Equality for Early EHR 
Adoption Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EHR TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE 
              MEDICARE AND MEDICAID EHR INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Medicare Program.--Section 1848(o)(4) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(o)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``For payment years 2011 and 2012, such term includes an 
electronic health record that is not certified pursuant to such section 
3001(c)(5) and that enables the demonstration of meaningful EHR use for 
an EHR reporting period for the payment year involved.''.
    (b) Medicaid Program.--Section 1903(t)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(t)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For 
payment years 2011 and 2012, such term includes an electronic health 
record that is not certified pursuant to such section 3001(c)(5) and 
that enables a Medicaid provider to demonstrate meaningful use for 
purposes of this subsection.''.
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