[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1766 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1766

      To prohibit conditioning health care provider licensure on 
  participation in a health plan or the meaningful use of electronic 
                            health records.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 2017

 Mr. Roe of Tennessee (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
      To prohibit conditioning health care provider licensure on 
  participation in a health plan or the meaningful use of electronic 
                            health records.

    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 ``Medical Practice Freedom Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LICENSURE CANNOT BE CONDITIONED ON 
              PARTICIPATION IN A HEALTH PLAN OR THE MEANINGFUL USE OF 
              ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services and any 
State (as a condition of receiving Federal financial participation 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act) may not require any health 
care provider, as a condition of licensure of the provider in any 
State--
            (1) to participate in any health plan; or
            (2) to comply with any requirements relating to the 
        meaningful use of electronic health records (including under 
        part 170 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Health plan.--The term ``health plan'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 1171(5) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1320d(5)), and includes a basic health program 
        established under section 1331 of the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18051), a qualified health plan 
        offered by a qualified nonprofit health insurance issuer under 
        the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program under 
        section 1322 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18042), a qualified health 
        plan offered under a health care choice compact under section 
        1333 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18053), a multi-State qualified 
        health plan offered under section 1334 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        18054), or other health plan offered under title I of such Act.
            (2) Health care provider.--The term ``health care 
        provider'' means any person or entity that is required by State 
        or Federal laws or regulations to be licensed, registered, or 
        certified to provide health care services and is so licensed, 
        registered, or certified, or exempted from such requirement by 
        other statute or regulation.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
        term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act.
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