[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 3331 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3331


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2018

                                Received

                             June 14, 2018

          Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of 
incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use 
           of certified electronic health record technology.

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

SECTION 1. TESTING OF INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
              PROVIDERS FOR ADOPTION AND USE OF CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC 
              HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGY.

    Section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1315a(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
                            ``(xxv) Providing, for the adoption and use 
                        of certified EHR technology (as defined in 
                        section 1848(o)(4)) to improve the quality and 
                        coordination of care through the electronic 
                        documentation and exchange of health 
                        information, incentive payments to behavioral 
                        health providers (such as psychiatric hospitals 
                        (as defined in section 1861(f)), community 
                        mental health centers (as defined in section 
                        1861(ff)(3)(B)), hospitals that participate in 
                        a State plan under title XIX or a waiver of 
                        such plan, treatment facilities that 
                        participate in such a State plan or such a 
                        waiver, mental health or substance use disorder 
                        providers that participate in such a State plan 
                        or such a waiver, clinical psychologists (as 
                        defined in section 1861(ii)), nurse 
                        practitioners (as defined in section 
                        1861(aa)(5)) with respect to the provision of 
                        psychiatric services, and clinical social 
                        workers (as defined in section 
                        1861(hh)(1))).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.