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[H.R. 3331 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 555
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3331

                      [Report No. 115-720, Part I]

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2017

   Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Ms. Matsui) 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

                              June 8, 2018

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Yoder, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Norton, Mr. Estes of 
  Kansas, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. 
          Blackburn, Mrs. Handel, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. Walden

                              June 8, 2018

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                              June 8, 2018

The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               20, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
  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))).''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 555

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3331

                      [Report No. 115-720, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 8, 2018

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment

                              June 8, 2018

The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed