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Bill114th CongressFiled Feb 11, 2015Health
H.R. 887

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

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What it doesSummary reported to house amended, part i (Mar 13, 2015)

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit for a payment year after 2015 any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) from being treated as such a patient encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user.

Terminates this prohibition three years after the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines, through notice and comment rulemaking, that certified EHR technology is applicable to the ASC setting.

What just happenedMar 13, 2015

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-40, Part I.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6](R-TN)Sponsor
16 cosponsors5 D11 R
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  1. Mar 13, 2015CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-40, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  2. Mar 13, 2015Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-40, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  3. Feb 27, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  4. Feb 26, 2015Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Ways and Means Committee
  5. Feb 26, 2015Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Ways and Means Committee
  6. Feb 13, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  7. Feb 11, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  8. Feb 11, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A

    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.

  9. Feb 11, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  10. Feb 11, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  11. Feb 11, 2015IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House amended, Part IMar 13, 201518

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit for a payment year after 2015 any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) from being treated as such a patient encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user.

Terminates this prohibition three years after the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines, through notice and comment rulemaking, that certified EHR technology is applicable to the ASC setting.

Introduced in HouseFeb 11, 2015

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center from being treated as such an encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user.

Terminates this prohibition three years after the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies EHR technology for the ambulatory surgical center setting.

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 — Informed