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.
Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act
(Sec. 2) This bill specifies that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may test models to provide incentive payments to behavioral health providers for: (1) adopting electronic health records technology, and (2) using that technology to improve the quality and coordination of care.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Became Public Law No: 115-271.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2528)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2528)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2528)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
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.
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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.