HR 1039 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009

Introduced Feb 12, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Sam Johnson R-TX

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Latest action · Feb 13, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Establishes the Health Information Technology Resource Center to provide assistance for the adoption and use of interoperable health information technology.

Amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for an expedited upgrade program to develop and approve additions and modifications to adopted standards for the electronic exchange of health information. Sets forth the process for such additions and modifications.

Prohibits federal funds from being used for the purchase of any health information technology that has not been certified in compliance with such standards. Requires federal agencies to comply with standards.

Requires the Secretary to study current federal security and confidentiality standards.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limit on the amount a taxpayer may elect to expense for health care information technology as a depreciable asset.

Requires the Secretary to encourage and facilitate the adoption of state reciprocity agreements for practitioner licensure in order to expedite the provision across state lines of telehealth services.

Provides for studies related to telehealth services, including on expanding the list of Medicare telehealth originating sites, to include mental health facilities.

Requires the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services to make federally qualified health centers eligible to participate in demonstration projects related to health records and heath information technology.

Requires the Secretary to establish an interest-free loan program for hospitals to purchase and implement certified health information technology products.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2009 to Mar 2, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalFeb 12, 2009
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalFeb 12, 2009
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalFeb 12, 2009
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalFeb 12, 2009
R-ILPeter J. RoskamOriginalFeb 12, 2009
R-INDan BurtonFeb 13, 2009
R-OHJean SchmidtFeb 13, 2009
R-TXJeb HensarlingFeb 13, 2009
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggFeb 13, 2009
R-PAJoseph R. PittsFeb 13, 2009
R-TXKay GrangerFeb 13, 2009
R-TXLamar SmithFeb 13, 2009
R-TXLouie GohmertFeb 13, 2009
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandFeb 13, 2009
R-ILMark KirkFeb 13, 2009
R-TNMarsha BlackburnFeb 13, 2009
R-OKMary FallinFeb 13, 2009
R-TXPete SessionsFeb 13, 2009
R-UTRob BishopFeb 13, 2009
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettFeb 13, 2009
R-KSTodd TiahrtFeb 13, 2009
R-GATom PriceFeb 13, 2009
R-AZTrent FranksFeb 13, 2009
R-NCVirginia FoxxFeb 13, 2009
R-MOW. Todd AkinFeb 13, 2009
R-NVDean HellerFeb 24, 2009
R-PAJim GerlachMar 2, 2010

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 12, 2009
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 13, 2009
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 12, 2009

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 12, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Feb 12, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  4. Feb 12, 2009Referred 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.
  5. Feb 12, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To encourage and enhance the adoption of interoperable health information technology to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase the efficiency of care.
Short Titles as Introduced
Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 12, 2009Introduced in House

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