HR 5481 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 16, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Renee L. Ellmers R-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 19, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 16, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in specifying the electronic health record (EHR) reporting period under EHR electronic health record technology incentive payment programs under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to continue through 2015 (in the case of eligible professionals) and FY2015 (in the case of eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals) to permit the use of a three-month quarter EHR reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2014 to Jan 2, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalSep 16, 2014
R-UTChris StewartSep 18, 2014
R-UTJason ChaffetzSep 18, 2014
R-TNDiane BlackSep 19, 2014
R-GAPhil GingreySep 19, 2014
R-MSAlan NunneleeNov 12, 2014
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannNov 12, 2014
R-FLCurt ClawsonNov 12, 2014
R-KYEd WhitfieldNov 12, 2014
R-NEJeff FortenberryNov 12, 2014
R-TNMarsha BlackburnNov 12, 2014
R-TXMichael C. BurgessNov 12, 2014
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryNov 12, 2014
R-UTRob BishopNov 12, 2014
R-ARTim GriffinNov 12, 2014
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Sep 16, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Sep 16, 2014Referred 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.

Subjects

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  1. Sep 16, 2014Introduced in House

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