Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2014
Latest action · Sep 19, 2014 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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2014 - 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 (HHS) certifies EHR technology for the ambulatory surgical center setting.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2014 to Nov 12, 2014; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Nov 12, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2014 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2014 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7888.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
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