Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 30, 2015 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.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2015 to Sep 17, 2015; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jan 12, 2015 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Jan 12, 2015 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 12, 2015 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jan 12, 2015 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jan 14, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jan 14, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jan 14, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Jan 14, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jan 14, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Jan 14, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jan 21, 2015 |
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 Jan 12, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 16, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 30, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 12, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2015Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H224H.R. 270–286 | — | Jan 12, 2015 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 5, January 12, 2015, page H224.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2822 | Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act | Related bill | Apr 20, 2016 |
| HR 5001 | Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act | Related bill | Apr 22, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2015Introduced in House
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