HR 887 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

Introduced Feb 11, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Diane Black R-TN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 13, 2015 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-40, Part I.

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 11, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit for a payment year after 2015 any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) from being treated as such a patient 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 determines, through notice and comment rulemaking, that certified EHR technology is applicable to the ASC setting.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2015 to Jun 22, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 11, 2015
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelFeb 25, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerFeb 25, 2015
R-TXMichael C. BurgessFeb 25, 2015
R-AZDavid SchweikertMar 3, 2015
R-MSGregg HarperMar 17, 2015
R-PAMike KellyMar 17, 2015
D-CAScott H. PetersApr 21, 2015
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJun 18, 2015
R-MOJason SmithNov 2, 2015
R-AZMatt SalmonNov 2, 2015
R-MSTrent KellyNov 30, 2015
R-GATom PriceJan 6, 2016
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Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-40, Part I.
  2. Feb 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 26, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Feb 26, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  5. Feb 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1347Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015Identical billSep 8, 2015

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House

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