Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act
Latest action · May 11, 2018 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.
- IntroducedAug 3, 2017
- Passed SenateMay 7, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act
(Sec. 2) This bill specifies that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may test models to provide incentive payments to behavioral health providers for: (1) adopting electronic health records technology, and (2) using that technology to improve the quality and coordination of care.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 3, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Aug 3, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Oct 19, 2017 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Nov 28, 2017 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Aug 3, 2017Discharged May 7, 2018 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 9, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2018 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 9, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2018 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 9, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 9, 2018Received in the House.
- May 9, 2018Referred 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.
- May 7, 2018Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 7, 2018Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2528)
- May 7, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2528)
- Aug 3, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Aug 3, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2528Text printed S2528Amendments S2527, S2528 | Mitch McConnell R-KY, Rob Portman R-OH (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (amendment) | May 7, 2018 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-677 | TACKLING OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS IN MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS226 pages | Finance Committee | Apr 19, 2018 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2241 | To improve the bill. | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Amendment SA 2241 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act | Related bill | Oct 24, 2018 |
| HR 3331 | To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology. | Related bill | Jun 14, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2018Referred in House
- May 7, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 3, 2017Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
