S 2059 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

EHR Regulatory Relief Act

Introduced Nov 2, 2017 Originated Senate Sponsor John Thune R-SD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 2, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. IntroducedNov 2, 2017
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

EHR Regulatory Relief Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a 90-day performance period with respect to determining whether an eligible professional or hospital is a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user.

Additionally, the bill: (1) requires the CMS to consider specified findings and recommendations of the Government Accountability Office with respect to assessing whether an eligible professional is a meaningful EHR user, (2) allows the CMS to determine that an eligible hospital is a meaningful EHR user if the hospital meets a specified percentage of the applicable measures established by the CMS, and (3) extends the applicability of the hardship exception with respect to meaningful EHR use.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 2, 2017.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LABill CassidyOriginalNov 2, 2017
R-TNLamar AlexanderOriginalNov 2, 2017
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalNov 2, 2017
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalNov 2, 2017
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalNov 2, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 2, 2017Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 2, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 2, 2017Introduced in Senate

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