US HB5001 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-5)
Status: Introduced on April 20 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 20 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, with respect to electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use incentive programs under Medicare and Medicaid, to continue through 2016 to allow the use of quarterly reporting without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved.
Title
Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC] | Rep. Tom Price [R-GA] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] |
| Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX] |
| Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA] | Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI] | Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX] | Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN] |
| Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO] | Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] |
| Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY] | Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA] | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE] | Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC] |
| Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA] | Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2016-04-20 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2016-04-20 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2016-04-20 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2016-04-20 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB270 (Related) 2015-03-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB2822 (Same As) 2016-04-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2822 (Same As) 2016-04-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medicare
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5001/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5001/BILLS-114hr5001ih.pdf |
