Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013

Summary

Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) Technology. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

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Timeline

1. 21 March 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 March 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 April 2013

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 March 2013 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 March 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 March 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 March 2013

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Sponsors

• Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · R · Sponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
• ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Sponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
• PETER KING · R · Sponsor
• JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
• Mario Diaz-Balart · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
• DON YOUNG · R · Sponsor
• Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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