Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2013

Summary

Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include as a health care provider behavioral and mental health professionals, substance abuse professionals, psychiatric hospitals, certain community mental health centers (including one operated by a county behavioral health agency), and residential or outpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment facilities. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to incentives for meaningful use of certified electronic health records (EHR) technology under the pay schedule for physician's services, to include as additional eligible professionals clinical psychologists providing qualified psychologist services and clinical social workers. Subjects any additional eligible professionals, including those under a MedicareAdvantage (MA) plan, to reductions in incentive payments after a certain date for failure to be a meaningful EHR user. Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to treat as Medicaid providers the following additional Medicaid providers: (1) public and certain private hospitals that are principally psychiatric hospitals, (2) certain community mental health centers, and (3) certain residential or outpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment facilities. Makes eligible professionals under the Medicaid program certain clinical psychologists providing qualified psychologist services and certain clinical social workers.

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Timeline

1. 18 September 2013

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 September 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 September 2013 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 September 2013

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 September 2013

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Brian Schatz · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2013
• related to → Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013
• related to ← Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act of 2013