Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015

Summary

Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015 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 Technology. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

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Timeline

1. 17 June 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 June 2015 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2015
• related to → Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
• related to → Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015
• related to ← Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2015